Sanjay Sahgal, MD

Forensic Psychiatrist & Neurologist

Dr. Sanjay Sahgal is a Forensic Psychiatrist & Neurologist in Fresno, CA with special training and skill in at least general psychiatry, certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). As a Forensic Psychiatrist & Neurologist, Sanjay Sahgal, MD performs evaluations on and provides specialized treatment for incarcerated and litigation bound patients. Forensic Psychiatry & Neurology is the study and medical care at the crossroads of law (criminal, administrative, and civil) and psychiatry. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Forensic Psychiatrists & Neurologists include anxiety disorders, clinical depression, personality disorders, and schizophrenia. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Forensic Psychiatrists & Neurologists include assessing and preventing a patient's risk of harm to themselves and others, testifying in courts, providing psychotherapy, collaborating with social and health care professionals, and helping to design treatment facilities.

Forensic Psychiatry is a subspecialty with psychiatric focus on interrelationships with civil, criminal and administrative law, evaluation and specialized treatment of individuals involved with the legal system, incarcerated in jails, prisons, and forensic psychiatry hospitals.

Other Service Specialist

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.