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: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A:
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
• Illinois Psychiatric Society
• Illinois Statewide Forensic Work Group
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A:
• Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center
Provided lectures on forensic psychiatry and consultation-liaison psychiatry for Psychiatry Residents. Acted as a preceptor for a forensic psychiatry elective for 3rd and 4th year residents.
Presentations:
• The Benefit of the Forensic Perspective in Relation to PTSD Diagnosis and Treatment in the Clinical Setting, Grand Rounds Presentation, Rush University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (February 2024)
• Season 1: Episode 2 of Stranger Among Us: “Prescription for Murder”, Investigation Discovery, psychiatric expert commentator, (aired February 2020, available to stream)
• Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder and Treatment
Invited Speaker, Rush Oak Park Hospital Classes and Events (Sept. 2018)
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Invited Speaker, Power & Cronin, LTD, 2017 Annual Medical-Legal Seminar (Sept. 2017)
• Update in the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal
Continuing Medical Education Presentation, Internal Medicine Department, Alexian Brothers Medical Center (Sept. 2015)
• Decision-Making Capacity
Continuing Medical Education Presentation, Internal Medicine Department, Alexian Brothers Medical Center (May 2012)
- 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: When I worked at the Cook County Criminal Courts forensic psychiatry clinic, I completed approximately 500 evaluations mainly for fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility. With my private expert witness practice, I have been retained more than 100 times as an expert witness in various civil and criminal matters, and I have also been involved in 30 Independent Medical Evaluations.
- 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: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: I have been retained by the plaintiff in about 5% of my cases.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: I have been retained by the defense in about 95% of my cases.
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: I have had my deposition taken 14 times over the last 6 years.
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: June 17, 2024
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: More than 50 times in my career.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: About 23 times in the past six years and more than 50 times in my career.
- 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.
- 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