About
Dr. Pitman has been practicing psychiatry for more than 50 years. He is Certified in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, and Brain Injury Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is an internationally recognized researcher, teacher, and clinician in the field of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with 300 peer-reviewed publications in the medical literature. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a recipient of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies' Outstanding Scientific Achievement and Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition to Dr. Pitman's activity in academic psychiatry, he has a selective private practice in forensic psychiatry, specializing in PTSD, brain injury medicine, and mental damages. Dr. Pitman has 40 years' experience as a forensic psychiatric consultant and expert witness. Some may be concerned about Dr. Pitman's age of 81. He responds that he is as sharp as he ever was and passes periodic board certification examinations with ease. Dr. PItman is still a competitive rower, and he has the physical appearance of a man in his sixties. See for yourself on Zoom. If your case calls for an expert with the most distinguished credentials, consider Dr. Pitman.