Christopher Jay Heckman, M.D., M.S., Q.M.E.

Dr. Christopher Heckman is currently a member of the Clinical Operations Advisory Council (COAC) for the California Department of State Hospitals. The Clinical Operations Division facilitates the development, evaluation, and maintenance of clinical standards for California’s Department of State Hospitals (DSH). At the heart of the DSH Clinical Operations Division is the Clinical Operations Advisory […]
Meghan Jain, M.D.

Dr. Jain’s interest in psychiatry began as an undergraduate at USC where she majored in Neuroscience and graduated Magna Cum Laude. She then went onto Medical School at SUNY Downstate followed by a psychiatry residency at UCLA San Fernando Valley. She then went on to become Chief Resident while completing her fellowship in Child Psychiatry […]
Ashraf Helmy, M.D., Q.M.E.

Ashraf Helmy, M.D., Q.M.E., is a board certified psychiatrist working in the Los Angeles area. He currently works at the Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, California and has been an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University/Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Helmy is certified by the American […]
Gregory McGowan, M.D.

Dr. Gregory McGowan, M.D., is a licensed psychiatrist. He earned his medical degree from Marshall University and then completed his residency in psychiatry at the University of California. Dr. McGowan currently practices at Ehab Yacoub, MD Inc. Brain Health USA and sees patients at various locations, including Los Angeles, Van Nuys, and Culver City, CA. […]
Edwin Peng, M.D., M.B.A., Q.M.E.

Edwin Peng, MD, MBA, QME has been a board-certified psychiatrist since 2006. He has accumulated a breadth of experiences across a variety of clinical, cultural, and forensic settings reflective of his broad interests in the field of mental health. Dr. Peng graduated Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University […]
Paul Kratofil, D.O., Q.M.E.

Paul Kratofil, D.O., Q.M.E., received his medical degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, California. Following a rotating internship, Dr. Kratofil spent six years practicing family medicine in San Diego, California. He then entered the psychiatry residency training program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. During […]
Carlos Rodriguez, M.D., Q.M.E.

Carlos Rodriguez, M.D., Q.M.E., earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California in Psychobiology. He began to explore the mind/body connection and how it impacts our overall health. He pursued his interest in physical health by earning his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. After graduating, […]
Matthew Steiner, M.D., Q.M.E.

Matthew Steiner, M.D., Q.M.E., is the founder and director of Expedient Medicolegal Services. Dr. Steiner has a broad forensic background serving as both an expert witness and a treating psychiatrist in a wide range of medicolegal cases in Orange, Los Angeles, and San Luis Obispo counties. Dr. Steiner has worked statewide giving testimony in Writ, […]