Steven H. Berger, MD
Forensic Psychiatry
Inquires are welcome only from Attorneys, Courts, Employers, or Insurance Companies.
All work can be done virtually or in person anywhere.
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Steven H. Berger, MD
Specialty: General Psychiatry
Sub-specialty: Forensic Psychiatry
In practice since 1975
Education/Training
Undergraduate: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1965-68
Medical: University of Michigan Medical School, M.D. Degree, 1968-1972
Internship: Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, 1972-1973
Psychiatry Residency: Psychosomatic and Psychiatric Institute, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, l972-l975
Practice History
1975-1979 Private Practice of General Psychiatry in Chicago, Illinois
1979-1997 Private Practice of General Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1997-2001 Staff forensic psychiatrist at the Issac Ray Treatment Center, Logansport State Hospital, Logansport, Indiana
2001-2017 Corrections, Mental Health Clinic, and Private Forensic Psychiatry in Lafayette, Frankfort, and Indianapolis IN
2018-2023 Corrections, Inpatient Psychiatry, Outpatient Psychiatry, Forensic Hospital Psychiatry, and Private Practice Forensic Psychiatry in Reno, Nevada
2023-present Private Practice of Forensic Psychiatry (virtual or in person anywhere) and Corrections (virtual clinical practice in 2 prisons)
Administrative Positions Held on the Past
1985-1988 Medical Director, Kent Oaks Psychiatric Unit of Kent Community Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Academic Appointments Held
2023- present Volunteer Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
2018-present Volunteer Clinical Professor, Department Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV
2001-2019 Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
1979-1997 Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI
Psychiatric Consultant Positions
1986-1988 Glenbeigh Chemical Dependency Unit, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1988-1996 Care Unit Chemical Dependency Unit, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1993-1996 Kent County Correctional Facility, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1994-1997 Community Counseling and Personal Growth Ministry, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Board Certification
General Psychiatry, 1978, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Forensic Psychiatry, 1985, American Board of Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry, 1998, 2005, and 2013, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Forensic Psychiatry, 2019, National Board of Physicians and Surgeons
Professional Affiliations
American Medical Association 1974-Present
American Psychiatric Association 1975-Present
Michigan Psychiatric Society 1979-2000 (Chairman, Ethics Committee, 1994-1997)
Indiana Psychiatric Society 1997 - 2017 (Chairman, Ethics Committee, 2001-2017)
Nevada Psychiatric Association 2018 - 2023
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) 1985 - present
Midwest Chapter of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 1985 - 2017 (President, 1995) .
Books and Chapters Written
Berger, S. H. Establishing a Forensic Psychiatric Practice, A Practical Guide. New York, WW Norton, 1997
Berger, S. H.: Starting a Forensic Practice, in Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry, second edition. Edited by Simon, R.I. and
Gold, L.H., Arlington VA: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2010, pp 63-91.
Editorial Positions
Associate Editor, 1994-2013, Newsletter of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Published quarterly by
the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, One Regency Drive, P.O. Box 30, Bloomfield, CT 06002.
Complete CV available upon request: shbergermd@yahoo.com