Dr. William Sterling is a psychiatrist in forensic practice. He has been admitted as an expert in courts throughout New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley. Dr. Sterling also works as a forensic evaluator for the New York State Office Of Mental Health, and has done extensive work with individuals who have been found Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity. He is an instructor in the Columbia-Cornell Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program.

Dr. William Sterling completed medical school at SUNY Downstate College Of Medicine and residency at Zucker-Hillside Hospital/Hofstra-Northwell, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Sterling completed fellowship in forensic psychiatry at New York University. He is Board Certified in both Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. He has been in private practice since 2021.

Dr. Sterling performs evaluations on a variety for forensic issues. These include:

Independent Medical Examinations (IME)
Insanity Defense/State Of Mind/Mitigation in Criminal Cases
Competency To Stand Trial
Violence Risk Assessment
Sex Offender Risk Assessment
Psychiatric Hospitalization/Retention
Treatment Over Objection
Divorce
Medical/Psychiatric Malpractice
Emotional Distress
Workplace Harassment
Fitness For Duty
Veterans Affairs/VA Nexus Letters
Management of Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and severe Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders
General Consultation on Forensic Issues

If you are a lawyer or client seeking a forensic evaluation for a legal purpose like the above listed or another matter, please reach out.