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Experts

Rebecca Goodman Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Dr. Goodman is a board certified neuropsychologist by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP-CN). For the past two years, Dr. Goodman has been working Barrington Psychiatric Center providing her expertise and forensic consultation and evaluation services to determine any cognitive or behavioral sequelae due to a neurological injury. Dr. Goodman has devoted much of …

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Deborah Cahn-Weiner, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Deborah Cahn-Weiner, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, is a board-certified Clinical Neuropsychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area who has expertise in evaluating patients suffering from traumatic brain injuries, stroke, dementia, and other neurological conditions.  She conducts both plaintiff and defendant neuropsychological evaluations in personal injury cases and assesses claimants for long-term disability and workers’ compensation claims related …

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Mi-Yeoung Jo Psy.D, ABPP

Dr. Jo is a board certified neuropsychologist by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP-CN).  She is also a board certified subspecialist in pediatric neuropsychology by ABPP. Dr. Jo has been working with BPC since 2011 and provides forensic consultation and evaluation services to determine any cognitive or behavioral sequelae due to a neurological injury. Dr. …

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Mark Gordon Barad M.D.

Dr. Barad has been with Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC) for the past five years. He has extensive experience conducting psychiatric evaluations of injured workers. In addition to his work with BPC, Dr. Barad is an Attending Psychiatrist and Director at the West Los Angeles VHA at the PTSD clinic. He maintains a private practice and …

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Kelly C. O’Neill Ph.D. QME

Dr. Kelly C. O’Neill has been a clinical psychologist with the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC) since 2011 where she specializes Workers’ Compensation evaluations, including treatment evaluations and Qualified Medical Evaluations.  She has over 15 years of experience in Workers’ Compensation evaluations and is an expert in taking thorough histories to determine causation. In addition to …

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Jill Klausman Torres Ph.D. QME

Dr. Jill Klausman Torres has been a clinical psychologist with Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC) since 2011 where she specializes in fitness for duty evaluations, pre surgical psychological clearances, long term disability and personal injury cases. She has provided expert witness testimony in depositions on both civil and work compensation cases. Dr. Torres has extensive knowledge …

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David Frederic Zakin, Ph.D., QME

Dr. David Zakin is a senior psychologist at the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC). In addition to conducting medical-legal evaluations and providing psychological treatment, he has served as the Barrington Center’s treatment director. With a clinical specialty in post-traumatic stress disorder, Dr. Zakin has taught workshops and conducted training on the diagnosis and treatment of this …

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Sasha Watts, Ph.D.

Dr. Sasha Watts is a clinical psychologist with the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC), joining the expert staff in 2008. Her specialties include the area of workers’ compensation, disability, treatment, post-traumatic stress disorder, personal injury, surgical evaluations, industrial-related trauma response and assessment. Prior to joining BPC Dr. Watts was a psychological evaluator and a staff psychologist. …

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Matthew H. Ryan, Ph.D. QME

Over the past 25 years, Dr. Matthew Ryan has served the Workers’ Compensation community as an agreed medical examiner, a qualified medical examiner and as an expert in psychological trauma. He is known for his ability to provide thorough and objective clinical evaluations. Dr. Ryan has been affiliated with Barrington Psychiatric Center since 1986 and …

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Joshua Pretsky M.D., QME

Dr. Joshua Pretsky has been practicing at the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC) in the field of workers’ compensation for 10 years. Appointed as a QME in 1999 and board certified in psychiatry, he has had extensive experience conducting QME evaluations, treatment evaluations and the psychiatric treatment of injured workers. As a highly respected psychiatrist, Dr. …

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Stefanie Doyle Peters, Ph.D., QME

Dr. Stefanie Doyle Peters joined the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC) in 1986 and is the senior clinical consultant in psychology. She conducts evaluations, consultations and gives expert testimony on behalf of both defense and plaintiffs in a wide range of civil cases. While specializing in the areas of employment litigation (sexual harassment, age discrimination, racial …

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Robert W. Godwin, Ph.D., QME

Dr. Robert Godwin has been conducting psychological and forensic evaluations for the Barrington Psychiatric Center since 1988. Dr. Godwin also provides psychotherapeutic treatment of work injuries and he has developed effective, short-term treatment protocols for work-related psychiatric injuries and post-traumatic stress injuries. As a leading expert, Dr. Godwin is often asked to assess particularly complex …

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Sharon Furman Psy.D., QME

Dr. Sharon Furman, a clinical psychologist, has been working for the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC) as a qualified medical expert since 2007. At BPC, Dr. Furman works with issues of depression, anxiety and childhood trauma. One of her strengths is her ability to successfully work with various cultures while addressing the issues surrounding emotional problems. …

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Loretta A. Fox Ph.D., QME

Dr. Loretta Fox has been a forensic psychologist with the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC) since 1995. At BPC she performs independent medical evaluations and record reviews of short- and long-term disability cases. Dr. Fox also has extensive experience in the treatment and evaluation of individuals suffering from and alleging a wide-range of psychological disorders as …

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Roberta Lynn Falke Ph.D., QME

Dr. Roberta Falke has been a staff forensic psychologist at the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC) since 1987. In the civil arena, she has testified in numerous cases involving psychological consequences of disfigurement, sexual harassment, exposure to trauma, physical injuries to children, racial discrimination and medical malpractice. As a member of BPC critical incident debriefing team, …

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James L. Deck, Ph.D., QME

Dr. James Deck has been a forensic psychologist with the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC) since 1988. Over the years, Dr. Deck has conducted both plaintiff and defendant evaluations in personal injury. Additionally, he has served as an expert in cases involving fitness for duty, long-term disability, workers’ compensation, psychiatric disorders due to medical conditions as …

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Mark Alfano Ph.D., ABPP-ABCN

Dr. Mark Alfano is a board-certified neuropsychologist and rehabilitation psychologist at the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC), evaluating patients suffering from mild-to-severe traumatic brain injuries and other neurological conditions. Currently, Dr. Alfano is the lead psychologist at Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, Santa Barbara.  Prior to his current position, he was senior clinical rehabilitation neuropsychologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical …

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Kimberly Alfano Ph.D., ABPP-ABCN

Dr. Kimberly Alfano is an ABPP-ABCN board certified clinical neuropsychologist at the Barrington Psychiatric Center (BPC).  She has extensive experience evaluating patients suffering from mild- to-severe traumatic brain injuries and other neurological conditions. For many years, Dr. Alfano has conducted criminal evaluations as a panel member for San Bernardino County.  She also works as a …

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