Evaluations

Dr. Goldenberg provides individualized psychiatric and addiction evaluations for healthcare providers and pilots. Dr. Goldenberg is a HIMS trained psychiatrist providing psychiatric, HIMS, SSRI and ADHD evaluations for the FAA. Each evaluation is designed to answer a question or series of questions and includes a fitness for duty evaluation.

The questions may be vague, "what is causing the decrease is work performance or memory problems?" Or the questions may be specific, "what is my mental health diagnosis" or "do I have an addiction?" Accordingly, the intensity and length of each evaluation is customized to able to accurately answer the specific questions of each individual case.

Treatment

Dr. Goldenberg provides psychiatry and addiction treatment and is experienced working with professionals in safety sensitive roles (i.e. healthcare providers and pilots) and is a HIMS trained psychiatrist for the FAA. Dr. Goldenberg also provides addiction psychiatry consultations at nationally recognized addiction treatment programs at all levels of care: intensive outpatient (IOP), partial-hospitalization (PHP) and residential. Dr. Goldenberg utilizes evidence-based treat modalities which are designed to address both primary psychiatric disorders and primary addictions, as well as co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder.

Expert Witness

Matthew Goldenberg D.O. is double Board Certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry and is a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO). He is an expert in the evaluation and treatment of mental health disorders and is an addiction specialist for adults in his private practice in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Goldenberg is a trusted aviation and HIMS trained psychiatrist and has extensive clinical and academic experience evaluating and treating healthcare providers.

Healthcare Providers

Healthcare providers such as Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists etc all work in extremely safety sensitive positions. Accordingly, healthcare providers need a mental health and addiction expert that is specially trained to work with hospital wellbeing committees, licensing boards, employee assistance programs and diversion programs.

Pilots

It should come as no surprise that pilots work in extremely safety sensitive positions. Accordingly, both commercial and private pilots need a psychiatrist that is specially trained to work with the airlines, unions and FAA. Dr. Goldenberg is a HIMS trained Psychiatrist who provides evaluations to the FAA. Dr. Goldenberg provides evaluations for pilots and flight attendants from every airline.

Other Professionals

Despite being highly successful in all other areas of their lives many professionals suffer from depression, mood swings, anxiety or other mental health problems. In many cases, their highly stressful and busy lifestyles lead to problematic or out of control drugs and alcohol use. Some professionals also work in safety sensitive roles as their clients depend on them to function at an optimal level. Dr. Goldenberg has experience treating professionals at every stage of career.