Chowallur Dev Chacko, M.D., F.A.P.A.
Address:
 		 2718 North Orange Avenue, Suite C
Orlando, FL  32804
Phone: 407-894-2664
Alt. Phone:
Fax: 407-894-2450
E-mail: devchackomd@cfl.rr.com
Web site:
 		 http://www.chackoforensicpsychiatry.com
Description of Service(s):
Chowallur Dev Chacko, M.D., F.A.P.A.
Expert Witness in Psychiatry

Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association
Board Certified in General, Addiction & Forensic Psychiatry


Dr. Chacko has served as Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Florida Hospital, Orlando, Preceptor in Psychiatry at Florida Hospital's Family Practice Residency, Chief of Psychiatry at the Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Orlando, Medical Director of Florida Hospital's Psychiatric Intensive Treatment Unit, Associate Director of Psychiatric Residency at Wright State University College of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor at Wright State University, President of the Central Florida Psychiatric Society and President of the Florida Academy of Forensic Psychiatry.

Dr. Chacko has extensive experience in medical record review, identification of standard of care, causation & damage issues, IME's, expert witness deposition, competency and insanity evaluations and trial testimony in both federal and states courts.

Qualifications:

Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in General, Addiction and Forensic Psychiatry

Memberships:

American Psychiatric Association (Distinguished Fellow)
Florida Psychiatric Society
American Medical Association
American Academy of Addictions Psychiatry
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Florida Academy of Forensic Psychiatry
Southern Medical Association

Current Professional Activities:

Private Practice of Clinical and Forensic Psychiatry in Orlando (since 1979)

Courtesy Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Florida College of Medicine

Chairman, Membership Committee, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Member, IMG Committee/Council on National Affairs
American Psychiatric Association

Consultant to Intervention Project for Nurses (Impaired Nurses Program of Florida);

Physicians Recovery Network (Impaired Physicians Program of Florida);

Florida's Recovery Network Program for Teachers and

Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc.

Area(s) of Practice:
  • Forensic Psychiatry.

  • Psychiatry & Law

  • Psychiatric Expert

  • Mental Health Expert

Forensic Experience:

Civil
  • Psychiatric Malpractice

  • Medical Malpractice

  • Testamentary Capacity

  • Child Custody

  • Parental Competence

  • Personal Injury

  • Depression

  • Schizophrenia

  • Manic Depression / Bipolar Disorder

  • Suicide

  • Sexual Harassment

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Alcoholism & Drug Addiction

  • Fitness for Duty

  • Independent Medical Examinations

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Post Concussion Syndrome

  • Nursing Home Abuse

  • Dementia

  • Psychiatric disability

Criminal
  • Criminal responsibility.

  • Competency

  • Diminished capacity

  • Mitigation

Hourly Rate:

$300.00 / Hr.

Attorneys may E-mail with a brief description of your case.


See our Web Site for C.V. and testimony in deposition and trial over the past five years.

Area(s) of Practice:
Alcohol Abuse
Behavioral Sciences
Child Custody
Divorce
Elder Abuse
Elder Care / Nursing Homes
Forensic Psychiatry/Psychology
Medical Malpractice
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychiatric Hospital Administration
Psychiatry
Sexual Harassment
Workplace Injuries

States Serviced:
Nationwide

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