Michael MacIntyre
Santa Monica, CA 90292
Michael R. MacIntyre, MD, QME, HEC-C
Board-Certified Forensic Psychiatrist | Expert in Psychiatry and the Law
Dr. Michael MacIntyre is a board-certified general and forensic psychiatrist with extensive experience in medicolegal and psycholegal evaluations. He graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science degree and earned his medical degree from Ohio State University. He completed his general psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and a forensic psychiatry fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). At UCLA, Dr. MacIntyre serves as Assistant Program Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship and as a Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine. Once practicing, he obtained certification as a healthcare ethics consultation (HEC-C).
Dr. MacIntyre is a trusted expert in forensic psychiatry, with experience serving on court panels of approved psychiatric experts for Los Angeles, Sonoma, and Fresno Counties. As a Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) for the state of California and an attending psychiatrist at the Veterans Affairs Los Angeles Healthcare System, he has familiarity with workplace and disability issues. He also serves as an Expert Reviewer for the California Medical Board. Dr. MacIntyre has consulted with attorneys for cases of testamentary capacity, undue influence, personal injury, PTSD, mens rea, competency, mental health diversion, fitness for duty, and medical board complaints.
An accomplished academic and speaker, Dr. MacIntyre has lectured nationally at institutions such as UCLA, Mount Sinai Hospital, the University of Chicago, the University of Alberta, and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) annual conference. His conference presentations include topics like forensic evaluations in aging populations, ethical issues in psychiatry, and insanity defenses.
Dr. MacIntyre has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as the ethical implications of emerging neuroscience technologies and the intersection of artificial intelligence and psychiatric evaluations. He has published on issues of physician practice including boundary violations, reporting duties, and safety considerations in clinical practice. His works have appeared in The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Behavioral Sciences and the Law, and Psychiatric Times, among others.
To discuss your case or schedule a consultation with Dr. MacIntyre, please reach out via email at contact@macintyrepsychiatry.com.
- Emotional Trauma
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Independent Medical Examinations
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychiatry
- Sanity/Competency to Stand Trial
- Testamentary Capacity
- Undue Influence
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
ABPN Board Certified in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry
California State Medical License
Healthcare Ethics Consultant – Certified (HEC-C)
University of California, Los Angeles Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship July 2019 – June 2020
The Mount Sinai Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program July 2015 – June 2019
Global Mental Health Residency Track July 2017 – June 2019
The Ohio State University College of Medicine M.D. – May 2015
Duke University College of Arts and Sciences B.S. Chemistry – May 2010 - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Assistant Program Director, UCLA Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Site Director, Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship,
University of California, Los Angeles
American Association of Psychiatry and the Law October 2016 – Present
Member of Ethics Committee, Judicial Action Committee, and Early Career Committee
American Psychiatric Association October 2016 – Present
Southern California Psychiatric Society July 2019 – Present
American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry (Past Secretary) January 2021 – Present - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Talk – Halley Kaye-Kauderer, Jacob Appel, Michael MacIntyre, and Stephanie Schonholz, Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) Annual Conference – “Ethical Issues of Psilocybin as Medicine” – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – 10/26/2024
Panel Presentation – William C. Darby, Emily Keram, Maria Aguilera Nunez, Michael MacIntyre, American
Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) Annual Conference – “Forensic psychiatry in the VA: Serving those
who served” – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – 10/26/2024
Panel Presentation – Carla Rodgers, Karen Reimers, Michael MacIntyre, Sherif Soliman, American Academy of
Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) Annual Conference – “Age against the machine – addressing age-based biases in forensic evaluations” – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – 10/26/2024
Poster Presentation – Linda Chou, Michael MacIntyre, and Mohan Nair, American Academy of Psychiatry and
the Law (AAPL) Annual Meeting – “Sleep Patterns as a Biomarker for PTSD Assessment in Legal Settings” –
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – 10/26/2024
Poster Presentation – Amanda Maher-Balduf, Kevin Kennedy, Michael MacIntyre, Pete Nayyar, American
Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) Annual Meeting – “Long COVID: A Forensic perspective” –
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – 10/24/2024
Grand Rounds – University of Alberta – Digital Duties: The evolution of mandatory reporting laws – 05/22/2024
Invited Lecture – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York – General Psychiatry
Residents - “Criminal Responsibility and NGRI” – 04/10/2024
VA Ethics Committee Presentation – Conservatorships in California and Los Angeles – 03/26/2024
Poster Presentation – Linda Chou, Michael MacIntyre, and Mohan Nair, American Neuropsychiatry Association
(ANPA) Annual Meeting – “The Sandman’s Secrets: Sleep as a Potential Biomarker in Forensic Evaluations of
PTSD” – Houston, Texas – 03/08/2024
Invited Lecture – University of Chicago, Psychiatry Residency – Ethics, Criminal Responsibility, and Insanity –
Chicago, Illinois – 03/05/2024
Panel Presentation – Michael MacIntyre, Kimberly Clawson, and Piyush Nayyar, American Academy of
Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) Annual Conference – “Lucid Intervals: Not such a clear concept” – Chicago,
Illinois – 10/19/2023
Lecture – Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Psychiatry Staff Meeting – “Gun Laws and Psychiatry” –
10/05/2023
Case Conference – “Who has the capacity to address capacity?” – UCLA General Psychiatry, PGY-2 – Discussant – 04/06/2023
Invited Lecture – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York – General Psychiatry
Residents - “Criminal Responsibility and NGRI” – 03/23/2023
Lecture Moderator – Veteran Affairs Healthcare System, Greater Los Angeles - Veteran Affairs Fiduciary Hub -
Fiduciary Assessment and Training for Mental Health Providers – 04/20/2022
Invited Lecture – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York – General Psychiatry
Residents - “Criminal Responsibility and NGRI” – 04/13/2022
Conference Moderator – “Helping Adolescents and Young Adults Thrive” – Annual Meeting – American Society
of Adolescent Psychiatry – 04/02/2022
Root Cause Analysis – Invited subject matter expert – Veterans Affairs Healthcare System of Greater Los Angeles Quality Management Team - February 2022
Lunchtime roundtable – UCLA Psychiatry Residents – “What is forensic psychiatry?” – 2/10/2021
Grand Rounds - Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York – “The education of a global psychiatrist” –
06/04/2019
Lecture series – Peer review, report evaluation, and testimony – UCLA Forensic Psychiatry Fellows -
Longitudinal Seminar (Fourth Wednesday of every month)
Ongoing series – Frequent lectures on psychiatry and the law are provided to UCLA forensic psychiatry fellows,
UCLA general psychiatry residents, and UCLA medical students. - 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: 15 times retained. I have been appointed as an expert on over 300 cases between Fresno, Sonoma, and Los Angeles county criminal courts as well as through work as a California QME and serving on the California Medical Board Expert Reviewer panel.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: I have been retained on cases related to personal injury, undue influence, mitigation, criminal responsibility, mens rea, competency, medical malpractice, disability, fitness for duty, and asylum.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: Approximately 25%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: Approximatley 25%
- 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: 11/1/2022
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 6
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 4
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Case merit consulting, case strategy consulting, and written reports.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Rate provided upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Rate provided upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Rate provided upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Rate provided upon request.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses and excessive travel time.
Any necessary additional expenses (to be discussed with attorney as needed).
Available Upon Request