Monica M. Argumedo, MD
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Monica Argumedo, MD, is board certified in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. She completed medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and residency training at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, serving as a Chief Resident during her fourth year. After residency, Dr. Argumedo completed a forensic psychiatry fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
A Chicago native, after completing the forensic psychiatry fellowship, she returned to Chicago and worked as a forensic psychiatrist for the Cook County Criminal Courts. While working for Cook County Criminal Courts, under the office of the Chief Judge, she rendered opinions and provided testimony in matters such as criminal responsibility and competency to stand trial.
Dr. Argumedo maintained her clinical skills over the years, primarily by working in consultation/liaison psychiatry. She served for years as the director of the consultation/liaison psychiatry service at Alexian Brothers Medical Center and St. Alexius Medical Center and was primarily responsible for the consultation/liaison psychiatry service at Rush Oak Park Hospital for several years. Her private clinical practice focuses on treating first responders and healthcare workers.
Dr. Argumedo routinely conducts forensic assessments in civil and criminal matters, providing opinions by written report and testimony. She also works with the State of Illinois, Forensic Work Group, which is dedicated to improving the forensic treatment system in Illinois.
Dr. Argumedo has been a Forensic Psychiatry Expert with Park Dietz & Associates since 2023.
- Emotional Trauma
- Fitness for Duty Evaluation
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Jail Suicide
- Mass Torts
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychiatry
- Sanity/Competency to Stand Trial
- Stress
- Suicide
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A:
• Doctor of Medicine – University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
• Bachelor of Arts, English/Pre-Medical Studies – University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
• Board Certified in General Adult Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Illinois Medical License
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: I am an expert in forensic psychiatry. I have been involved in psychiatric malpractice cases, psychological damages cases, and have done quite a few cases involving trauma and PTSD.
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Since 2009, 15 years.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Forensic Psychiatric Evaluations, which may involve some Psychological Testing; Consulting; Preparing Reports; and Testifying at deposition and at trial.
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