Board-Certified Psychiatrist · Expert Witness

Dr. Fred R. Moss, MD

Psychiatric Expert Witness

Decades of clinical experience delivering clear, credible expert testimony on complex psychiatric issues.

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About

Dr. Fred R. Moss is a board-certified psychiatrist with more than 36 years of clinical experience and 9 years serving as a psychiatric expert witness.

His practice spans the full range of psychiatric care, from acute inpatient and correctional settings to geriatric and child and adolescent populations. As an expert witness, he brings that clinical depth to the careful review of records, the preparation of formal reports, and clear, defensible testimony in deposition and at trial.

Dr. Fred R. Moss, MD
Expert Witness Experience

A measured record of case review, reporting, and testimony.

30+
Cases reviewed
~20
Formal expert reports
Multiple
Depositions
Multiple
Occasions of trial testimony
Case Types

Matters in which Dr. Moss provides expert review and opinion.

Medical Malpractice in Psychiatric Care

Allegations of negligence in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of psychiatric patients.

Wrongful Death — Suicide or Homicide

Cases involving patient suicide or homicide and the clinical care preceding the event.

Standard-of-Care Evaluations

Assessment of whether psychiatric care met the accepted standard under the circumstances.

Psychiatric Injury & Causation

Analysis of alleged psychiatric injury and the question of medical causation.

Vulnerable Populations

Elderly patients in long-term care and individuals with serious mental illness in institutional settings.

Institutional & Correctional Settings

Care delivered in nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, and jails, where oversight and access are at issue.

Sound Method · Clear Testimony
“Rigorous, objective psychiatric analysis — communicated clearly enough to withstand deposition and persuade at trial.”
Areas of Expertise
Psychiatry Psychiatric Malpractice Medical Malpractice Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Geriatric Psychiatry Involuntary Hospitalization Correctional Healthcare PTSD Prisons & Jails Nursing Homes Crisis Response Telehealth & Telepsychiatry Addiction Suicide Violence Overdose Dementia Wrongful Death Deliberate Indifference Gross Negligence Disability Reviews Work Injuries & Disabilities
Education & Credentials
1979–1983
BS, Biological Sciences
Wayne State University
1984–1988
MD, Psychiatry
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
1988–1989
Internship, General Psychiatry
University of Illinois at Chicago
1989–1992
Three-Year Residency, General Psychiatry
University of Cincinnati
1991–1993
Fellowship, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
University of Cincinnati / Cincinnati Children’s
Medical License: Active, unrestricted — California
Board Certified: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, 1993
Documents

Available for download to retaining counsel.

Curriculum Vitae

Full CV · PDF
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Trial History

Testimony record · PDF
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Retainer Agreement

Engagement terms · PDF
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