Expert medical opinions
Thoughtful analysis of psychiatric findings, treatment considerations, and relevant medical information.
PSYCHIATRY & MEDICOLEGAL CONSULTING
A clear perspective
on complex
psychiatric matters.
Expert medical opinions, testimony, and medicolegal consultation with John-Michael Perez, MD.
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John-Michael Perez, MDBoard-certified psychiatristOwner, Gathered Mind, LLC
01 / EXPERTISE
Clinical knowledge.
Clearly communicated.
Bringing psychiatric experience and considered medical reasoning to legal questions.
Expert witness testimony
Clear explanations of psychiatric findings and medical reasoning in legal proceedings.
Medicolegal consultation
Clinical perspective on psychiatric care, decision-making capacity, and informed consent.
02 / BACKGROUND
John-Michael
Perez, MD.
Psychiatrist. Educator. Medical expert.
Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Perez brings experience in consultation-liaison and emergency psychiatry, capacity evaluations, and complex hospital care.
Dr. Perez brings an approachable style to consultation and testimony. As an assistant professor and psychiatry clerkship director at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, he teaches medical students and mentors residents. His teaching experience helps him explain complex psychiatric findings and medical reasoning in clear, everyday language for audiences without medical training.
He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his psychiatry residency at West Virginia University, where he served as chief resident.
Recognition for teaching & compassionate care
- 2024
Psychiatry Teacher of the Year
Nominated by psychiatry residents and approved by residency leadership.
- 2021
Resident Teaching Award
Selected by medical students for exemplary teaching and mentorship.
- 2021
Brandon K. Fuller Award
Selected by faculty and residents for caring, compassion, and empathy in patient care.
Selected clinical & medicolegal experience
Experience from Dr. Perez’s clinical practice and professional background.
- 01
Civil commitment proceedings
Treating physician testimony in Pennsylvania Section 303 involuntary commitment hearings.
- 02
Guardianship
Expert medical testimony in a guardianship proceeding.
- 03
Judicial authorization for ECT
Expert medical opinions for petitions involving patients with catatonia unable to provide informed consent.
- 04
Forensic inpatient care
Two years of moonlighting clinical care at Highland-Clarksburg Hospital, West Virginia.
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