Dr. Jeffery C. Huffman, MD
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Jeffery C. Huffman, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Associate Chief of Psychiatry for Clinical Services at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where he oversees more than 300 clinical staff. He served for eight years as director of the Inpatient Medical Psychiatry Service at MGH, specializing in the care of psychiatric patients with significant medical co-morbidities, such as heart disease, burns, and the need for chemotherapy or supplemental oxygen. Dr. Huffman holds leadership roles in major national and international medical psychiatry organizations and journals. He has published over 200 papers and is the Editor-in-Chief of General Hospital Psychiatry. He is also a Scientific Advisor for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Dr. Huffman’s outstanding credentials and expertise are ideal for the review of psychiatric malpractice cases involving:
• Psychopharmacology
• Care of psychiatric patients with cardiac and other medical conditions
• Care of suicidal patients
• Inpatient care
• Outpatient care
• Administration and supervision of clinical care and clinical research
Dr. Huffman’s team has developed an intervention for cardiac patients that is being implemented clinically in California, Germany, and Pakistan. His clinical expertise has been recognized through plenary speaker and visiting professor invitations in the United States, Canada, and internationally to discuss clinical care in cardiac psychiatry. He is the recipient of more than two dozen awards for his teaching and research.
He is the Director of the Cardiac Psychiatry Research Program at MGH studying optimism, gratitude, and positive affect in patients with heart disease and other medical conditions and patients hospitalized for suicidal ideation. He also directs the Inpatient Psychiatry Research Program, serving as site Principal Investigator on projects related to developing interventions for patients at high risk for suicide, funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, American Psychiatric Association, and National Institutes of Health.
Clinically, he currently provides urgent psychiatric assessments, ongoing psychopharmacology outpatient care, and interventions with psychiatric inpatients.
Dr. Huffman completed medical school at Baylor College of Medicine and residency training in psychiatry at MGH/McLean Hospital.
Dr. Huffman has been a Forensic Psychiatric Expert with Park Dietz & Associates since 2023.
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Health Care Administration
- Hospital Design
- Hospital Security
- Independent Medical Examinations
- Psychiatry
- Psychopharmacology
- Sexual Abuse
- Suicide
- Wrongful Death
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A:
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
• Doctor of Medicine – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Current Licensure and Certification:
• Massachusetts Full Medical License
• Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A:
• Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
• American Psychosomatic Society
• American Heart Association
• American Diabetes Association
• Scientific Advisor, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A:
• Professor of Psychiatry – Harvard Medical School
Dr. Huffman’s clinical expertise has been recognized through plenary speaker and visiting professor invitations in the United States, Canada, and internationally to discuss clinical care in inpatient and cardiac psychiatry. He is the recipient of more than two dozen awards for his teaching and research. He has also conducted substantial research related to suicide prevention.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Approximately 10-15
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Inpatient psychiatric care, suicide, medical illness and psychiatry, psychopharmacology
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 0%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 100%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 1
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: Approximately 2019
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: Approximately 5 in malpractice; >100 in civil commitment
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: Once in a malpractice case; >100 in civil commitment
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Approximately 10 years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Evaluation, Consultation, Reports, and Testimony
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses and other expenses specified in the engagement letter or contract.
Available Upon Request