ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

The Department of Psychiatry at the MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine is delighted to announce to the legal community the arrival of a new clinical faculty member who specializes in Forensic Psychiatry, Dr. Pogos H. Voskanian, formerly Director of the Psychiatry and Law Program at the Medical College of Virginia. He has been appointed as the new Director of the MCP Hahnemann University Correctional Mental Health Services Program (Provider of the Mental Health Services for the City of Philadelphia Prison System). Dr. Voskanian has also been named the Director of the newly established MCP Hahnemann University Psychiatry and Law Program within the Department of Psychiatry.

Dr. Voskanian is Board certified in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. He succeeds Dr. Edward W. Guy, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine, who has recently retired after thirty-six years of devoted service to the City of Philadelphia and the mental health needs of its prison population.

In addition to his clinical and academic duties, Dr. Voskanian will be available to the legal community for forensic psychiatric evaluations, consultations, and expert witness testimony in civil and criminal cases involving insanity defense, capital sentencing and diminished capacity; psychiatric disability, worker's compensation and personal injury evaluations; psychiatric malpractice; assessments of workplace violence, sexual harassment; various civil and criminal competencies, and other forensic issues.

Dr. Voskanian can be reached at 215 464 3380;
Fax: 215 464 3388; E-mail: DrVoskanian@aol.com
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