EXPERTISE
Paul R. Puri, MD, QME, is a licensed Psychiatrist who is available for PQMEs, AMEs or Independent Medical Evaluations (IMEs) at several locations throughout California.
BIO
Paul R. Puri, MD, QME attended medical school at the University of Rochester, and residency at University of California, San Diego, where he was Chief Resident and conducted research in psychosomatics and sleep medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA, where he has been on faculty for more than 10 years. He is also the Past-President of the UCLA Psychiatric Clinical Faculty Association. Dr. Puri believes that treatment can include but should not be limited to medications. He is trained in eight different forms of psychotherapy (talk therapy), including hypnosis, and incorporates this along with psychopharmacology into his private practice.
His clinical experience includes academic hospitals and clinics, Veteran’s Administration (VA), private hospitals, rehabilitation centers, county emergency rooms and urgent care, homeless “street medicine,” correctional facilities, and private practice.
In his non-clinical time he consults and writes for TV, and is the founder of WellDAO, a mental health tech platform.
