Dr. Robert S. Brown
Charlottesville , VA 22903
Unique Credentials - Enhanced Analysis: IME Doctor licensed in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia. Dr. Robert Brown is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. He holds a continuing faculty appointment at the University of Virginia Medical School to supervise resident physicians, and he is the president of the Blue Ridge Psychiatric Chapter of the PSV/APA. He has extensive experience in civil, administrative, criminal, and employment law case evaluations. Defense and plaintiff case evaluations are performed in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia, including contested wills & estates, expert witness testimony, complex case analysis with large volume of records routinely reviewed. Dr. Brown examines cases pending in state and federal courts. He is a consultant to the Penn State School of Law in their Veterans' Clinic for VA disability and TDIU. His detailed studies and opinions in forensic psychiatric matters are greatly enhanced by his training and board certification in internal medicine. His office is in Charlottesville, Virginia. He can be contacted through Forensicpsychiatry.com and by telephone (434) 293-4200.
- Brain Injury
- Competency
- Disability
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Malingering
- Neuropsychiatry
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Sanity/Competency to Stand Trial
- Testamentary Capacity
- Undue Influence
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Dr. Brown completed his undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Virginia. He attended medical school at the University of Virginia and graduated in 1981. He then completed dual residency training in internal medicine and psychiatry, and he served as the forensic psychiatry fellow at the University of Virginia Institute for Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy. He is board certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties in Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Brown is licensed in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia.
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Academy of Forensic Sciences, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, American Psychiatric Association, and the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Psychiatric Society of Virginia
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Dr. Brown's administrative and disability cases have included: Matters before boards of medicine, Defense Base Act, fitness for duty, Homeland security/ICE, Merit System Protection Board, private disability, security clearance health/mental health evaluations, VA disability/TDIU, Social Security matters, and workers' compensation injuries.
Dr. Brown's civil cases have included: Capacity to contract, civil rights violations, civil commitment, concussion/TBI, contested wills & estates, testamentary capacity and undue influence, EEOC, FELA, guardianship, intentional infliction of emotional distress, malpractice, personal injury cases in state and federal courts, professional ethics and peer review, professional sexual misconduct, psychological autopsy, sexual harassment and hostile work environment, suicide risk assessments, violence risk assessments, workplace violence, and wrongful death.
Dr. Brown's criminal cases opinions have included: Competency to stand trial, consultations with defense or prosecution, criminal responsibility, sanity determination, diminished capacity, homicide, irresistible impulse, and appropriateness for unconditional release. - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: Nearly 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: Nearly 50%
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: 1) Review of medical records with only an oral report 2) Review of medical records and independent medical examination with report 3) Review of medical records with independent medical examination, report, and testimony
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Fee letter available upon request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Fee letter available upon request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Fee letter available upon request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Fee letter available upon request
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