Kerry Mendes M.D. Forensic Psychiatry

Dr. Mendes is a Forensic Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychiatrist in Houston, Texas. He is Double Board-Certified and completed his Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of California, Davis. He completed Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine.

Dr. Mendes is a treating Adult, Adolescent and Child Psychiatrist at Avenue 360, a mental health clinic in Houston, Texas treating underserved populations. Dr. Mendes has conducted medical-legal evaluations of Adults, Adolescents and Children for civil litigation about suicide, and is experienced with CTST, risk assessment, Fitness for Duty, NGRI and Diminished Capacity.

Dr. Mendes holds medical licenses in California and Texas and is qualified to opine in all States.

Services

Dr. Kerry Mendes offers the following services:

Medicolegal Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults, Children and Adolescents
Independent Medical Examination in person and by video
Review of records, medical and legal
Consulting with attorneys prior to disclosure
Assessment of Merit
Written and verbal report
Testimony at deposition or trial

Litigation Support Services

Dr. Kerry Mendes is an expert witness and legal consultant to attorneys on psychiatric factors:
-Psychiatric Symptoms and Diagnosis
-Civil and Criminal Matters
-Competency to Stand Trial
-Assessment and Diagnosis of Children and Adolescents
-Objective Opinions Plaintiff & Defense

Areas of Expertise

Additional Expertise:

Teen Drunk Driving, Teen Impaired Driving, Teenager/Young Adult Mental Health, Mental Illness, Suicide in Teens, Medication, Occupational Evaluation, Teen Behavior, Child Mental Health, Competency to Stand Trial (CTST), Not Guilty by Right of Insanity (NGRI), Disability, Forensic Assessment of Children (Violence and Sexual Recidivism Risk Assessments), CTST and Sexual Violence Risk Assessments.

Profile

Dr. Mendes is a Forensic Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychiatrist in Houston, Texas. He is Double Board-Certified and completed his Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of California, Davis. He completed Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine.

Dr. Mendes is a treating Adult, Adolescent and Child Psychiatrist at Avenue 360, a mental health clinic in Houston, Texas treating underserved populations. Dr. Mendes has conducted medical-legal evaluations of Adults, Adolescents and Children for civil litigation about suicide, and is experienced with CTST, risk assessment, Fitness for Duty, NGRI and Diminished Capacity.

Areas Served

All States

Professional Experience

Adhia & Associates, Forensic Psychiatrists
Expert Witness and Legal Consultant to Attorneys; Private practice. Houston, TX, California, and nationally. (2022-present)
-Forensic psychiatry
-Records review, medical and legal
-Independent medical examination (IME) assessment
-Reports of findings and conclusions
-Testimony

Avenue 360 Health & Wellness (FQHC clinic treating the homeless, LGBTQ patients, those with substance use disorders, those with HIV), Psychiatrist. Houston, TX.
Adult and Adolescent Psychiatrist. (2021-present)
-Psychiatric outpatient care, assessment and treatment of adult patients
-Psychiatric outpatient care, assessment and treatment of child patients (ages 6 and up)
-Treatment of conditions including, but not limited to, trauma, anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar, autism and oppositional defiant/conduct disorder

Pre-Medical Experience:

All Faiths Receiving Home, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Case Worker for Child Protective Services (CPS) (2009-2011)
-Provided support for families reported to CPS, current foster parents and families who had recently been reunited with their children by CPS
-Assistance to families in areas of behavioral management of children, coordinated communication between families and CPS, schools, other involved parties, helped families address concerns raised by CPS in order to prevent removal of children
-Helped assess safety and home environment through frequent visits to children's homes and reported findings to CPS management

Desert Hills Residential Treatment Center. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Caseworker for At-Risk Youth and Youth with Mental Illness (2007-2009)
-Caseworker services for children being discharged from RTC, children in the day treatment program as well as other children who enrolled in the program
-Helped families manage demands of navigating school, treatment programs, applying for government assistance as well as with behavioral issues arising in the home, school or other settings

Licenses

California Medical License (#A 155720) (2018)
Texas Medical License (#T3519) (2021)

Affiliations

American Psychiatric Association
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Qualifications

Board-Certified in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Certificate #77736), 2020
Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Certificate #2629), 2021
Fellowship-Trained in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Seminars & Training

Presentations:

2015, 2018, 2019, Video games and psychiatry
Provided education about how video games affect behavior in the home, reasonable playing time, and use as a behavioral intervention/motivation tool for children.

2019, Mental status exam basics
Explained basics of the psychiatric mental status exam to psychiatric techs and nurses at CHOC children's hospital.

2020, Cannabis Use and Violence Risk: From High to Homicidal (with the UC Davis Division of Psychiatry and the Law)
Explained how marijuana use has been used as criminal defense, the relationship of marijuana to both victims and perpetrators of violence. Discussed psychosis. Compared forms of marijuana and related TCH contents and identified the role of race leading to biases related to marijuana use.

Research:

2020-2021, The Waitlist Project (with UC Davis department of Psychiatry and the Law)
Worked with Dr. Charles Scott and Dr. Barbara McDermott, and forensic Fellows in evaluating the quality of psychiatric diagnosis and care received by inmates on the admission waitlist for state hospitals. Inmates at multiple jail sites in the state of California were assessed with the goal of using the data gathered to influence public policy regarding psychiatric care in California's jails.

Professional References

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Education

2020-2021, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
2018-2020, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, University of California Irvine (UCI), Irvine, California
2015-2018, General Psychiatry Residency, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2015, Medical Degree, University of Arizona Medical School, Tucson, Arizona
2007, B.S., Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico