Dr. Maurice Preter, MD
New York, NY 10001
Fax: 212-713-5336
Dr. med. Maurice Preter, MD, is a New York City–based psychiatrist, neuropsychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, psychotherapist, and neurologist with close to four decades of experience in clinical medicine and more than two decades of experience as a medical-legal expert and expert witness (since 2003). He is among a select and limited group of physicians in the United States who are fully dual-trained and board-certified in both psychiatry and neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), and who actively practice both specialties.
Education & Training
Dr. Preter received his MD degree with high honors (cum laude) from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany, where he also completed his doctoral thesis in medicine (cum laude) on the long-term prognosis of cerebral venous thrombosis. He attended the University of Munich and the Sorbonne in Paris, France. He completed his postgraduate specialty residency training in both neurology and psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Bronx Municipal Hospital Center (Jacobi Hospital) in New York.
Board Certifications
• Board Certified in Psychiatry — American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Certificate #53437
• Board Certified in Neurology — American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Certificate #52684
Academic Appointments
• Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (ret.)
• Associate Clinical Professor of Neurology, Mount Sinai Hospital (ret.)
Teaching & Lecturing
Dr. Preter is nationally and internationally active as a lecturer and medical educator. His speaking and teaching experience spans topics including traumatic brain injury (TBI), panic disorder, PTSD, standard of care in neurology and psychiatry, accurate diagnosis, safe psychopharmacological treatment, and neuropsychiatric overlap conditions. He has presented at Columbia University's Program in Narrative Medicine, the Center for Jewish History/YIVO, and at international academic institutions in Europe, Latin America and East Asia.
Areas of Expert Witness Expertise
Dr. Preter provides psychiatric, neuropsychiatric, and neurological expert opinions for plaintiff and defense counsel, federal and state courts, government agencies, and international organizations. His areas of special expertise include:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) • Concussion • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) • Conscious pain and suffering • Wrongful death • Aviation accidents and other mass casualty events • Psychiatric medication and psychopharmacology • Medical and psychiatric malpractice • Standard of care • Informed consent • Toxic torts • Pharmaceutical product liability • Sleep disorders • Epilepsy • Panic and anxiety disorders • Depression • Bipolar disorder • Dementia • Alzheimer's disease • Parkinson's disease • Memory loss • Medically unexplained symptoms • Fibromyalgia • Headache and migraine • Criminal responsibility • Sanity and competency to stand trial • Testamentary capacity and will contests • Undue influence • Suggestibility • Downward departure and sentencing mitigation • Employment-related harassment and discrimination • Sexual abuse and assault • Suicide and suicide by cop • Geriatric psychiatry • Malingering • Independent medical examinations (IME) • Professional misconduct • Military mental health • Disability evaluations • Neuropharmacology and neurophysiology
Services Offered
Document review • Written expert reports • Oral reports and consultations • Deposition testimony • Trial testimony • Trial consultancy
Notable Prior Clients
U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) • U.S. Department of Justice • Kreindler LLP • New York City law enforcement
Plaintiff/Defense Balance
Dr. Preter maintains an equal balance of plaintiff and defense engagements (approximately 50% plaintiff / 50% defense).
Languages
English • French • German
Awards & Recognition
• New York Magazine Best Doctors in New York — annually since 2014
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors, New York Metro Area — annually since 2016
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors, United States — annually since 2015
• New York Super Doctors — annually since 2021
Selected Publications
• Preter M, Klein DF. Panic, suffocation false alarms, separation anxiety and endogenous opioids. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 2008.
• Preter M, Klein DF. Lifelong opioidergic vulnerability through early life separation: a recent extension of the false suffocation alarm theory of panic disorder. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2014.
• Preter M, Bursztajn H. Crisis and opportunity — The DSM-V and its neurology quandary.
• Wang F, Feng TY, Yang S, Preter M, et al. Drug therapy for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Current Neuropharmacology, 2016.
• Additional publications available via Google Scholar.
Contact & Additional Information
Phone: 212-713-5336 | Website: www.psychiatryneurology.net
Areas of special expertise include:
Psychiatric medication • Medical negligence • Wrongful death • Toxic torts • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) • Concussion • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) • Sleep disorders • Medically unexplained symptoms • Fibromyalgia • Epilepsy • Panic and anxiety disorders • Depression • Bipolar disorder • Dementia • Parkinson’s disease • Informed consent • Pain and suffering • Downward departure and mitigation • Medical and psychiatric malpractice • Employment-related harassment and discrimination • Pharmaceutical product liability • Criminal responsibility • Testamentary capacity • Professional misconduct
Languages: English, German, and French
Updated fee schedule and professional references are available upon request.
- Alternative Medicine
- Behavioral Science
- Brain Injury
- Competency
- Disability
- Emotional Distress
- Emotional Trauma
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychology
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Geriatrics
- Headache and Migraine
- Independent Medical Examinations
- Malingering
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical Toxicology
- Military Mental Health
- Neurology
- Neuropharmacology
- Neurophysiology
- Neuropsychiatry
- Neuropsychopharmacology
- Nursing Homes
- Nutrition
- Pain Management
- Personal Injury
- Pharmacology
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Psychopharmacology
- Sanity/Competency to Stand Trial
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Harassment/Discrimination
- Stress
- Suicide
- Testamentary Capacity
- Toxic Torts
- Undue Influence
- Wrongful Death
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Fully trained and Board certified psychiatrist as well as neurologist. Clinician, academic, educator.
http://psychiatryneurology.net/forensic-psychiatrist/ for detailed information. - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: http://psychiatryneurology.net/bio/ for detailed information.
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Traumatic brain injury, panic disorder, PTSD, standard of care, accurate diagnosis and safe treatment in neurology, neuropsychiatry
http://psychiatryneurology.net/bio/ for detailed information. - 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: >50
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) • Concussion • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) • Conscious pain and suffering • Wrongful death • Aviation accidents and other mass casualty events • Psychiatric medication and psychopharmacology • Medical and psychiatric malpractice • Standard of care • Informed consent • Toxic torts • Pharmaceutical product liability • Sleep disorders • Epilepsy • Panic and anxiety disorders • Depression • Bipolar disorder • Dementia • Alzheimer's disease • Parkinson's disease • Memory loss • Medically unexplained symptoms • Fibromyalgia • Headache and migraine • Criminal responsibility • Sanity and competency to stand trial • Testamentary capacity and will contests • Undue influence • Suggestibility • Downward departure and sentencing mitigation • Employment-related harassment and discrimination • Sexual abuse and assault • Suicide and suicide by cop • Geriatric psychiatry • Malingering • Independent medical examinations (IME) • Professional misconduct • Military mental health • Disability evaluations • Neuropharmacology and neurophysiology
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: >30
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2026
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: >50
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: >10
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: since 2003
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: psychiatric, neuropsychiatric and neurological expertise:
document review, oral and written reports, deposition and trial testimony.
Trial consultancy.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Updated hourly fee provided upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Updated hourly fee provided upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Updated hourly fee provided upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Updated hourly fee provided upon request.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Time spent plus travel expenses reimbursement
Information are provided upon request.