Aaron Puckett MD

Forensic Psychiatry

Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine

Summary

Dr. Aaron Puckett specializes in psychiatry with a subspecialty in forensic psychiatry, practicing in Weston, WV. He completed his medical education at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2020, followed by a residency in psychiatry at Marshall University School of Medicine. He pursued a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at West Virginia University from 2024 to 2025. Currently, he works as a forensic psychiatrist at William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital. His expertise includes acute psychosis, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and forensic psychiatry. Dr. Puckett has presented several posters at national conferences, including studies on public stigma toward insanity acquittees and treatment approaches for specific psychiatric conditions.

Abstracts/Posters

Public Stigma Toward Conditionally Released Insanity Acquittees
Aaron Puckett, MD, Aliana Abascal, MD, Colleen Lillard, PhD, Julia Preusch, JD, MD, Krista Ulisse, DO, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vancouver, Canada, 10/2024
Successful Treatment of Skin Picking with Buspirone in Geriatric Patients: A Case Series
Aaron Puckett, MD, Jacob Shumac, DO, Justin Gandee, MD, American Psychiatric Association, New York City, New York, 5/2024
Electronic Medical Record Tool for Delirium Work-Up Guidance
J Bange, MD, M Aguirre, DO, G Brown, MD, D Demick, MD, JL Newman, MD, A Puckett, MD, J Shumac, DO, A Thorp, MD, and DS Murphy, MD, American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, California, 5/2023

Lectures

Public Stigma Toward Conditionally Released Insanity Acquittees
West Virginia University, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry - 4/23/2025
Forensic Psychiatry Clerkship Lecture
West Virginia University School of Medicine - 2024
High-Yield Clerkship Review
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine - 2023