Dr. Suskind is frequently retained as a consultant in civil litigation matters and devotes a select portion of his practice to forensic consultation and evaluation. His expertise is particularly well established in the assessment of post-traumatic stress reactions, psychological responses to medical illness, and the emotional sequelae of bodily injury and disfigurement. This specialized perspective reflects his dual training in psychiatry and surgery, as well as his prior role as Director of the Mental Health Team at the San Diego & Imperial County Regional Burn Treatment Center.

In addition to his clinical and forensic work, Dr. Suskind has lectured extensively on post-traumatic stress disorder, somatic symptom and conversion disorders, and the psychiatric dimensions of trauma, pain, and catastrophic injury.

Dr. Suskind’s clinical orientation emphasizes normal human development, personality functioning, and the meaningful psychological context in which symptoms arise. His medical-legal consultations, reports, and testimony are designed to communicate complex psychiatric issues in clear, accessible language that helps courts, attorneys, and juries understand the individual as a whole person, rather than solely through diagnostic terminology.

He remains actively engaged in the teaching of psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis, while maintaining an active clinical practice. Dr. Suskind also serves as a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME), Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME), and Independent Medical Examiner (IME) for the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB).