Board-Certified Psychiatrist · Fellowship-Trained, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Independent Forensic Psychiatric Consultation
Los Angeles & Pasadena, California
Dr. Abbott is a board-certified psychiatrist with over two decades of continuous clinical practice across community mental health, psychiatric emergency medicine, residential treatment, and private practice settings. He completed his psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at LAC+USC Medical Center, one of the largest public academic medical centers in the United States, where he testified in conservatorship hearings, involuntary medication hearings, and immigration proceedings.
American Board of Psychiatry
and Neurology, since 2005
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
LAC+USC Medical Center, 1999–2003
20+ years continuous practice
Retained by plaintiff & defense
With specialized fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry and over twenty years of clinical practice, Dr. Abbott provides record review, independent psychiatric evaluation, written reports, consultation with counsel, and testimony as needed across the following areas:
Independent review in civil litigation involving psychiatric treatment, medication management, and clinical decision-making.
Assessment of psychological harm, trauma sequelae, and functional impairment in civil suits arising from criminal acts.
Psychiatric evaluation supporting claims of persecution, torture, trauma, and mental health impairment in immigration proceedings.
Review of documentation, clinical decision-making, and standard of care in cases involving suicidality and self-harm.
Assessment of developmental, behavioral, and psychiatric factors in cases involving children and adolescents, informed by specialized fellowship training.
Dr. Abbott offers a selective forensic practice. All engagements begin with a conflicts and availability inquiry. Curriculum vitae is available upon request.
Download and complete the Conflicts & Availability Inquiry form below. Return the completed form to dr.abbott@abbottforensicpsychiatry.com. Dr. Abbott will respond within 2–3 business days.
Dr. Abbott will review the inquiry for conflicts and case fit. If available and interested, he will respond to discuss the matter briefly before engagement is confirmed.
Upon agreement to engage, a retainer agreement will be sent for electronic signature. An advance retainer is required before work commences.
Records are transmitted via a secure, HIPAA-compliant file transfer link. All consultations and communications are conducted via secure videoconference by default.
All inquiries are reviewed promptly and held in strict confidence.