Board Certified in Psychiatry for over thirty years, Dr. Hochman has had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of individuals in office, hospital, military, as well as medical-legal settings.
Background
Dr. Hochman has consulted or testified in many hundreds of civil and criminal cases. He has also had numerous media appearances and years of teaching medical students. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, and has taught continuing education for Johns Hopkins Medical School.
Areas of Expertise
Assessment of head injury and its aftermath.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Questions of poor judgment, including sexual misconduct
Varieties of undue influence including "cults" and parental alienation.
Unusual syndromes including Munchhausesen's Syndrome
Fitness for Duty and disability Issues
Employment issues
Substance misuse, including prescribed medications.
Curriculum Vitae Highlights
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center - Psychiatric ResidencyBoard Certified in Psychiatry since 1976.
New York University - Medical Doctorate
City University of New York - Bachelor of Science Degree - Phi Beta Kappa
Captain, Air Force Reserve Medical Corps
Contact Information
Telephone 310 277 4199
FAX 310 277 4107
E-mail jh@hochmanmd.net
9911 W. Pico Boulevard, Ste. 660
Los Angeles CA 90035