JAMES O'BRIEN, M.D. & ASSOCIATES
International Forensic Psychiatry/Psychology
Mental Health Treatment
Disability Evaluation
Defense Base Act, Longshoreman's, Maritime
California Workers' Compensation.
11/21 COVID-19 UPDATE: Emergency provisions for telehealth in California are still in effect. We strive to make this as easy as possible for claimants. It's as simple as clicking a link sent by email or text for instant connection to doctor and interperter if needed.
7/15/22: Dr. O'Brien has reduced his number of California QME offices to one (Hermosa Beach) but will still be performing AME as well as other IME evaluations.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
Depression, Mood Disorders and Treatment-Resistant Depression
Panic and Anxiety Disorder
PTSD
Sleep Disorders
Situational Stress
MEDICAL-LEGAL SERVICES
Disability including California Workers' Compensation, Defense Base Act, Jones Act, Longshoremen's, Private Disability
Telemedicine, Live North America and International (see below) Appointments Available for DBA claims.
Independent Medical Examinations
Fit for Duty Examinations
Telemedicine-HIPPA compliant
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ASSOCIATES
Mark McDonald, M.D.
Micah Hoffmann, M.D. QME
Merita Marku, M.D. (Europe) fluent in Serbo-Croatian, Albanian German and Spanish
Meghan Marcum, Psy.D QME
Kathleen Moore, Psy.D. QME
Harmony Satre, Psy.D. QME
Julie Simmons Psy.D. QME
Vikram Kumar, M.D. (New York) fluent in Tamil
OFFICE LOCATIONS
North American, European, African and South American Live Appointments Available Upon Special Request, contact
Bakersfield, Calimesa, Carlsbad, Cerritos, Clovis, Costa Mesa, Commerce, Diamond Bar, Elk Grove, Fresno, Glendale, La Mirada, Lake Elsinore, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Hermosa Beach, Mira Loma/Jurupa Valley, Montebello, Moreno Valley, Mountain View, Newark, North Hollywood, Oakland, Ontario, Orange, Oxnard, Petaluma, Pleasanton, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Clemente, San Ramon, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Valencia, Victorville, West Covina.
International appointments can be arranged in Europe, Africa (Uganda, Kenya), Asia (mostly India, Iraq, Nepal), South America (Peru, Colombia) and Australia.
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prompt, fair quality reports
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medical-legal services including all types of mental health disability
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fitness for duty evaluations
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records are never sent out to third parties for review
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advanced psychometric assessments
Services include advanced treatment options for depression including monoamine oxidase inhibitors and prazosin for PTSD.
SAMPLE WORKER'S COMPENSATION
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Richard Mascolo, Ph.D.:
In Memoriam
Sadly, Dr. Richard Mascolo passed away at home on March 29, 2022. He worked with us for 26 years. He was truly a brilliant independent thinker who greatly helped my understanding of psychometric testing, complex systems theory critical thinking, and epistemology in mental health. He introduced me to important literature and research of Paul Meehl and Scott Lillenfeld. He was as much and avid learner as teacher with a gentle and generous heart to all of us, who treated colleagues, staff and patients with dignity and compassion. We will miss you greatly, Richard.
Rest In Peace,
Sincerely,
Your friend and colleague, Jim O'Brien