Philip D. Pan, M.D.
Chief, Division of Forensic Psychiatry

The Division of Forensic Psychiatry is a part of the
Department of Psychiatry within the Southern Illinois
University School of Medicine. Faculty within the
Forensic Division are available to confer on a wide
range of forensic psychiatric issues. Criminal forensic
issues include fitness to stand trial, mental state or
sanity at the time of an offense, competency to waive
Miranda rights, and sentencing / mitigation. Civil
forensic issues include guardianship, independent psychiatric evaluations
for disability, malpractice, and fitness for duty. 

Faculty in Springfield include Philip D. Pan, M.D., a board-certified forensic
psychiatrist, along with several faculty psychologists who are available for
consultation and administer standardized psychological and
neuropsychological instruments. Additional forensic psychiatric faculty
includes Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan, M.D.,who also serves as medical
director to the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center.

The Division of Forensic Psychiatry also includes other state mental health
centers in southern Illinois, including Alton Mental Health Center and
Chester Mental Health Center,