KyleeAnn Stevens, MD, DFAPA
Newport Beach, CA 92663
KyleeAnn Stevens, MD, board certified in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry, is a skilled forensic psychiatrist with extensive experience as an expert witness and as a health system administrator. She has served as an expert witness in state and federal courts in matters of competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, readiness for conditional release and discharge, among others. In her current role as the chief medical officer for a behavioral health system, she has experience in the provision and oversight of clinical care in hospitals (forensic and civil), treatment programs, and outpatient services, as well as supervision of physicians and other clinicians in general and forensic practice. She has experience in inpatient standards of care, policy and procedure development, regulatory compliance, best practices in clinical care, and supervision of professionals. This makes her an ideal consulting and testifying expert for cases on inpatient standards of care and malpractice claims.
• Psychiatric malpractice
• Standard of care for inpatient psychiatry
• Standard of care for forensic hospitals
• Standard of care for psychiatric hospitals
• Medication over objection
• Criminal responsibility
• Diminished capacity
• Competence
• Mitigation
• Medical Staffing
• Emotional Trauma and Disability
• Mass Torts
Dr. Stevens is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She holds a black belt in Lean Six Sigma performance improvement.
Previously, Dr. Stevens worked as an attending psychiatrist at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington DC. where she helped spearhead creation of a forensic consultation service to meet hospital needs for independent competency and criminal responsibility evaluations as well as report writing and testimony. She became the Director of Forensic Services at St. Elizabeths, where she was responsible for oversight of all forensic reports and testimony for courts in DC and federal courts for pre-and post-trial matters such as readiness for conditional discharge.
Dr. Stevens completed her medical training at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and her residency and fellowship training in forensic psychiatry at Georgetown University.
Dr. Stevens has been a Forensic Psychiatry Expert with Park Dietz & Associates since 2023.
- Competency
- Disability
- Emotional Trauma
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Hospital Administration
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical Staffing
- Psychiatry
- Sanity/Competency to Stand Trial
- Suicide
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A:
• Doctor of Medicine – University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Bachelor of Sciences in Psychology – University of North Dakota, Bachelor of Sciences in Psychology
Board Certification:
• Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Subspecialty certification in Forensic Psychiatry
Licensure: Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A:
• Medical Director Council, Midwest Representative, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) (Elected)
• Minnesota Hospital Association, Chief Medical Officer Committee (Appointed)
• NASMHPD Medical Director Council, Midwest Region (Member)
• Minnesota Psychiatric Society, Councilor (Elected)
• Hospital Services Committee, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (Member)
• NASMHPD Forensic Directors (Member)
• Minnesota Psychiatric Society (Member)
• American Psychiatric Association (Member)
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A:
• Adjunct Professor in Psychiatry, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Presentations:
• Serving Two Masters: Maintaining Military Readiness, Security Clearance, Military Medical Standards, Medical Retirement, and Administrative Separation; Panel Discussion, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, New York. (2014)
• The Lion’s Den: Expert Witness Testimony, Invited Presenter, Minnesota Department of Human Services Grand Rounds Presentation, St. Paul, MN. (2015)
• High Time for Medical Marijuana? Considerations for Providers; Presenter, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law; Fort Lauderdale, FL. (2015)
• Civil Commitment in MN, CLE for Minnesota Judicial Branch. Presenter with Hon. David Higgs, Hon. Jamie Anderson, and Sharon Mahowald-Horner, Psy.D. (2016)
• Putting the Puzzle Together: Formulation and Treatment Planning. Presentation for Federal Probation Officers at the Federal Judicial Center in Minneapolis, MN. (2017)
• Systemic Issues in Mental Health Care Delivery at the State Government Level, Presenter, XXXVth International Academy of Law and Mental Health, Prague, CR. (2017)
• Direct Care and Treatment. Invited presenter for CLE activity with Kelli Lassig, J.D., General Counsel’s Office. (2017)
• Direct Care and Treatment: Providing Care in a Changing Landscape. Presenter, Minnesota Psychiatric Society Fall Conference on Forensic Psychiatry. (2017)
• Restraint and Seclusion: Can we do better? Department of Human Services CME Grand Rounds with Pam Bajari, R.N. (2018)
• Civil Commitment and Direct Care and Treatment. Invited speaker, Nystrom and Associates Annual Meeting with Kelli Lassig, J.D. (2019)
• Mad or Bad? Send ‘em to Solitary. American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law; Baltimore MD. (2019)
• Core 4 Implementation. 11th Annual Advanced Strategic Improvement Practices Conference, Chaska MN. (2019)
• Safety Net, EDs, Bed Capacity & Transitions. Minnesota Psychiatric Society Annual Conference. Minneapolis MN. (2019)
• Legislative Advocacy: The Role of the Forensic Psychiatrist, Invited speaker, Midwest Chapter of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law annual conference, Minneapolis MN. (2022)
• Rapid Expansion of Telehealth in a State System, XXXVIIth International Academy of Law and Mental Health Annual Conference, Lyon FR. (2022)
• Supporting Meaningful Engagement with Core 4 invited speaker PENworks Annual Conference, Performance Excellence Network. Shakopee MN. (2022)
• Competency Restoration Legislation in Minnesota, panel with Ryan Flynn and Elliot Butay, National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota chapter annual conference. (2022)
• Bridging Mission & Methods: Engagement & Innovative Supports in Minnesota’s State-Operated Behavioral Healthcare System, Keynote with Erwin Concepcion, Steve Dahl, and Ryan Chukuske, National Association of Developmental Disabilities Annual Conference. (2022)
• A Closer Look at Direct Care and Treatment, Invited Speakers with Marshall E. Smith and Soniya Hirachan, MD, Judges Annual Conference, Bloomington MN. (2022)
• Battery to Nuclear Power: Balancing Approaches to Hospital Violence with Drs. Carolina Klein, Joy Stankowski, and Charles Dike, 54th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. (2023)
• Involuntary Treatment in the Continuum of Forensic Settings with Drs. Carolina Klein, Christy Mulkerin, and Melanie Scott, 54th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. (2023)
- 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: I have been retained as an expert approximately 20 times and served as an expert through my employment on at least 50 occasions (estimated).
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A:
• Competency to stand trial
• Criminal responsibility
• Diminished capacity and mitigation
• Pre-sentence evaluations
• Civil commitment
• Readiness for discharge/release
• Involuntary treatment
• Independent medical examinations
• Wrongful termination
• Malpractice
• Standard of care for psychiatric treatment
• Standard of care for forensic practice
• Standard of care for inpatient psychiatric treatment
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: Not recorded
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: Not recorded
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 3–5
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2023
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: Estimate more than 50 occasions
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: Estimate more than 50 occasions
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 17 years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A:
• Consulting
• In person and remote evaluations
• Policy, training, and procedure reviews
• Site inspections
• Standard of care evaluations for psychiatrists, forensic psychiatrists and psychologists
• Reports
• Depositions
• Testimony in civil proceedings
• Testimony in criminal proceedings
• Literature review
• Consultation on examination/cross examination of expert witnesses
• Independent medical examinations
- 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 are specified in the engagement letter or contract.
Available Upon Request