# Shafi Lodhi, MD: Forensic Neuropsychiatrist and Expert Witness

> Shafi Lodhi, MD, is a forensic neuropsychiatrist and expert witness with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Research Triangle of North Carolina. He is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry and in Forensic Psychiatry, completed dual fellowships at Stanford University School of Medicine in Neuropsychiatry and in Forensic Psychiatry, and accepts engagements from plaintiff and defense counsel nationwide. Attorneys: forensic@shafilodhimd.com, +1 650-789-1865, complimentary case screening, response within 24 to 48 hours.

## Start Here
- [When to Retain a Forensic Neuropsychiatrist](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/why-neuropsychiatrist/): how a dual-trained expert differs from a neurologist, neuropsychologist, or general forensic psychiatrist
- [About Dr. Lodhi](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/about/): credentials, court qualifications, publications, and appointments

## Services
- [TBI Litigation](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/tbi-litigation/): causation, mild TBI disputes, imaging and behavior correlation
- [Testamentary Capacity & Undue Influence](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/testamentary-capacity/): will contests, retrospective capacity, vulnerability assessment
- [Criminal Evaluations](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/criminal-evaluations/): competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, sentencing mitigation
- [Fitness for Duty](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/fitness-for-duty/): physicians, executives, and safety-sensitive roles
- [Pharmaceutical & Toxic Exposure](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/pharmaceutical-litigation/): medication adverse effects and prescribing standard of care
- [Independent Medical Examinations](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/independent-medical-examination/): neuropsychiatric IMEs
- [California Expert Witness](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/california/): Evidence Code 730 evaluations, Santa Clara County qualification
- [North Carolina Expert Witness](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/north-carolina/): in-person evaluations in the Research Triangle, statewide travel, state and federal court engagements

## Articles
- [What Is Undue Influence, and How Is Vulnerability Assessed?](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/articles/what-is-undue-influence/)
- [Can Testamentary Capacity Be Assessed After Death?](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/articles/testamentary-capacity-after-death/)
- [How Does a Traumatic Brain Injury Affect Competency to Stand Trial?](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/articles/tbi-and-competency-to-stand-trial/)

## Reference
- [FAQ for Retaining Attorneys](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/faq/): fees, timelines, plaintiff and defense, remote testimony, licensure
- [Glossary](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/glossary/): plain-English forensic neuropsychiatry definitions

## Clinical Practices (for patients, not forensic inquiries)
- [Bay Area Neuropsychiatry](https://bayareaneuropsychiatry.com/): Dr. Lodhi's California practice, treating the full range of adult conditions including ADHD, depression, anxiety, and OCD, as well as complex neuropsychiatric care; telemedicine statewide; most major insurance accepted
- [Lodestar Psychiatry](https://lodestarpsychiatry.com/): Cary, North Carolina, in-person and North Carolina telehealth
- [LODHI-A](https://lodhi-a.com/): a free semi-structured adult ADHD diagnostic interview for licensed clinicians

## Contact
- [Contact & Case Screening](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/contact/): attorneys and media
- [For Patients](https://www.shafilodhimd.com/for-patients/): where Dr. Lodhi treats patients