Philip T. Merideth, MD
Professor
Department:
SOM-Psychiatry
Email:
pmerideth@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5746
Biography
Philip Merideth, M.D., J.D., serves as the program director for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship program and is board-certified in adult, child/adolescent and forensic psychiatry. He is a native of Greenville, Mississippi and received his B.A. degree in English cum laude from the University of Mississippi in 1982. Merideth earned his M.D. degree in 1987 at UMMC, after which he then undertook two years of a pathology residency. Merideth earned his J.D. degree cum laude at the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1991, then returned to UMMC for a psychiatry residency from 1991 to 1994. He served as a chief resident in the Yale University Department of Psychiatry, Yale-New Haven Partial Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, from 1994 to 1995 and was a child/adolescent psychiatry fellow at the Yale Child Study Center from 1995 to 1997. He completed a forensic psychiatry fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio from 1997 to 1998. He served as a member of the Ethics Committee of the American Psychiatric Association from 1998 to 2008. He was appointed to the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure from 2003 to 2014 and served as the president of the board from 2007 to 2009. After many years in private practice, he joined the faculty at UMMC in 2016 to help establish and co-direct the Student Counseling and Wellness Center, a position that he still holds. He also served as the director of the Division of Child Psychiatry from 2016 to 2019 and as an adjunct professor at the Mississippi College School of law, teaching classes on topics at the interface of law, medicine, ethics, and mental health. Since 2018, he has served as the Medical Director for a federal grant that established a pediatric mental health care access team known as "CHAMP" (Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry). The author or coauthor of over 37 articles in professional publications, he has been the Associate Editor of the Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association and has given more than 62 invited presentations and 32 peer-reviewed, national or international presentations. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys spending time with his family and swimming.
Education
| Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, MD, Forensic Psychiatry Fellow | 1998 |
| Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut, MD, Child / Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow | 1997 |
| Yale University Department of Psychiatry, Division of Law and Psychiatry, New Haven, Connecticut, MD, Forensic Psychiatry Elective | 1997 |
| Yale University Department of Psychiatry; Yale-New Haven Partial Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, MD, Chief Resident | 1995 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, MD, Psychiatry Resident | 1994 |
| University of Mississippi, JD, School of Law | 1991 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, MD, Pathology Resident | 1989 |
| University of Mississippi, MD, School of Medicine | 1987 |
| University of Mississippi, BA, English Major / Psychology Minor | 1982 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Disaster Medicine, American Board of Disaster Medicine | 2008 - Present |
| Certification, Subspecialty certification in Risk Management and Patient Safety, American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians | 2007 - Present |
| Certification, Health Care Quality and Management, American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians | 2007 - Present |
| Certification, Psychiatric Administration and Management, American Psychiatric Association | 2005 - Present |
| Re-certification, Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | 04/2011 - Present |
| Re-certification, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | 04/2011 - Present |
| Re-certification, Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | 04/2011 - Present |
| Licensure, Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States | 2006 - Present |
| Licensure, Bar of District of Columbia | 1993 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions | 1992 - Present |
| Licensure, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine | 2012 - Present |
| Licensure, State Medical Board of Ohio | 1997 - 1998 |
| Licensure, Connecticut Department of Public Health | 1994 - 1998 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 1987 - Present |
Current Positions
| Member of the Corporate Quality Committee, School of Medicine | 2015 - Present |
| Physician Advisor, School of Medicine | 05/2007 - Present |
| Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2001 - Present |
| Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 04/2001 - Present |
| Forensic Psychiatry, School of Medicine | 07/1998 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Chief Medical Officer, Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of Mississippi, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 09/2006 - 09/2009 |
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 2006 - 2015 |
| Director of Child Services, Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of Mississippi, School of Medicine | 2006 - 2008 |
| Interim Director of Adult Services, Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of Mississippi, School of Medicine | 12/2002 - 05/2003 |
| Member of the Board of Trustees, Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of Mississippi, School of Medicine | 05/2002 - 05/2008 |
| Consultant - Quality Assurance and Psychiatry, Mississippi State Hospital, School of Medicine | 2002 - 2009 |
| Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry (Inpatient and Outpatient), Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of Mississippi, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 2002 - 09/2006 |
| Medical Director (Interim) - Inpatient Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Diamond Grove Hospital, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 09/2001 - 12/2001 |
| Associate Director, Rankin Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 05/2001 - 10/2001 |
| Quality Assurance Coordinator, Mississippi State Hospital, School of Medicine | 03/2001 - 12/2001 |
| Consultant - Child/Adolescent Psychiatry (Inpatient), Mississippi State Hospital, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 03/2001 - 12/2001 |
| Consultant - Child/Adolescent Psychiatry (Outpatient), Region 8 Mental Health Center, School of Medicine | 2001 - 12/2001 |
| Staff Psychiatrist - Forensic Service (Inpatient and Outpatient), Mississippi State Hospital, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 07/1998 - 12/2001 |
| General Medical Officer, Mississippi State Hospital, School of Medicine | 12/1991 - 06/1994 |
| Instructor, University of Mississippi School of Law | 08/1990 - 12/1990 |
| Instructor, Memphis State University | 08/1982 - 12/1982 |
Publications
Companion Editorial | |
| Lampton L. and Merideth P. Hurricane Katrina Hammers Mississippi... Will You Help? Companion editorials in Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. September 2005, Vol. 46: No. 9, 285. | 2005 |
Medical News | |
| Merideth P. The Duty to Protect in Mississippi. Mississippi Medical News, October, 2003; Vol. XIV, No. IX, 8. | 2003 |
Newsletter | |
| Merideth P. Telemedicine Committee Proposed. American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Newsletter. 23:2, 25. September, 1998. Letter | 1998 |
| Merideth P. The Landmark Cases: How to Master Them. American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Newsletter. 22: 55-56, 1998 | |
Legal Digest review | |
| Merideth P. Sex Offenders. Legal Digest review of the case of State of Ohio v. Eppinger. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2001, Vol. 29(4), 501-03. | |
Guideline | |
| Giorgi-Guarnieri D, Janofsky J, Keram E, Lawsky S, Merideth P, Mossman D, Schwart-Watts D, Scott C, Thompson J Jr, Zonana H, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, AAPL practice guideline for forensic psychiatric evaluation of defendants raising the insanity defense. American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2002;30(2 Suppl):S3-40 | |
Journal Article | |
| Merideth P. Physicians' Bookshelf: Review of the Book Kings of Tort. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, February 2010, Vol. 51: No. 2, 54-55. | 2010 |
| Merideth P. Quotations, Part II. Journal of the Mississippi State medical Association. July 2007, Vol. 48: No. 7, 217. | 2007 |
| Merideth P. Patients Come First: A Conversation with Helen B. Barnes, M.D. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, March 2007, Vo. 48: No. 3, 81-84, 92. | 2007 |
| Merideth P. Ethics in Psychiatry: The Five C's of Confidentiality and how to Deal with them. Psychiatry (Edgmont): A Peer-Reviewed Journal. (now known as Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience) February 2007, Vol. 4, No. 2, 28-29. | 2007 |
| Merideth P. Exhortations Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. June 2006, Vol. 47: NO. 6, 174. | 2006 |
| Merideth P. Help Wanted. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. March 2006, Vol. 47: No. 3, 79. | 2006 |
| Merideth P. Quotations. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. December 2005, Vol. 46: NO. 12, 379. | 2005 |
| Merideth P. Fence or Ambulance? Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. June 2005, Vol. 46: No. 6, 175-176. | 2005 |
| Merideth P. Whiffield Reflections. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. March 2005, Vol. 46: No. 3, 83-84. | 2005 |
| Merideth P. Emergency Civil Commitment for Persons with Mental Illness. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. August, 1999; Vol. XLI: No. 7, 654-57.. | 1999 |
| Merideth P. Forensic Applications of Telepsychiatry Psychiatric Annals. July, 1999; 29:7, 429-431. | 1999 |
| Merideth PT, Confidentiality and privilege of physician peer review. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 1999 Aug;40(8):287-9 | 1999 |
| Merideth P. Breaking the Ice. Joint publication in Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. August 2006, Vol. 47: No. 8, 246-247 and in The Mississippi Lawyer, July-October 2006, Vol. LIII, No. 1, 52. | |
Book Chapter | |
| Merideth P. and Macvaugh GS. Competence to Stand Trial Book chapter contained in the Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, 2001, Vol. 2, 463-80. | 2001 |
| Merideth P. Forensic Telepsychiatry. Book Chapter contained in Principles and Practice of Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry. 2001, 365-69. (A multi-authored test that won the Guttmacher Award from the American Psychiatric Association) | |
| Merideth P. The Insanity Defense Book chapter contained in the Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, 2001, Vol. 5, 115-45. | |
Book Review | |
| Merideth P. Physician's Bookshelf: Review of the book Doc: Heroic Stories of Medics, Corpsmen, and Surgeions in Combat Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. February 207, Vol. 48: No. 2, 56-57. | 2007 |
| Merideth P. When Father Kills Mother: Guiding Children Through Trauma and Grief. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, July 2001; Vol. 40, No. 7, 860-61. | 2001 |
| Merideth P. Review of the book Youth on Trial: A Developmental Perspective on Juvenile Justice Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2001, Vol. 29(2), 262-63. | |
Historical Article | |
| Jones DW, An interview with UMC Vice Chancellor Dan W. Jones, MD. Interview by Philip T Merideth. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2005 Sep;46(9):286-91 | 2005 |
Comment | |
| Hall RC, Macvaugh GS 3rd, Merideth P, Montgomery J, Commentary: delving further into liability for psychotherapy supervision. The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2007;35(2):196-9 | |
Editorial | |
| Merideth P, Bold changes to the norm. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2012 Apr;53(4):118 | 2012 |
| Merideth PT, Congressional tampering with prescription pad requirements: vexation without representation? Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2007 Sep;48(9):279 | 2007 |
| Merideth P, Arbitration agreements are enforceable. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2006 Dec;47(12):365-6 | 2006 |
| Merideth P, Medical ethics: charting a new course. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2004 Sep;45(9):275 | 2004 |
| Merideth P, Improving interdisciplinary professionalism. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2004 Dec;45(12):371-2 | 2004 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, “ADHD Treatment, Medical Ethics, Forensic Psychiatry, and Management of Aggression, (4 part lecture series) CME cruise to Alaska aboard the ship Disney Wonder | 07/2012 |
| Invited Symposia, "Emergency Civil Commitment", Mississippi Hospital Association | 03/2007 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "ADHD Treatment, Medical Ethics, Forensic Psychiatry, and Management of Aggression", (4 part lecture series) CME cruise to the Caribbean aboard the ship Disney Magic | 03/2007 |
| Invited Symposia, "Breaking the Ice II: A Healthcare Symposium for Physicians and Attorneys", Co-chair of the Symposium Planning Committee and Moderator for session on medical and legal ethics. Combined CME/CLE symposium for physicians and attorneys, sponsored by the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS | 03/2007 |
| Invited Symposia, "Ethical and Legal Issues in Medical Practice", University of Mississippi School of Medicine | 11/2006 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Forensic Psychiatry, Mental Health Law, and Medical and Legal Ethics", Lecture series as Visiting Professor at Francisco Marroquin University Schools of Law and Psychology, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 10/2006 |
| Invited Symposia, "Ethical and Forensic Issues in Mental Health Practice", Department of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 09/2006 |
| Invited Symposia, "Mental Health Law", Department of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 08/2006 |
| Invited Symposia, "Changes in Emergency Medical Response After Hurricane Katrina", Panelist for forum presented at the annual meeting of the Mississippi State Medical Association | 06/2006 |
| Invited Symposia, “Breaking the Ice: A Healthcare Symposium for Physicians and Attorneys", Member of the Symposium Planning Committee and Moderator for session titled "Medical and Legal Ethics: Collision or Collaboration?" Combined CME/CLE symposium for physicians and attorneys, sponsored by the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS | 06/2006 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Psychiatric Ethics in the United States and Throughout the World", Panelist for workshop presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada | 05/2006 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Ten Ways to Stay Out of Trouble: Ethics and Etiquette", Presentation on the ethics of confidentiality at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada | 05/2006 |
| Invited Symposia, "Doctor/Lawyer Interaction: Professional Courtesy or Contempt?", Panelist for CLE seminar sponsored by Mississippi Bar Association, Jackson, Mississippi | 02/2006 |
| Invited Symposia, "Mental Health Issues in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina", Mississippi Nurses' Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia, Mississippi | 11/2005 |
| Invited Symposia, "Advance Medical Directives and Healthcare Decision Making at the End of Life", Panelist for colloquium on interdisciplinary professionalism sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and the Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS | 08/2005 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Medication Prescribing in Children and Adolescents", Panelist for workshop presented at the Advanced Training Course for Hospital Surveyors, sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Kansas City, Missouri | 07/2005 |
| Invited Symposia, "Legal, Legislative, Regulatory, and Ethical Challenges in Pain Treatment", Panelist for workshop sponsored by the Mississippi Pain Society, Biloxi, Mississippi | 07/2005 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Managing Risk in Behavioral Healthcare", Panelist for national teleconference on risk management sponsored by the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems | 06/2005 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice: Consult Your Colleagues", Chair of forum presented at the Annual Session of the Mississippi State Medical Association | 06/2005 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Psychiatric Ethics in the United States and Throughout the World", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Atlanta, Georgia | 05/2005 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Ten Ways to Stay Out of Trouble: Ethics and Etiquette", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association;, Atlanta, Georgia | 05/2005 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Hospital Risk Management in Medication Treatment", Panelist for risk management workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, Washington, D.C. | 04/2005 |
| Invited Symposia, "Psychiatric Emergencies", Family Medicine CME Conference, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 04/2005 |
| Invited Symposia, "Mental Health Issues in Workers' Compensation Cases", Employment Law CLE Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi | 02/2005 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Forensic Psychiatry, Mental Health Law, and Medical and Legal Ethics", Lecture series as Visiting Professor at Francisco Marroquin University Schools of Law and Psychology, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 11/2004 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Ethical Dilemmas in Forensic Psychiatry: Ask the Experts", Moderator for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Scottsdale, Arizona | 10/2004 |
| Invited Symposia, "Informed Consent and Risk Management in Medication Treatment: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues", Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 10/2004 |
| Invited Symposia, "Preparing and Interviewing the Child Witness in Abuse and Neglect Cases", Guardian ad litem training and child advocacy seminar sponsored by Mississippi College School of Law, Biloxi, Mississippi | 08/2004 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Views from Capitol Hill", Moderator for legislative workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, Washington, D.C. | 03/2004 |
| Invited Symposia, "Legal Issues in Psychiatric Practice", Department of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 04/2003 |
| Invited Symposia, "Ethical Issues in Psychiatric Practice", Department of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 04/2003 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Difficult Case? Consult Your Colleagues", Chair of workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Newport Beach, California | 10/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Ethical Dilemmas in Forensic Psychiatry: Ask the Experts", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law;, Newport Beach, California | 10/2002 |
| Invited Symposia, "Postpartum Psychosis and the Insanity Defense in Child Homicide Cases", Panelist at Mississippi College School of Law classroom seminar | 04/2002 |
| Invited Symposia, "Mental Health Law", CME conference sponsored by Ed Net, Jackson, Mississippi | 02/2002 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Electronic Medicine: Opportunities and Risks", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law;, Boston, Massachusetts | 10/2001 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Difficult Case? Consult Your Colleagues", Chair of workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, Massachusetts | 10/2001 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Revisiting the AAPL Ethics Guidelines: Old and New Challenges", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, Massachusetts | 10/2001 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Ethical Dilemmas in Forensic Psychiatry: Ask the Experts", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, Massachusetts | 10/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "Mental Health Issues in the Workplace", Employment law seminar, Jackson, Mississippi | 09/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "School Violence Risk Assessment", Forensic psychiatry conference sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health | 08/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "Emergency Psychiatric Treatment of Aggression", Medical consortium meeting, Kosciusko, Mississippi | 07/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "Emergency Civil Commitment by Non-psychiatric Physicians", Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi | 06/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "Emergency Civil Commitment", Mental health consumer conference sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Jackson, Mississippi | 05/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "Suicide Risk Assessment; Violence Risk Assessment; Violent Threats and the Duty to Protect Third Parties; Emergency Civil Commitment", Region 5 Mental Health Center, Cleveland, Mississippi | 04/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "Mental Health Law and Risk Management", CME conference sponsored by Doctors Insurance Reciprocal, Jackson, Mississippi | 04/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "Emergency Civil Commitment by Non-psychiatric Physicians", Family Medicine CME Conference, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 03/2001 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Forensic Telepsychiatry: The Future is Now", Forensic psychiatry conference at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana | 02/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "Emergency Civil Commitment", Memorial Hospital of Gulfport, Mississippi | 02/2001 |
| Invited Symposia, "Suicide Risk Assessment; Violence Risk Assessment; Violent Threats and the Duty to Protect Third Parties; Emergency Civil Commitment", Region 6 Mental Health Center, Greenwood, Mississippi | 2001 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Erosion of Tarasoff", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vancouver, Canada | 10/2000 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Establishing a Telemedicine Clinic", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vancouver, Canada | 10/2000 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Practice Guidelines for Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Evaluations", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vancouver, Canada | 10/2000 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Ethical Dilemmas in Forensic Psychiatry: Ask the Experts", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vancouver, Canada | 10/2000 |
| Invited Symposia, “Emergency Civil Commitment”, Conference of Mental Health Commissioners, Pascagoula, Mississippi | 10/2000 |
| Invited Symposia, "Emergency Civil Commitment", Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 09/2000 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Forensic Telepsychiatry in Correctional Institutions", U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons medical education conference;, Rochester, Minnesota; | 08/2000 |
| Invited Symposia, "Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial and the Insanity Defense", Criminal law seminar sponsored by the University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, Jackson, MS | 07/2000 |
| Invited Symposia, "Violence in Children and Adolescents", Mississippi State Hospital | 06/2000 |
| Invited Symposia, "Talking to Your Doctor About Your Medication", Mental health consumer conference sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Jackson, Mississippi | 05/2000 |
| Invited Symposia, "Revisiting the Duty to Protect after Thapar v. Zezulka", Forensic Psychiatry Journal Club, Houston, Texas | 03/2000 |
| Invited Symposia, "Violent Threats and the Duty to Protect Third Parties", Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds | 03/2000 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Ethical Dilemmas in Forensic Psychiatry: Ask the Experts", Psychiatry and the Law, Baltimore, Maryland | 10/1999 |
| Invited Symposia, "The Insanity Defense", Mississippi Public Defenders Association Conference, Jackson, Mississippi | 10/1999 |
| Invited Symposia, "Mental Health Issues in Civil Litigation", Legal education conference sponsored by the Mississippi Bar, Destin, Florida | 07/1999 |
| Invited Symposia, "Recommendations Regarding School Violence", Testimony at legislative committee hearing on school violence at the Mississippi House of Representatives | 06/1999 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Telepsychiatry in Forensic Settings", Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association;, Washington, D.C.; | 05/1999 |
| Invited Symposia, "The Self-Destructive Patient: Medical and Legal Aspects", Family Medicine Conference sponsored by the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS | 04/1999 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Familicide: Drugs, Satanism, or Insanity?", Chair of workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, New Orleans, Louisiana | 10/1998 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Addington to Zuniga: Mastering the Landmark Cases", Chair of workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law;, New Orleans, Louisiana; | 10/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Competency and Sanity Evaluation in a Case of Attempted Murder", Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare System, Cleveland, Ohio | 05/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Competency and Sanity Evaluation in a Mentally Retarded Adolescent", Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare System, Cleveland, Ohio | 05/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Assessment of Suicide Risk in the Elderly", The Benjamin Rose Institute, Cleveland, Ohio | 04/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Suicide Risk Assessment and Malpractice Liability", Forensic Psychiatry Conference sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health | 04/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Assessment of Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents", Yale Child Study Center | 04/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Mental Health Law Regarding Children", Case Western Reserve University School of Law | 04/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Psychiatric Evaluation of Child Abuse", Court Psychiatric Clinic, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | 04/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Competency and Sanity Evaluation in a Case of Aggravated Assault", Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare System, Cleveland, Ohio | 03/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Assessment of Risk for Violence", Case Western Reserve University | 03/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Assessment of Risk for Suicide", Case Western Reserve University | 03/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Assessment of Risk for Suicide in Law Enforcement Officers", Police Department, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 03/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "A Case of Familicide: Satanism or Psychosis?", Court Psychiatric Clinic, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | 02/1998 |
| Invited Symposia, "Child Custody Evaluations", Case Western Reserve University | 02/1998 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, "The Insanity Defense: Current and Historical Perspectives", Panelist for workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Denver, Colorado | 10/1997 |
| Invited Symposia, "Assessment of Violence Risk in an Insanity Defense Acquittee", Case Western Reserve University | 08/1997 |
| Invited Symposia, "The Mental Health Clinician's Role in Child Custody Evaluations", Yale Child Study Center | 11/1996 |
| Invited Symposia, "Bizarre Behavior in a Child During Family Disruption", Yale Child Study Center | 04/1996 |
| Invited Symposia, "Community Psychiatry: Its Past, Present, and Future", University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 04/1994 |
| Invited Symposia, "Evaluation of Patient Competency by Primary Care Physicians", University of Mississippi Medical, Jackson, MS | 04/1994 |
| Invited Symposia, "Advance Medical Directives in Family Medicine", University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 04/1993 |
| Invited Symposia, "Use of the Insanity Defense in Mississippi", University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 1993 |
| Invited Symposia, "Advance Medical Directives: What Every Mental Health Professional Should Know", University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 04/1992 |
| Invited Symposia, "Violent Threats and the Duty to Protect Potential Victims", Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Member of the Publications Committee, Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association | 2008 |
| Member of the Publications Committee, Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association | 2008 |
| Initiated and organized an annual joint conference co-sponsored by the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi College School of Law, CME/CLE Conference on Issues in Law and Medicine | 2006 |
| Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience, formerly known as Psychiatry (Edgmont) | 2005 |
| Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience, formerly known as Psychiatry (Edgmont) | 2005 |
| "Best Doctors in America" in child/adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry | 2005 |
| Associate Editor, Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association | 2004 |
| Committee on Certification in Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | 2004 |
| Member of the Oral Examination Committee for board certification in child and adolescent psychiatry on five occasions, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | 2004 |
| Member of the Oral Examination Committee for board certification in psychiatry on five occasions, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | 2000 |
| American College of Legal Medicine, Fellow, Residency/Fellowship | 1993 |
| Initiated a regularly featured column titled "Ethics in Psychiatry", Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience, formerly known as Psychiatry (Edgmont) | |
| Founding Member of the International Editorial Board, Journal of Ethics in Mental Health | |
| American Medical Association/Glaxo Leadership Achievement Award, Residency/Fellowship | |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Rappeport Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry, Residency/Fellowship | |
| American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Leadership Award for Residents, Residency/Fellowship | |
| American Medical Association/Burroughs Welcome Company Fellowship Award for Resident Physician Leaders, Residency/Fellowship | |
| Cum laude graduate, College | |
| University Scholar (4 year scholarship award), College | |
| Phi Kappa Phi (academic honor), College | |
| Phi Eta Sigma (academic honor), College | |
| Yearbook staff - Coordinator of Photography, College | |
| FAA licensed airplane pilot, College | |
| Yearbook photographer, Medical School | |
| Cum laude graduate, Law School | |
| Bogen Scholarship, Law School | |
| Dean Bunkley Memorial Scholarship, Law School | |
| American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Criminal Procedure, Law School | |
| William Waller Award for Excellence in Criminal Law, Law School | |
| Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor), Law School |
Committee Service
| Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of Mississippi, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee | 2008 - Present |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Council on Constitution and Bylaws | 2008 - 2014 |
| Information and Quality Healthcare, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chair | 2007 - 2008 |
| Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Ethics Committee, Chair | 2007 - 2008 |
| Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, President | 2007 - 2009 |
| American College of Physician Executives | 2006 - 2008 |
| Information and Quality Healthcare, Board Treasurer | 2006 - 2007 |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Disaster Planning Committee | 2006 - 2007 |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Media training workshop participant | 2006 - Present |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Member of the Reference Committee "A", Annual Meeting | 2006 - Present |
| Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Scope of Practice Committee Chair | 2006 - 2007 |
| Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Ethics Committee Chair | 2006 - 2012 |
| Information and Quality Healthcare, Member of the Board of Directors, Member | 2005 - 2008 |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Council on Public Information | 2005 - 2008 |
| Mississippi Board of Nursing, Physician, Member | 2005 - 2007 |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Surveyor for psychiatric hospitals (regrading Conditions of Participation) | 2005 - 2007 |
| Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Vice President | 2005 - 2007 |
| Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Utilization Review/Expert Witness, Chair | 2005 - 2006 |
| Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of Mississippi, Compliance and Ethics Committee | 2004 - 2005 |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Council on Public Information | 2004 - Present |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, MSMA-Mississippi Bar Liaison Committee | 2004 - 2007 |
| Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Consultant to the Executive Director, Ex-officio member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee | 2004 - 2007 |
| Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Secretary of the Board, Member | 2004 - 2005 |
| Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Executive Committee, Member | 2004 - 2009 |
| Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Appointed by the Governor, Member | 2003 - 2014 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Search Committee for Chair of the Department of Psychiatry | 2003 - 2004 |
| Information and Quality Healthcare, Physician Peer Review Panel Member, Member | 2003 - Present |
| Information and Quality Healthcare, (The Medicare-contracted Quality Improvement Organization for Mississippi) | 2003 - Present |
| Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Legislative Representative | 2003 - 2005 |
| Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Professionals' Health Committee, Member | 2003 - 2012 |
| Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of Mississippi, JCAHO Survey Preparation Workgroup | 2002 - 2005 |
| Brentwood Behavioral Healthcare of Mississippi, Medical Executive Committee, Chair | 2002 - 2008 |
| Mississippi State Hospital, Vice President of the Medical Staff | 2001 - 2001 |
| Mississippi State Hospital, Utilization Review Committee, Physician Coordinator | 2001 - 2001 |
| Mississippi State Hospital, Secretary of the Medical Staff | 2000 - 2001 |
| Mississippi State Hospital, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Committee, Chair | 2000 - 2005 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Ethics Committee | 2000 - 2003 |
| Mississippi State Hospital, Task Force on Informed Consent Policy, Chair | 1999 - 2000 |
| Mississippi State Hospital, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee | 1999 - 2000 |
| Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Peer Review and Ethics Committee | 1999 - 2005 |
| Mississippi State Hospital, Discharge Advisory Committee, Consultant on child and adolescent psychiatry | 1998 - 2001 |
| Mississippi State Hospital, Medical Records Committee | 1998 - 1999 |
| University Hospital of Cleveland, Ohio, Ethics Committee | 1997 - 1998 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital, Bioethics Committee | 1996 - 1997 |
| Yale Child Study Center, Curriculum Committee | 1995 - 1997 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital House Staff Association, Department of Psychiatry resident representative | 1994 - 1995 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Medical Ethics Forum, Member | 1993 - 1994 |
| Mississippi State Hospital, Credentials Committee | 1992 - 1994 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, House Staff Association, Secretary-Treasurer | 1992 - 1994 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Patient Care Committee, Member | 1992 - 1994 |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Delegate to Annual Meeting, Member | 1992 - Present |
| American Medical Association, Mississippi Delegation to Resident Physician Section, Chair | 1992 - 1994 |
| Information and Quality Healthcare, Task Force on Organizational Integrity, Task Force Member | |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Publications Committee | |
| American Medical Association, Reference Committee "B" at the 1994 AMA-RPS Annual Meeting, Chair |
Community Service
| Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer | 2015 - 2015 |
| Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer | 2009 - 2009 |
| Mississippi Medical Reserve Corps | 2006 - 2008 |
| Mississippi Volunteer Physician Registry, Organized and provided volunteer mental health services on the Mississippi Gulf Coast immediately after Hurricane Katrina. | 2005 - 2005 |
| Mississippi State Capitol Building, "Doctor of the Day" on one day of each legislative session | 2004 - 2009 |
| Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer | 2003 - Present |
| Community Stewpot Clinic for the Homeless, Volunteer Physician | 1991 - 1994 |
| Stewpot Community Services, Serve meals to Clients at least once a year since 2011 |
Other Service
| Hinds County Sheriff's Department, Hinds County Detention Center, Mental Health Consultant | 2015 - 2016 |
| Hinds County Sheriff's Department, Hinds County Detention Center, Mental Health Consultant | 2011 - 2012 |
| Central Medical Society, President | 2009 - 2010 |
| Federation of State Medical Boards, Voting Delegate from Mississippi at annual meeting | 2008 - Present |
| Central Medical Society, President Elect | 2008 - 2009 |
| Mississippi State Guard, Battalion Medical Officer | 2008 - 2010 |
| Central Medical Society, Secretary - Treasurer | 2007 - 2008 |
| American Academy of Disaster Medicine, Founding Member of the Board of Governors | 2006 - Present |
| American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Fellow of the American Institute for Healthcare Quality | 2006 - Present |
| National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, Information Technology Committee | 2006 - 2008 |
| Central Medical Society, Member of the Executive Committee | 2006 - 2010 |
| Central Medical Society, Public Information Officer | 2006 - 2008 |
| American Psychiatric Association, Work Group on Use of Jails in Civil Commitment | 2006 - Present |
| Hinds County Sheriff's Department, Reserve Deputy | 2006 - 2008 |
| Hinds County Sheriff's Department, Hinds County Detention Center, Mental Health Consultant | 2006 - 2008 |
| American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Member and Diplomate | 2005 - Present |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Chair, Rappeport Fellowship Committee | 2005 - 2008 |
| Consumers' Research Council of America, Listed in "America's Top Psychiatrists" | 2004 - Present |
| Federation of State Medical Boards, Workgroup on Sexual Boundary Policy | 2004 - 2006 |
| National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, Selection of Officers Committee | 2004 - 2005 |
| National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, Board of Trustees | 2004 - 2006 |
| Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Consultant to the Executive Director, Ex-officio member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee | 2004 - 2006 |
| Federation of State Medical Boards, Fellow | 2003 - Present |
| National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, Program Committee | 2003 - Present |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Nominating Committee | 2003 - Present |
| American Psychiatric Association, Guttmacher Committee | 2003 - 2008 |
| American Psychiatric Association, Council on Psychiatry and the Law | 2002 - 2007 |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Councilor (an officer of the national Executive Council | 2001 - 2004 |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Program Committee | 2000 - 2008 |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Founding President, Southern Chapter of AAPL | 2000 - 2001 |
| American Psychiatric Association, Workgroup on Cybermedicine Issues | 2000 - 2004 |
| American Psychiatric Association, Ethics Committee | 2000 - 2008 |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Responsible for answering ethics questions posted on the AAPL Website | 1999 - 2007 |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Task Force on Criminal Responsibility | 1999 - 2001 |
| Competence to stand trial, insanity defense, mental health issues in mitigation of criminal charges, evaluation of understanding of constitutional rights, competence to be executed, future dangerousness risk assessment, sexual offense recidivism risk, treatment of insanity acquittees, treatment for restoration to competence to stand trial, medical negligence, violence risk assessment, suicide risk assessment, civil commitment, child custody, hospital negligence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, negligent infliction of emotional distress, intentional infliction of emotional distress, adequacy of mental health services in a juvenile detention center, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, workplace violence risk assessment, worker's compensation, Americans with Disabilities Act, bad faith denial of insurance coverage, psychiatric malpractice, sexual abuse, need for guardianship, and excessive use of force by police;, Forensic Psychiatry Evaluation of Mississippi | 1998 - Present |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Southern Membership Group, President | 1998 - 2000 |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Suicidology Committee | 1998 - 2001 |
| Competence to stand trial, insanity defense, violence risk assessment, suicide risk assessment, child custody and visitation, competence to parent, juvenile waiver to adult court, duty to protect, civil commitment, emergency civil commitment, hospital discharge of insanity acquittees, competence to refuse or consent to treatment, psychiatric damages, medical negligence, psychiatric disability, Social Security Disability, workers' compensation, and mitigation of penalty;, Forensic Psychiatry Evaluations of Ohio | 1997 - 1998 |
| American Psychiatric Association, Telemedical Services Committee | 1997 - 2000 |
| Special Master of the Superior Court of Middletown, CT for mediation of child custody cases, Forensic Psychiatry Evaluations | 1996 - 1997 |
| Consultant to the Juvenile Court of New Haven, CT, Forensic Psychiatry Evaluations | 1996 - 1997 |
| American College of Psychiatrists, PRITE Fellow and member of the PRITE Editorial Board | 1996 - 1998 |
| Connecticut State Medical Society, Committee on Ethical and Judicial Affairs | 1995 - 1997 |
| American Psychiatric Association, Consultant to the Council on Psychiatry and the Law | 1995 - 1996 |
| Competence to stand trial, worker's compensation, child custody and visitation, emergency civil commitment, child abuse and neglect, and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy;, Forensic Psychiatry Evaluations, Connecticut | 1994 - 1997 |
| Connecticut State Medical Society, Vice Chair of Resident Physician Section | 1994 - Present |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Mentor for 12 Rappeport Fellows | 1994 - Present |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Committee | 1994 - 1998 |
| American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Rappeport Fellowship Committee | 1994 - 2008 |
| District of Columbia Bar Association | 1993 - Present |
| American Academy of Child and Adlolescent Psychiatry | 1993 - 1999 |
| Mississippi Bar Association | 1992 - Present |
| American Bar Association | 1992 - 2007 |
| Mississippi State Department of Health, Division of Health Planning and Resource Development, Health Law Intern and Policy Analyst for Certificates of Need | 08/1991 - 11/1991 |
| Mississippi Army National Guard, 185th Aviation Group, Jackson, MS, Flight Surgeon | 03/1986 - 07/1992 |
| Office of the Majority Leader of the United States Senate - U.S. Senator Howard Baker, Staff Assistant | 1983 - 05/1983 |
| Office of the Majority Leader of the United States Senate - U.S. Senator Howard Baker, Staff Assistant | 07/1981 - 08/1981 |
| Reviewer from 2006 to 2008 for manuscripts submitted for publication in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health, Manuscript Reviewer | |
| Reviewer from 2005 to 2008 for manuscripts submitted for publication in Psychiatry (Edgmont): A Peer-Reviewed Journal (now known as Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience), Manuscript Reviewer | |
| Reviewer in 2000 for one manuscript submitted for publication in Behavioral Sciences and the Law, Manuscript Reviewer | |
| Reviewer since 2000 for eight manuscripts and eleven Legal Digest articles submitted for publication in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Manuscript Reviewer |
Residency Training
| University of Mississippi Medical Center - Department of Psychiatry, Training Faculty | 2006 - 2015 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center - Department of Psychiatry, Training Faculty | 1996 - 2006 |