RobertScottJohnsonMDJD
Psychiatry • San Francisco, CAForensic Psychiatry
Psychiatrist, San Francisco Psychiatry
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Office
4 Embarcadero Center
14th Fl
San Francisco, CA 94111Phone+1 415-926-7774Fax+1 415-591-7760- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- R. Scott Johnson, MD, JD, LLM is a Harvard/Mass General-trained board certified forensic psychiatrist specializing in:
1. Civil forensic psychiatry:
a. Workplace Employment Litigation/Negligence
Wrongful Termination
Workplace Accidents resulting in alleged Cognitive Impairment, PTSD or Depression
b. Testamentary Capacity
Has been retained multiple times in such matters and has lectured on the subject.
c. Medical Malpractice/Standard of Care (Following Harm to a Patient)
Works with the California Medical Board’s Expert Reviewer Program and Medical Consultant Program to review cases regarding deviation from the psychiatric standard of care (boundary violations, standard of care for psychiatric treatment)
d. IMEs/Fitness for Duty Evaluations
Completed over 150 IMEs (e.g. alleged PTSD, disability insurance), FFDs and FAA pilot evaluations. FAA certification to evaluate airline pilots (HIMS Certified). Has published two peer-reviewed academic articles (current CV) on fitness-for-duty evaluations for physicians and other professionals.
e. Stalking Cases
Retained and testified regarding stalking/cyberstalking in court.
Peer-reviewed publication (see current CV) on the topic of stalking of physicians.
Conference presentation on cyberstalking (NCPS 2018).
f. Malingering Assessments
Lectured regularly on the detection of malingering and feigned psychiatric symptoms (cognitive impairment, PTSD, psychosis and depression).
2. Corporate/university threat assessment
3. The treatment of all psychiatric conditions with a focus on Adult ADHD and Binge Eating Disorder (fee-for-service only; no insurance accepted)
Education & Training
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2015 - 2016
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 2011 - 2015
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2010, MD
Columbia UniversityPremedical Certificate, 2003 - 2005- New York University School of LawLL.M., 1994 - 1997
- University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 1991 - 1994
- Northwestern UniversityB.A., Honors, 1987 - 1991
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- SPA Resident Research Award, First Place Southern Psychiatric Association, 2016
- AAP Fellowship Award Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2015
- APA Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators selectee American Psychiatric Association, 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsA Systematic Analysis of Treatment Effects on Depressive Symptom Severity by Level of CoercionR. Scott Johnson, J. Christopher Fowler, Suni Jani, Hillary Eichelberger, John M. Oldham, Edward Poa, David P. Graham> ;The Psychiatric Quarterly. 2017 Mar 1
- 2 citationsPredictors of Incarceration of Veterans Participating in U.S. Veterans’ CourtsR. Scott Johnson, Andrea Stolar, James McGuire, Krithika Mittakanti, Sean Clark, Loretta A. Coonan, David P. Graham> ;Psychiatric Services. 2017 Feb 1
- 4 citationsCross-cultural bias in the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.Suni Jani, R. Scott Johnson, Sophia Banu, Asim A Shah> ;Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic. 2016 Jun 13
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Journal Articles
- Firesetting and the Impulse-Control Disorder of PyromaniaJohnson RS, Netherton E, Am J Psychiatry Residents J, 7/2016
- An Overview of a Rapidly Proliferating Court Model - the Veterans' CourtJohnson RS, Stolar AG, Am Acad Psychiatry Law Newsletter, 1/2016
- Sexual Sadism Disorder in Forensic PopulationsJohnson RS, Ayers MR, Am J Psychiatry Residents J, 11/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Committees
- Fellow Member, APA Council on Psychiatry and the Law 2013 - 2015
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers - ATSAMember
- Association for Academic Psychiatry - AAPMember
- Association of Threat Assessment Professionals - ATAPMember
External Links
- San Francisco Psychiatryhttp://www.SanFranciscoPsych.com
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