Dr. Lurie's academic background has been primarily in the Harvard Medical School system, including a Harvard Medical Faculty position for over 20 years. His clinical experience began in surgery, continued in emergency medicine and has been finalized in psychiatry for the past 25 years. Clinical settings include inpatient and outpatient, both in private practice and hospital capacities, where he performed various types of psychotherapy and used psychopharmacology extensively. The psychiatric diagnoses he has treated include posttraumatic stress disorder, depressions, bipolar disorder, somatoform disorders, anxiety disorders, psychoses and alcohol/substance abuse. He has consulted to business, government, the insurance industry and the legal profession. His experience ranges from disability determinations, record reviews, IME's and case analyses to expert witness testimony. Cases have included personal injury, malpractice, disabillity/workers' compensation, competency, and family areas, including GAL and other witness rebuttals.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: A.B. Johns Hopkins University, General and Departmental Honors
M.D. Harvard Medical School, cum laude, Reznick Research Award
Internship: Surgery, Brigham and Woman's Hospital
Residency: Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
Fellowships: Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
Fellowships: NIH/US Public Health Service
Certification: Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
MBA: Boston University
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Massachusetts Medical Society
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Teaching: Harvard Medical School
Speakinhg: Talk shows
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Approximately 40
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Psychiatry: Various aspect of psychiatric injuries, illness, etc.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: About 50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: About 50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: About 20
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: About two years ago
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: About 100 (includes compentency/civil commitment)
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: About 10
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: About 20
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, reports, psychiatric case analysis, record review, psychiatric examinations, witness rebuttal, testimony, depositions
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 250.00 until hired to provide services (record review, exam,report,testimony)
Thereafter, negotiable.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 250.00 per hour for screening review.
300.00 per hour for review in preparation for report or testimony.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 400.00 (minimum two hours)
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 400.00 (minimum four hours)
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel, discussions with treating physicians
