Mark I. Levy, MD, DLFAPA
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Listed in Psychiatry
- 655 Redwood Highway Suite 271 Mill Valley, CA 94941
- 415-388-8040
- www.fpamed.com
- mark@levymd.com
Company Name: Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corporation
Education and Credentials:
Education
• 1963-1967 A.B. Columbia College, Columbia University, New York, NY;
• 1967-1971 M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University;
• 1971-1972 Internship Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (currently UCSF - University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine);
• 1972-1975 Psychiatric Residency Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center (currently University of California, San Francisco);
• 1973-1984 Psychoanalytic Training San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute (2006 renamed San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis);
• 1998, 2004, 2008 Forensic Psychiatric Board Review Course American Academy of Psychiatry and Law.
• 1999 Forensic Psychiatric Board Review Course The Osler Institute.
• Ongoing continuous medical education (CME) courses at University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law; American Psychiatric Association; Northern California Psychiatric Society.
Licenses
• 1972 to present Physician and Surgeon State of California since #G226478;
• 2004 to present State of Hawaii #13059
• 2014 to present State of North Carolina #2014-02353
• 1975 to present Drug Enforcement Administration #AL5150658;
• National Provider Identifier: NPI #1689811739
• Drug Enforcement Administration #AL5150658
• 1993 – 1996 (currently inactive) Qualified Medical Examiner ("QME"), State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Industrial Medical Council.
• 1963-1967 A.B. Columbia College, Columbia University, New York, NY;
• 1967-1971 M.D. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University;
• 1971-1972 Internship Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (currently UCSF - University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine);
• 1972-1975 Psychiatric Residency Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center (currently University of California, San Francisco);
• 1973-1984 Psychoanalytic Training San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute (2006 renamed San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis);
• 1998, 2004, 2008 Forensic Psychiatric Board Review Course American Academy of Psychiatry and Law.
• 1999 Forensic Psychiatric Board Review Course The Osler Institute.
• Ongoing continuous medical education (CME) courses at University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law; American Psychiatric Association; Northern California Psychiatric Society.
Licenses
• 1972 to present Physician and Surgeon State of California since #G226478;
• 2004 to present State of Hawaii #13059
• 2014 to present State of North Carolina #2014-02353
• 1975 to present Drug Enforcement Administration #AL5150658;
• National Provider Identifier: NPI #1689811739
• Drug Enforcement Administration #AL5150658
• 1993 – 1996 (currently inactive) Qualified Medical Examiner ("QME"), State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Industrial Medical Council.
Specialties:
Our forensic psychologists apply their expertise in a number of legal matters, in both criminal and civil law.
Criminal law issues frequently addressed include:
Sanity
Criminal Responsibility or Mens Rea (guilty mind)
Trial Competency
Waiver of Miranda rights
Death Penalty Mitigation
Battered Woman Syndrome
Psychological Risk Assessment
Domestic Violence
Drug Dependence
Sexual Disorders
Civil law issues frequently addressed include:
Personal Injury, including psychological injuries and brain injuries
Child Custody
Employment Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Mental Disability
Product Liability
Professional Malpractice
Civil Commitment
Guardianship
Worker’s Compensation
Psychological Autopsies
Criminal law issues frequently addressed include:
Sanity
Criminal Responsibility or Mens Rea (guilty mind)
Trial Competency
Waiver of Miranda rights
Death Penalty Mitigation
Battered Woman Syndrome
Psychological Risk Assessment
Domestic Violence
Drug Dependence
Sexual Disorders
Civil law issues frequently addressed include:
Personal Injury, including psychological injuries and brain injuries
Child Custody
Employment Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Mental Disability
Product Liability
Professional Malpractice
Civil Commitment
Guardianship
Worker’s Compensation
Psychological Autopsies
Experience:
Dr. Levy is a graduate of Columbia College (A.B. 1967) and the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D. 1971) in New York. He is a Physician and Surgeon licensed since 1972 by the State of California and the State of Hawaii since 2004.
He is certified in Adult Psychiatry (1981) and Forensic Psychiatry (1999, 2009) by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. In the past he has served as a Qualified Medical Examiner (“QME”) for the State of California (active status 1993-96, currently “inactive”). He is also a Psychoanalyst and a graduate of the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute.
He is Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco where has been on the faculty since 1977 and , among other teaching activities, he lectures in the Law and Psychiatry Fellowship. He is also on the Faculty of the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute and is the Founder and former Chairman and President of the San Francisco Foundation for Psychoanalysis, a community service outreach organization.
He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (“DLFAPA”) and a member of numerous local, national and international medical organizations including The American Academy for Psychiatry and the Law. He has lectured on a wide range of forensic topics including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the role in personal injury litigation of pre-existing Personality Disorders, patient confidentiality, “Eggshell” Plaintiffs, stress management for attorneys and other topics and much more at state and local bar associations and in various other Continuing Legal Education programs for attorneys. He has written and lectured to medical l audiences and is a frequent media expert and commentator on psychiatric, forensic and mental health issues.
Dr. Levy has been in the full time private practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis since 1975 and the practice of forensic psychiatry since the mid -1980’s. He currently devotes approximately 50% of his practice time to the subspecialty of Forensic Psychiatry and Medical-Legal Consultation. He has been retained as a psychiatric medical expert in more than 450 legal cases, have been deposed approximately 350 times and have been qualified as an expert by various State and Federal District Court to testify at trial on 46 occasions.
In January 2006 Dr. Levy established Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corporation (fpamed.com) of which he is the medical director. In addition to consulting on a broad range of civil (and criminal) matters in which there are behavioral questions to be addressed by a forensic psychiatric expert, fpamed as a group specializes in assessing psychological injury claims of populations of litigants in mass tort or multi-plaintiff litigation.
He is certified in Adult Psychiatry (1981) and Forensic Psychiatry (1999, 2009) by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. In the past he has served as a Qualified Medical Examiner (“QME”) for the State of California (active status 1993-96, currently “inactive”). He is also a Psychoanalyst and a graduate of the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute.
He is Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco where has been on the faculty since 1977 and , among other teaching activities, he lectures in the Law and Psychiatry Fellowship. He is also on the Faculty of the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute and is the Founder and former Chairman and President of the San Francisco Foundation for Psychoanalysis, a community service outreach organization.
He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (“DLFAPA”) and a member of numerous local, national and international medical organizations including The American Academy for Psychiatry and the Law. He has lectured on a wide range of forensic topics including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the role in personal injury litigation of pre-existing Personality Disorders, patient confidentiality, “Eggshell” Plaintiffs, stress management for attorneys and other topics and much more at state and local bar associations and in various other Continuing Legal Education programs for attorneys. He has written and lectured to medical l audiences and is a frequent media expert and commentator on psychiatric, forensic and mental health issues.
Dr. Levy has been in the full time private practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis since 1975 and the practice of forensic psychiatry since the mid -1980’s. He currently devotes approximately 50% of his practice time to the subspecialty of Forensic Psychiatry and Medical-Legal Consultation. He has been retained as a psychiatric medical expert in more than 450 legal cases, have been deposed approximately 350 times and have been qualified as an expert by various State and Federal District Court to testify at trial on 46 occasions.
In January 2006 Dr. Levy established Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corporation (fpamed.com) of which he is the medical director. In addition to consulting on a broad range of civil (and criminal) matters in which there are behavioral questions to be addressed by a forensic psychiatric expert, fpamed as a group specializes in assessing psychological injury claims of populations of litigants in mass tort or multi-plaintiff litigation.
Listing Attachments:
Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corporation (fpamed) is a group of psychiatric and psychological experts providing assistance to defense and plaintiff attorneys around the country. Our consultation, reports and testimony aim to illuminate the mental health issues in legal matters. We consult in both civil and criminal matters and to both sides of the bar.
Our primary skill is explaining complex medical and behavioral information in a readily understood and accurate manner. In the legal arena, as in our clinical practices, teaching, and scholarship, clear communication is our central goal. Click here to watch a video introducing fpamed.
We have consulted on multi-plaintiff cases, mass torts, employment cases, and forensic child psyciatry cases. We reach our opinions and offer testimony based on evidence, not simply our authority. Integrating the data from medical records, legal documents, psychological testing and interviews, we answer questions at the interface of law and mental health based on solid science and clinical experience.