Sara Gilmer West MD
Forensic Psychiatry
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Community Support Services Inc150 Cross StreetAkron, OH 44311
Phone+1 330-253-9388
Fax+1 330-376-3726
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Summary
- Dr. Sara West is located in Akron, OH, specializing in Psychiatry with a subspecialty in Forensic Psychiatry. She completed her residency in Psychiatry and fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, after graduating from University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. West contributes to her field through numerous publications in respected journals, such as The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law and Behavioral Sciences & the Law. These publications have covered various areas, including misconceptions around correctional psychiatry and a comparative analysis of gender in sex offenses.
Education & Training
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2008 - 2009- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2004 - 2008
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2022 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The State of Forensic Literature on Persons with Intellectual Disability Who Sexually Offend.Kathryn Ann Baselice, Sara West
The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2022-12-01 - 3 citationsMisconceptions About Working in Correctional Psychiatry.Nathaniel P. Morris, Sara G. West
The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2020-02-12 - 9 citationsWomen Accused of Sex Offenses: A Gender‐Based ComparisonSara G. West, Susan Hatters Friedman, Ki Dan Kim
Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 2011-09-01
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