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, and neurologist with nearly four decades of professional experience. He is among a select group of physicians fully dual-trained and board-certified in both neurology and psychiatry. Nationally and internationally active, Dr. Preter serves as a lecturer, medical educator, and clinical and medico-legal consultant.
He provides psychiatric, neuropsychiatric, and neurological expertise to assist plaintiff and defense counsel, the courts, federal and state agencies, and international organizations. His previous clients include: U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), U.S. Department of Justice, Kreindler&Kreindler, NYC law enforcement.
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
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
- 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: Information provided upon request.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: conscious pain and suffering, aviation accidents and other mass casualties, traumatic brain injury, downward departure, workplace harassment, panic, dissociative identity disorder, treatment/medication over objection, retention, standard of care, informed consent, disability
http://psychiatryneurology.net/forensic-psychiatrist/ for more information - 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: Information provided upon request.
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: Information provided upon request.
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: Information provided upon request.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: Information provided upon request.
- 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: Information provided upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Information provided upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Information provided upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Information provided upon request.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Information provided upon request.
Information are provided upon request.