Dr. E. Richard Dorsey, MD
Dr. Richard Dorsey is AME ,IME and QME certified, and provides psychiatric services for WOSA patients. He is also Board-Certified in Psychiatry, and is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (DLFAPA). Dr. Richard Dorsey welcomes denied or undecided workers' compensation cases on a lien basis, with prompt appointments. He also offers phone appointments for follow-up cases with transportation problems or periods of COVID restrictions.
In addition to the above, Dr. Dorsey accepts non-network California workers' compensation patients on a lien basis, since there are few, if any other workers' compensation treating psychiatrists in Orange and Riverside Counties, and only a limited number in Los Angeles and San Diego counties. In addition, he welcomes Federal workers' compensation cases, for whom there are very few other psychiatrists in all of Southern California.
25431 Cabot Road, Suite 110
Laguna Hills, California 92653
ph 949.718.3666
fx 949.718.9666
email: dorseypsych@sbcglobal.net>
EDUCATION
MD West Virginia University 1965
MBA University of Cincinnati 1972
Internship Medical College of Virginia 1965-66
Residency/Fellowship University of Cincinnati Hospitals 1971-74
CERTIFICATION
Licensed Broker, CA Dept of Real Estate 1993
Qualified Medical Evaluation, CA Dept of Indust Relats 1990
Board Certified in Administrative Psychiatry 1977
Board Certified in Psychiatry 1976
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Private Practice of Psychiatry, Newport Beach CA 2003-2017
President, Telepsychiatry Inc, Newport Beach CA 2000-Present
Staff Psychiatrist, Orange County Evaluation and Treatment 1986-2020
Service, Santa Ana CA 1998-Present
Medical Director and Chief of Psychiatry, County of Riverside, CA 1990-2004
Medical Director, Crisis Stabilization Program, College Hospital, Costa Mesa CA 1992-1998
Chief Psychiatrist, Correctional Mental Health, County of Orange CA 1987-1990
Director, Medical Psychiatry, Doctors Hospital West, Columbus OH 1980-1986
Chief of Psychiatry, Epp Memorial Hospital, Cincinnati OH 1978-1986
Director of New Product Development, Associate Group 1973-1978
Director, Group Director, Merrell-National Labs, Cincinnati OH
Field Consultant in Peer Review, American Psychiat Assn, Washington DC 1968-71
General Practice, Huntington WV 1968-1971
Captain, Medical Corps, Flight Medical Officer, and Chief of Hospital Services, USAF Hospital, Dyess AFB TX
1966-1968
LICENSURE
California, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Member, Telehealth/Telemedicine Committees, CA Mental Health 1995-2000
Directors Assn and CA Hospital Assn
Vestry Member, St John Episcopal Church, Costa Mesa CA 1995-2006
President, St John Manor Corporation, Costa Mesa CA 2000-2006
Board Member, Beacon Court Homeowners Assn, Newport Beach CA 1990-99
Board Member, Granville Homeowners Assn, Newport Beach CA 2004-2006
Professional Publications and Committee Service Available on Request