Tiffany F. Gartrell, M.D.

675 Seminole Ave NE, Unit T-03 ⚫ Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 800-218-8490  ⚫ Fax: 844-270-0342

E-Mail: DrGartrell@LorioForensics.com

Education

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Microbiology December 2005

University of Georgia

Medical Degree May 2011

Morehouse School of Medicine

Residency and Fellowship Training

Psychiatry Residency Program July 2011– June 2015

Tulane University School of Medicine

Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship July 2015 – June 2016

Tulane University School of Medicine

Additional Educational Experiences

Summer Medical Educational Program 2004

Yale University School of Medicine

Southwest Georgia Family Medicine Residency Program May 2008

Phoebe Family Care Center

Licensure and Certification

Licensed Physician in the State of Georgia, License #76036

Licensed Physician in the State of Louisiana, License #MD.206230

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology- Psychiatry Certification,

September 2016, Certificate #71211

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology- Forensic Psychiatry Certification,

October 2017, Certificate #2302

Academic Appointments

Medical Student Rotation Instructor, Tulane Department of Psychiatry June 2014 - June 2015

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine December 2016 - present

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine July 2017 – present

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Wellstar Residency Program September 2023-Present

Work Experience

Associate Consultant, Lorio Forensics January 2024 – Present

• Forensic Psychiatric Consultation Services

• Civil – including but not limited to independent medical/psychiatric evaluations/consultation for psychic injury, fitness for duty, medical malpractice
• Criminal – including but not limited to independent medical/psychiatric evaluations/consultation for criminal responsibility/insanity, trauma evaluations, competency to stand trial, mitigation

Staff Psychiatrist at Wellstar Behavioral Health Clinic & Wellstar Cobb Hospital September 2023 – Present

• Clinical care including assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adults

• Treatment for adult patients with psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma related disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, developmental disabilities, neurocognitive disorders, and personality disorders. Treatment modalities including but not limited to psychiatric medications, environmental and lifestyle interventions and/or supportive therapy in an outpatient setting.
• Providing back up coverage for the hospital’s psychiatry consult/liaison service and in-patient psychiatric unit

Staff Forensic Psychiatrist at Georgia Regional Hospital Atlanta/Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities July 2016 – September 2023

• President of the Medical Staff, July 2022 - September 2023

• Coordinate and managing monthly medical staff meetings
• Providing support to members of the medical staff
• Representing the medical staff on other hospital committees

• Medical Executive Team, February  2022 - September 2023

• Credentialing new medical staff members
• Decision making for medical staff
• Review of new policies and procedures affecting the medical staff
• Monitoring physicians under review/probation

• Staff Forensic Psychiatrist

• Completion of psychiatric evaluations of patients
• Competency restoration
• Completion of competency to stand trial evaluations and criminal responsibility evaluations, conditional release and civil commitment evaluations.

Staff Psychiatrist at Northlake Behavioral Health System July 2013 - June 2014

• Completion of psychiatric evaluations of patients
• Psychiatric stabilization of patients, via medication management and supportive therapy

Professional Memberships and Organizations

Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association, Member

American Psychiatric Association (APA), Member

American Academy of Psychiatry & Law, Member

Publications

Gartrell T, Kelly, DC: The Death Penalty and Intellectually Disabled Defendants. The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 44(2): 278, 2016.

Peer Reviewed and Invited Continuing Medical Education Presentations

Case Conceptualization of a Patient with Borderline Personality Structure, Tulane Department of Psychiatry Interdisciplinary Conference, 2014

Where Are Our Patients Going?, Tulane Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, 2013

The Slippery Slope of Forced Medication Protocols and Electronic Health Records, Tulane Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, 2012

Baby Blues & Postpartum Depression, Morehouse School of Medicine, 2011

Toxic Relationships, Presentation to adolescent patients on the inpatient unit and IOP, Morehouse School of Medicine & Ridgeview Institute, 2010

Testimony Experience

Dekalb County Superior Court, Decatur, Georgia, 8/14/23, Case: Charles Jackson

Dekalb County Superior Court, Decatur, Georgia, 7/6/23, Case: Mark Bowyer (2nd Testimony)

Dekalb County Superior Court, Decatur, Georgia, 6/20/23, Case: Mark Bowyer (1st Testimony)

Dekalb County Superior Court, Decatur, Georgia, 3/7/23, Case: Reginald Penn

Gwinett County Superior Court, Lawrenceville, Georgia, 1/21/23, Case: Stephen O’Reilly

Habersham County Superior Court, Clarkesville, Georgia, 1/1/23, Case: Curtis Long

Dekalb County Superior Court, Decatur, Georgia, 9/12/22, Case: Clarence McKinney

Dekalb County Superior Court, Decatur, Georgia, 2/14/22, Case: Thomas Clanton

Dekalb County Probate Court, Decatur, Georgia, 2/19/21, Case: Johnie Wright

Cobb County Superior Court, Marietta, Georgia, 2/5/21, Case: Kyle Hickey

Fulton County Superior Court, Atlanta, Georgia, 10/7/19, Case: Aja Jackson

Rockdale County Superior Court, Conyers, Georgia, 8/7/19, Case: Cameron Horne

Rockdale County Superior Court, Conyers, Georgia, 8/7/19, Case: Johnie Wright

Dekalb County Probate Court, Decatur, Georgia, 5/22/18, Case: Lalita Gold

Dekalb County Probate Court, Decatur, Georgia, 2/20/18, Case: Christopher Givens

Habersham County Superior Court, Clarkesville, Georgia, 1/23/18, Case: James Perkins

Dekalb County Probate Court, Decatur, Georgia, 3/8/17, Case: Eric Shugart

Rockdale County Superior Court, Conyers, Georgia, 1/3/17, Case: Douglas Cain

Rockdale County Superior Court, Conyers, Georgia, 12/5/16, Case: Dogocheo Smith

Dekalb County Probate Court, Decatur, Georgia, 10/17/16, Case: Marcus Watts

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section A, New Orleans, Louisiana, 6/2/16, Case: Louis Walker (2nd Testimony)

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Magistrate, New Orleans, Louisiana, 4/21/16, Case: Anthony Jones

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section J, New Orleans, Louisiana, 4/7/16, Case: Michael Craig

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section J, New Orleans, Louisiana, 3/31/16, Case: Stephanie Blount

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Magistrate, New Orleans, Louisiana, 3/3/16, Case: Terrence Batiste

21st Judicial District Court of Tangipahoa Parish – Amite, Louisiana, 3/2/16, Case: Daryl Hill

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section C, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2/25/16, Case: Larry Holmes

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section J, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2/8/16, Case: Christopher Freeman

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section J, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2/4/16, Case: Tara Nailer

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section K, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/28/16, Case: Marvin Evans

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section G, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/14/16, Case: Jericho Miller

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section C, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/7/16, Case: Ryan McGoey

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section A, New Orleans, Louisiana, 12/7/15, Case: Louis Walker (1st Testimony)

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section G, New Orleans, Louisiana, 11/12/15, Case: Justin Walker

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section J, New Orleans, Louisiana, 10/29/15, Case: Troy West

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section G, New Orleans, Louisiana, 10/15/15, Case: Don Hayes

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section K, New Orleans, Louisiana, 9/24/15, Case: Rayard Bell

20th Judicial District Court Parish of East Feliciana, Jackson, Louisiana, 9/4/15, Case: Maurice Materre

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section B, New Orleans, Louisiana, 9/3/15, Case: Allen Womble

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section G, New Orleans, Louisiana, 9/3/15, Case: Mandela Russell

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Magistrate, New Orleans, Louisiana, 8/20/15, Case: Terrence Batiste

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section J, New Orleans, Louisiana, 8/6/15, Case: Leonard Marshall

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Magistrate, New Orleans, Louisiana, 7/30/15, Case: Austin Thompson

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – Section C, New Orleans, Louisiana, 7/9/15, Case: Jonathon Ruiz