Board-Certified Psychiatrist | Qualified Medical Evaluator
QYANA GRIFFITH, MD, QME
Objective, evidence-based psychiatric evaluations with expertise in assessing causation, permanent disability, and future medical care for workers’ compensation and medical-legal cases.
Med-Legal Services
Qualified Medical Evaluations (QME)
Psychiatric evaluations for workers’ compensation cases, assessing causation, disability, and future care.
Independent Medical Evaluations (IME)
Objective psychiatric assessments for disputed claims, addressing diagnosis, impairment, and treatment needs.
Expert Witness
Psychiatric record review, medical-legal analysis, and expert testimony for complex cases.
CREDENTIALS AT A GLANCE
Board-certified psychiatrist focused on objective, evidence-based psychiatric evaluations for workers’ compensation and medical-legal cases.
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Boston University School of Medicine (2013)
Master of Arts in Molecular Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences (2011)
Psychiatry Residency Program
UCLA-San Fernando Valley Psychiatry Residency Program (2013–2017)
Chief Resident – Outpatient Mental Health (VA & Community Clinics)
Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
University of California, San Francisco (2005)
National Dean’s Honor List
Bachelor of Science – Biological Sciences
University of California, Irvine (2003)
- Board Certified – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2017)
- Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) – California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC)
- Licensed Physician – State of California (Active)
- Chief Resident – UCLA-San Fernando Valley Psychiatry Residency Program
- Chief Resident – Outpatient Mental Health (VA & Community Clinics)
- Teaching Assistant – Boston University School of Medicine (Microbiology)
- American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists (AACP)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
- Inspirational Physician Award – American Medical Association (2018)
- Polished Diamond Award – UCLA Psychiatry Residency Program (2017)
- Excellence in Psychiatric Education Award – Southern California Psychiatric Society (2017)
- PGY2 of the Year – UCLA Psychiatry Residency Program (2015)
- Ruth Hunter Johnson Prize in Psychiatry – Boston University School of Medicine (2013)
- Gold Humanism Honor Society – Boston University School of Medicine (2012)
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fellowship – Boston University School of Medicine
- Medical Scholars Program Fellowship – Infectious Disease Society of America
- Benjamin H. Kean Traveling Fellowship – ASTMH
Patient Care EXPERIENCE
General Adult
Psychiatry
- Mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders
- Psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis
- Medication management and care
Telepsychiatry
Services
- Remote psychiatric evaluations
- Ongoing follow-up care
- Continuity of treatment
Inpatient Psychiatric
Care
- Emergency psychiatric evaluations
- Crisis stabilization and treatment
- Discharge planning coordination
Substance Use
Treatment
- Substance use disorder care
- Co-occurring condition management
- Long-term treatment planning