Dr. Neeru Madan, PhD — Psychology Evaluator
Licensed psychologist in Davis, California. California Qualified Medical Evaluator in psychology.
Dr. Neeru Madan is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Davis, California, with clinical experience in psychological assessment and the evaluation of individuals experiencing chronic pain, trauma-related conditions, anxiety, depression, and adjustment-related concerns. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University–Brooklyn and an M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Delhi. Her professional experience includes conducting psychological evaluations and providing therapy in outpatient pain management settings, completing a clinical psychology internship in a psychiatric setting, and supervising doctoral trainees. Her research has focused on trauma, dissociation, and post-traumatic stress, with publications and presentations in these areas.
Why attorneys choose Dr. Madan
Dr. Neeru Madan has spent much of her career evaluating the psychological side of physical injury. As a postdoctoral fellow and then a licensed psychologist in outpatient pain management clinics from 2017 to 2020, she conducted behavioral and psychological evaluations, integrated them with psychological testing into comprehensive written reports, and treated participants in Functional Restoration Programs. That background is directly relevant to workers’ compensation claims involving chronic pain, depression and anxiety.
She is trained in standardized assessment. Her experience includes administering and scoring neuropsychological measures such as the RBANS, CVLT-II and Trail Making Test, structured interviews such as the SCID, rating scales including the Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Rating Scales and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, and cognitive and personality tests such as the WAIS-IV and PAI. Her trauma work includes PTSD screening for a SAMHSA-funded jail diversion program and managing oversight of an NIH-funded study of Cognitive Processing Therapy for survivors of interpersonal assault.
Her research on trauma, dissociation and post-traumatic stress has been published in the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association and presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, with posters accepted at the 2019 American Psychiatric Association and California Psychological Association meetings. She has supervised doctoral-level clinical trainees, and she offers evaluations in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.
Chronic pain experience
Conducted psychological evaluations and therapy in outpatient pain clinics, including Functional Restoration Programs, from 2017 to 2020.
Evaluation reports
Integrated interviews and psychological testing into written evaluation reports in pain clinic settings.
Trauma focus
Published and presented research on trauma, dissociation and post-traumatic stress.
Clinical supervision
Supervised doctoral-level clinical trainees at StarVista (2023–2025).
Medical-legal experience
- California Qualified Medical Evaluator — Psychology
- Psychological evaluations with written reports in outpatient pain programs (2017–2020)
- QME and AME evaluations through Sound Medical Evaluators
- Standardized assessment experience: RBANS, CVLT-II, Trail Making Test, SCID, HAM-D, HAM-A, Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, WAIS-IV, PAI
- PTSD screening for a SAMHSA-funded jail diversion program
Evaluations Dr. Madan performs
QME
Qualified Medical Evaluations for California workers’ compensation disputes.
AME
Agreed Medical Evaluations when both parties select one examiner.
Credentials and training
- Licensed psychologist, California
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology — Long Island University–Brooklyn (2017)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship — Pacific Pain Institute, Fairfield (2017–2019)
- Psychology Internship — Sutter Center for Psychiatry, Sacramento (2016–2017)
- Publication: Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (2015), avoidant coping, dissociation and PTSD
- Presentation, American Psychological Association Annual Convention (2014); posters accepted, American Psychiatric Association and California Psychological Association (2019)
Languages
Evaluations offered in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi
Dr. Madan’s Approach
Each evaluation begins with a careful review of the complete record, a thorough clinical interview and appropriate psychological testing. Dr. Madan explains her findings clearly and bases her opinions on the record, the evaluation and accepted professional literature, with the aim of being fair and impartial to every party, applicant and defense alike.