Dr. Weiss is a practicing Psychiatrist and Forensic Psychiatrist. Early in his career, he practiced Internal Medicine when he decided to pursue a deepening interest in Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychiatry. Internal Medicine continues to play a part in treating psychiatric conditions. He has a clinical psychiatric practice in Austin, Texas.

Dr. Weiss is uniquely qualified to address psychiatric conditions, as well as overlap with other medical conditions, symptoms, and treatment.

Board-Certified in each of the following specialties:
• Psychiatry, ABPN
• Forensic Psychiatry, ABPN
• Addiction Psychiatry, ABPN
• Internal Medicine, ABIM

Dr. Weiss completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Henry Ford Hospital, and Board-Certification in Internal Medicine. He completed his Residency in Psychiatry at the University of Chicago Michael Reese Hospital and obtained Board-Certifications in (general) Psychiatry and subspecialties Forensic Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry.

• 30+ years as a physician specializing in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, and Internal Medicine
• B.S. in Mathematics from MIT, Minor in Nutrition (Cambridge, MA)
• M.D. from Wayne State University School of Medicine, (Detroit, MI)
• Post-graduate training in Internal Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital of the University of Michigan (Detroit, MI) and Psychiatry at Michael Reese Hospital (Chicago, IL)
• Nutrition fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital (NY, NY)

In addition to clinical Psychiatry, Dr. Weiss has served in leadership roles at addiction treatment and rehabilitation clinics, in-patient, and out-patient.

• hospital and residential inpatient (detoxification, rehab)
• outpatient treatment

Dr. Weiss has presented and published extensively about the psychiatric impact of
• stress
• pain
• addiction including substance abuse disorders
• psychosomatic medicine
• geriatric psychiatry
• dual diagnosis (overlap of psychiatric conditions and addiction)
• diseases and injuries of the brain

Specialties

• Psychiatry
• Addiction Psychiatry

Subpecialties

• Psychiatrist
• Medical Negligence
• Medical Malpractice
• Competency to stand trial
• Competency
• Testamentary Capacity
• Addiction
• Alcoholism
• DUI
• Criminal Responsibility
• Mental Disability
• Malpractice
• Therapy
• Confidentiality
• Correctional Psychiatry
• Violence and Abuse
• Domestic Abuse
• Trauma