Robert S. Brown, Jr., M.D., a physician board certified in internal medicine, psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry, is licensed to practice in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia.
Brief Biography
Dr. Brown attended public schools throughout his primary and secondary education and studied at the University of Virginia (UVA) for both college and medical school. He was selected for dual residency training in internal medicine and psychiatry at UVA. Dr. Brown then completed a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Law Psychiatry and Public Policy, where he studied under Dr. Park Dietz, who at that time was a regular consultant to the FBI.
Dr. Brown successfully completed board examinations in internal medicine, psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry. Thereafter, he began a private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, while continuously maintaining a teaching appointment at the UVA School of Medicine to supervise resident physicians.
Dr. Brown’s education, training and experience has allowed him to serve as a medical expert witness in the multiple areas described in this website. Dr. Brown believes it is important to be willing to evaluate cases on both sides in criminal, civil, and administrative matters. Recently, he has performed VA disability evaluations at the request of the Penn State Law School in areas of internal medicine and forensic psychiatry. You may contact Dr. Brown through this website for additional information.
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Forensic Psychiatry, defined
Forensic Psychiatry, a subspecialty of psychiatry, is the field of professional study that properly establishes and interprets mental health (neuropsychiatric) evidence before courts of law and administrative bodies. The usefulness of forensic psychiatry is maintained only as long as it is applicable to the work of courts and administrative bodies.
Forensic psychiatrists are practitioners of forensic psychiatry; they are obligated to conform to the guidelines and ethical principles maintained by the AMA & APA (psychiatry) and the duties required by law.