Dr. A. Umair Janjua, M.D., FAPA
Atlanta, GA 30324
Office: 404-333-8829
Fax: 980-495-8849
Dr. Umair Janjua, M.D., FAPA, one the nation's leading forensic psychiatrists, conducts evaluations and testifies in civil and criminal matters. Dr. Janjua is licensed in Georgia, Indiana, and Alabama. He completed fellowship training in Forensic Psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine. While completing his training at Emory, he gained expertise with pertinent federal and state case law. Additionally, he gained experience in providing legal testimony. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Janjua conducts forensic psychiatric evaluations, consultations, and expert witness testimony in civil and criminal cases.
Competency to Stand Trial (CST) Evaluations
Criminal Responsibility (CR) Evaluations/ The Insanity Defense
Capital Sentencing and Mitigation
Workplace Violence Assessments
Fitness for Duty Evaluations
Political Asylum Evaluations
Dr. Janjua has a vast array of experience in correctional psychiatry. He has provided psychiatric services at the Atlanta City Detention Center, Fulton County Jail, and Troup County Jail. He is available to consult on medicolegal issues involving correctional psychiatry. In addition, Dr. Janjua has experience with testamentary capacity (competency to make a will), geriatric issues, addiction issues, neuromodulation issues, and various other civil competency evaluations. In addition, he has worked in inpatient, partial hospitalization, addiction rehab, and outpatient psychiatric settings and can consult on medicolegal issues involving such civil cases.
Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs)
Workers’ Compensation
Employment Discrimination
Personal Psychiatric Injury Evaluations
Psychiatric Malpractice and Standard of Care Cases
Dr. Janjua is double-board certified in General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is also a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is available to discuss any of the above issues. Attorneys and courts are encouraged to call regarding comprehensive psychiatric reports, expert witness testimony, and case consultation. Dr. Janjua’s curriculum vitae is available upon request.
For publicly funded cases, Dr. Janjua provides services on a modified fee schedule. Please contact the office for further details.
- Competency
- Fitness for Duty Evaluation
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Independent Medical Examinations
- Medical Malpractice
- Neuropsychiatry
- Psychiatry
- Psychopharmacology
- Sanity/Competency to Stand Trial
- Vocational Evaluation & Rehabilitation
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Medical License, Georgia
Medical License, Indiana
Medical License, Alabma
Board Certified in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association (GPPA)
International Society of ECT and Neurostimulation (ISEN)
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Dr. Janjua serves on the faculty of Emory University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
• Leadership and Change Management. Emory University School of Medicine. Atlanta, Georgia. April 5, 2023.
• Depression, Anxiety, and Stress during COVID-19. DeKalb Regional Crisis Center. Decatur, Georgia. March 18, 2022.
• Executive Coaching in the Health Care Setting. Emory Medicine Professional Leadership Enrichment and Development Program (EM-ProLEAD). Atlanta, Georgia. November 22, 2021.
• Understanding Competency and Criminal Responsibility. Emory University School of Medicine. General Psychiatry Residency Didactics. Atlanta, Georgia. June 30, 2021.
• Forensic Issues in Geriatric Psychiatry. Emory University School of Medicine. Atlanta, Georgia. March 10, 2021.
• Case Law Update. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Annual Forensic Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. October 16, 2020. - 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: Please call for details.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Psychiatric Malpractice, standard of care, medical malpractice
Homicide: forensic assessment and opinion, retained to testify, assessment of malingering
Competency to Stand Trial
Competency to Testify in Immigration Court
Criminal Responsibility (NGRI)
Capital Mitigation
Personal Injury
Workman's Compensation
Fitness for Duty
Testamentary Capacity
Sentence Mitigation
PTSD
Disability
Occupational IME
Impaired Physician, Medical Board Examiner - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: Please call for details.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: Please call for details.
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Please call for details.
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: Please call for details.
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: Please call for details.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: Please call for details.
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Since 2021.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Expert Witness
Independent Medical Examinations (IME)
FPS Forensic Psychiatric Services
Records Review
Reports
Testimony
Medico-legal Consulting (second opinion, trial preparation/ cross-examining expert witness, case merit, case review)
Speaker including CLE and Bar presentations - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $500 per hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $500 per hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $500 per hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $500 per hour.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Please call for fee schedule.
Available Upon Request