Anlee Kuo, JD, MD - Forensic Psychiatric Associates, LP

Anlee Kuo, JD, MD is a forensic and clinical psychiatrist in San Francisco, California. She is certified in Adult, Child, Adolescent & Forensic Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Services

Dr. Kuo specializes in the areas of child forensic issues such as child custody evaluations, competency to stand trial assessments, diagnostic evaluations and risk assessments for the juvenile courts, parenting assessments in dependency cases, child sexual abuse allegations and child trauma assessments and diagnostic assessments in school consultation and child immigration cases.

Areas of Expertise

Profile

Anlee Kuo received her B.A. degree from Dartmouth College. She received her J.D. from New York University School of Law and her M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Psychiatry and subspecialty fellowship training in both Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco. She is certified in Adult, Child, Adolescent & Forensic Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Her areas of interest include child forensic issues such as child custody evaluations, competency to stand trial assessments, diagnostic evaluations and risk assessments for the juvenile courts, parenting assessments in dependency cases, child sexual abuse allegations and child trauma assessments and diagnostic assessments in school consultation and child immigration cases. She currently maintains a clinical faculty appointment at the University of California, San Francisco and a private practice in San Francisco and San Mateo treating children, adolescents and adults. She has also worked in the child psychiatry division of the San Mateo County Mental Health Department.

Dr. Kuo has performed over 250 forensic psychiatric evaluations and qualified as an expert in the field of psychiatry in the San Francisco juvenile and adult courts and in the Federal Jurisdiction. She is a member of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Kuo has been an independent contractor to fpamed since its inception.

Professional Experience

1991
Rogers and Wells
Legal Assistant

1992-93
Long Island University
Laboratory Assistant

2000-01
Saint Luke's Hospital
Part-time Psychiatrist on the Inpatient Adult Psychiatry Unit

2001
San Mateo County Hospital
Part-time Psychiatrist in Psychiatric Emergency Services and the Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Unit

2004-2006
San Mateo County Mental Health
Staff Member, Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

2004
Private Practice
Adult, Child, Adolescent and Forensic Psychiatrist

Licenses

Medical License, California, A69776 (active)

Legal Experience & Services

Child, adolescent and adult trauma assessments involving physical or emotional trauma
Child sexual abuse assessments
Child custody evaluations
Parenting assessments and child mental health assessments in dependency cases. Worked for the Child Trauma Project in San Francisco
Competency to stand trial assessments, diagnostic evaluations and risk assessments for juvenile and adult criminal court including the Youth Guidance Center and the Behavioral Health Court in San Francisco
Workmen's compensation evaluations
Psychiatric and violence risk assessments for Board of Prison Terms at San Quentin Prison
Psychiatric assessments of juvenile offenders at Hillcrest Juvenile Hall in San Mateo County, California and Youth Guidance Center in San Francisco

Affiliations

American Psychiatric Association
Northern California Psychiatric Society
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Law, Committee Member

Qualifications

Qualified Medical Examiner, State of California
Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; Triple Board certified in Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry

Awards & Honors

1987 - Cobra Senior Honor Society (one of twenty women honored by the Class Dean for “outstanding contributions to the Dartmouth community”)
1987 - Xerox grant to study acupuncture in China
1987-88 - Rufus Choate Scholar (top 5 percent of undergraduate class at Dartmouth College)
1990 - Journal of International Law and Politics, Editorial Staff
1995 - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: National Health Service Corp Fellowship
2002 - Rappeport Fellowship (awarded by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law to four or five “outstanding residents” in the country “with interests in psychiatry and the law”)
2001-02 - The Laughlin Award of the National Psychiatric Endowment Foundation (awarded by the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute for “excellence in therapeutic skills and dedication to the welfare of patients”)
2003 - Irving Philips, M.D. Memorial Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (awarded by the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute)

Publications

2003 - Forensics Chapter for the Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Third Edition (Co-author: John Sikorski, M.D.)
2004- The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2004, Volume 32, No.3, Legal Digest, p. 335-3392006
2006 - Divorce and Custody Chapter for Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook, Fourth Edition (Co-author: John Sikorski, M.D.)
2009 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Co-author: John Sikorski, M.D.)
2016 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Second Edition (Co-author: John Sikorski M.D.)
2020 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Dulcan's Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Third Edition (Co-author: Caitlin Costello, M.D., John Sikorski M.D.)

Education

1984-88 - Dartmouth College, Hanover, NHB.A., cum laude, Asian Studies
1989-92 - New York University School of Law, New York, NY, J.D., Law
1994-98 - Johns Hopkins University Medical School Baltimore, MD, M.D., Medicine
1998-99 - University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Internship, Pediatrics
1999-02 - University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, Residency, Psychiatry
2002-03 - University of California, San Francisco, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Fellowship, Child Fellow, Psychiatry
2003-04 - University of California, San Francisco, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Forensic Fellow, Psychiatry