PHANI M. TUMU, M.D.
Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology,
With Added Certification in the Subspecialty of Forensic Psychiatry
Education
2008-2009: Fellowship, Forensic Psychiatry
USC Institute of Psychiatry & Law
Los Angeles, CA
2005-2008: Residency, General Psychiatry
LAC+USC Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Los Angeles, CA
2003-2004: Internship, General Surgery
UCSF-East Bay General Surgery Training Program
Oakland, CA
1999-2003: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Jackson, Mississippi
M.D. Degree
1992-1996: Baylor University
Waco, Texas
B.S. Physics
Honors and Awards
2015: Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Employee of the Year Award
Nomination
2008: University of Southern California Department of Psychiatry Resident of the Year
2008: University of Southern California Department of Psychiatry Resident Mentor
Award
1995: Sigma Pi Sigma, Baylor University
1994: Alpha Epsilon Delta, Baylor University
1994: Beta Beta Beta, Baylor University
Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Subspecialty Examination in
Forensic Psychiatry: June 2011: Passed&Re-Certified
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Oral Examination:
April 2009: Passed&Re-Certified
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Written Board
Examination: June 2008: Passed
Employment
March 2022-Current: Clinical and Forensic Psychiatry Private Practice
November 2017-March 2022: Staff Psychiatrist at University Counseling Services at the
California State University Northridge
April 2017- October 2017: Staff Psychiatrist with All-Inclusive Community Health
Clinic in Burbank, CA
August 2009-March 2017: Staff Psychiatrist with the Los Angeles County Department of
Mental Health
April 2010-Current: Forensic Evaluator for Superior Court of Los Angeles
23371 Mulholland Drive., #143
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
December 2012-December 2013: Part-Time Staff Psychiatrist at ENKI Health &
Research Systems Outpatient Mental Health Clinic in
Commerce, CA
October 2008-Sept 2009: Staff Psychiatrist at The Sherman Oaks Mental Health Group
Sherman Oaks, CA
July 2008-June 2009: Postgraduate Fellow Physician in Forensic Psychiatry at the Los
Angeles County/University of Southern California Forensic
Psychiatry Fellowship Program
November 2005-June 2009: Psychiatric Emergency Room Staff Psychiatrist at Los
Angeles County General Hospital
June 2005-June 2008: Psychiatry Resident at the Los Angeles County/University of
Southern California Psychiatry Residency Program
January 2005-June 2005: Occupational Health Physician at Sonoma Valley Hospital,
Sonoma, CA
June 2003-July 2004: Surgical Intern at the University of California, San Francisco-East
Bay General Surgery Residency Program
June-August 2000: Neurosurgical Assistant to Dr. Lon F. Alexander, M.D., St. Dominic
Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi
June 1998-July 1999: Research Technician in Laboratory of Neurobehavioral Research,
Department of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi Medical
Center
July 1996-June 1998: Research Technician in Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Research,
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical
Center
Court Appointments
April 2010-Current: Los Angeles County Superior Court Expert Panel of Psychiatrists,
Criminal Courts Panel. Competency to stand trial and for decision-
making, civil commitment, dangerousness, insanity, psychiatric
evaluation for treatment and restoration of competency/sanity.
October 2012-June 2016: Per diem Forensic Evaluator at San Fernando Mental Health
Court in Los Angeles, CA. Evaluations of court competency
and gun restorations in Department 95.
March 2012-Current: Los Angeles County Superior Court Expert Panel of Psychiatrists,
Juvenile Delinquency Panel. Competency evaluations for
delinquency purposes.
May 2011-August 2015: Los Angeles County Superior Court Expert Panel of
Psychiatrists, 730 Panel. Dependency cases for DCFS
evaluations.
Clinical Experience
Post-Graduate Psychiatry Residency. Evaluate and treat psychiatric patients in a county setting, including inpatient, outpatient, consults and emergency room setting.
Post-Doctoral Forensic Psychiatry Fellow. Conduct psychiatric/legal evaluations for judges and attorneys on issues related to criminal, juvenile delinquency, juvenile dependency, and civil law; evaluate and treat mentally disordered offenders; testify on civil commitment issues related to LPS commitments; conduct psychological autopsies.
Research Experience
2003-2005: Efficacy of Total Hip Arthroplasty Versus Hemiarthroplasty in the
Treatment of Garden III and IV Femoral Neck Fractures, under Dr. Kevin
D. Bozic, M.D., Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of
California, San Francisco School of Medicine
2002-03: Investigation of Iliotibial Band Z-Plasty as Surgical Treatment for Refractory
Chronic Trochanteric Bursitis, under Dr. Audrey K. Tsao, M.D., Department of
Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi School of Medicine
1998-99: Investigation of Attention Deficits and Various Late Stage Behavior in Mice
Infected with Murine Leukemia Virus, under Dr. Ian A. Paul, Ph.D.,
Department of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi School of Medicine
1996-98: Investigation of Cerebral Artery Vasospasm in Cultured Basilar Arteries, under
Dr. Andrew D. Parent, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery, University of
Mississippi School of Medicine
Publications
Bak R, Tumu P, Hui C: Review of Delusions of Parasitosis: Part II. Cutis 82: 257-264, October 2008.
Bak R, Tumu P, Hui C: Review of Delusions of Parasitosis: Part I. Cutis 82: 123-130, August 2008.
Lee B, Tumu P, Paul I: Effects of LP-BM5 Murine Leukemia Virus Infection on Errors
and Response Time in a Two-Choice Serial Reaction Time Task
in C57BL/6 Mice. Brain Research 948: 1-7, 2002.
Zubkov A, Ogihara K, Tumu P: Bloody Cerebrospinal Fluid Alters Contractility of
Cultured Arteries. Neurological Research 21: 553-558,
September 1999.
Zubkov A, Ogihara K, Tumu P: Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Mediation of
Hemolysate-Induced Contraction in Rabbit Basilar
Artery. Journal of Neurosurgery 90: 1091-1097, June
1999.
Grand Rounds Presentations
Current Treatment Options for Eating Disorders. Department of Psychiatry, USC Keck School of Medicine, June 17, 2008
A Case of Late-Onset Psychosis: A Diagnostic Quandary. Department of Psychiatry, USC Keck School of Medicine, October 2, 2007
Other Professional Presentations
A Double Murder NGI Case Presentation. Southern California Association of Psychiatry& Law, January 21, 2021
Hearsay Rule in a Criminal Case. Southern California Association of Psychiatry & Law, July 15, 2017
Misdemeanor Incompetent to Stand Trial Program. Twin Towers Correctional Facility, December 16, 2008
Academic Appointments
Voluntary Clinical Faculty: July 2014- current
University of Southern California
Keck-USC School of Medicine
USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law
Los Angeles, California
Teaching Responsibilities: Teaching of post-graduate psychiatry residency fellows in psychiatric-legal report writing, including but not limited to competency, insanity and dependency cases.
Voluntary Clinical Faculty: February 2012-August 2013
University of California, Los Angeles
David Geffen School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
Los Angeles, California
Teaching Responsibilities: Teaching third year psychiatry residents about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of mentally ill patients in an urgent care setting.
Clinical Instructor: July 2008-June 2009
University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Los Angeles, California
Teaching Responsibilities: Taught third year medical students about the interaction of psychiatry and law as part of their psychiatry core-curriculum lectures; also supervised first and second-year psychiatry residents during civil commitment hearings.
Memberships
June 2006-December 2009: Southern California Psychiatric Society
June 2007-June 2008: Member-in-Training Representative of the Southern California Psychiatric Society
June 2006-December 2009: American Psychiatric Association
1999-December 2009: American Medical Association
Licensure
California Surgeons and Physician’s License, active since 12/04