About

Dr. Suardi is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University. He is board-certified in general and child & adolescent psychiatry and trained in forensic psychiatry.

He is licensed to practice medicine in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and New York.

Currently, he is a staff child and adolescent psychiatrist with Adventist Behavioral Health. He is also a consultant to the Alfred D. Noyes Children’s Center in Rockville, Maryland and the Washington School of Psychiatry in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Suardi is a member of the faculty at St. Elizabeths Hospital, Psychiatric Residency Program, and at the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division of Georgetown University.

He is the president of the D.C. chapter of the Washington Psychiatric Society.

Dr. Suardi was born and raised in Italy, where he studied and practiced medicine and public health.

Professional Affiliations

Washington Psychiatric Society

President, D.C. Chapter

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Member, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Committee

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Member, Adoption and Foster Care Committee

American Medical Association

Education

Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, N.Y.)

Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital (New York, N.Y.)

Chief Fellow, Columbia University, 2009-2010

Residency in Psychiatry, St. Elizabeths Hospital (Washington, D.C.)

Residency in Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Milan (Italy)

Master of Science in Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (London, U.K.)

M.D., University of Milan (Italy)

Services

Clinical Psychiatry Services for Adults, Children, and Adolescents

Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, consultations, and second opinions

Medication management

Supportive psychotherapy

Report writing

Referrals when appropriate such as:

psychological testing
cognitive-behavioral therapy
dialectical behavioral therapy
psychodynamic psychotherapy
family psychotherapy
substance abuse treatment

Forensic Psychiatry

Expert witness services for adults, children, and adolescents

Adults

Criminal (prosecution or defense):

Competence to stand trial
Competence to plead guilty
Competence to waive counsel
Insanity
Diminished capacity
Dangerousness

Civil (plaintiff or defendant):

Claims of psychiatric malpractice
Disability claims
Claims of post-traumatic stress disorder
Claims of workplace harassment
Discrimination claims
Fitness for duty
Competence to stand trial
Competence to sign a will
Competence to consent to medical treatment
Competence to consent to a contract such as business contract, marriage contract, sale of an asset, etc.

Children and Adolescents

Criminal (prosecution or defense):

Competence to be a witness
Competence to stand trial
Competence to plead guilty
Delinquency
Waivers to adult court
Dangerousness

Civil (plaintiff or defendant or court-appointed):

Child custody
Termination of parental rights
Allegations of abuse and neglect
Allegations of psychiatric malpractice
Claims of post-traumatic stress disorder

Location

5028 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Suite 400, Room 15
Washington, D.C. 20016

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The office is located at the Washington School of Psychiatry in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of northwest Washington D.C., just south of the Maryland line.

Metro

Take the red line to the Friendship Heights stop. Use the Jenifer Street exit from the station. The Washington School of Psychiatry building is two blocks south of the exit, on the same side of the street.

Free Parking

We offer 70 minutes of free parking at Landmark Parking Inc. (behind Rodman’s). You must validate your parking ticket inside Rodman’s to waive the parking fee. Otherwise, $2.00 for first hour, $2.00 for each additional hour, $6.00 maximum per day. The parking lot closes at 7 p.m. If you exit after 7 p.m., there is no charge.

Metered spaces on Wisconsin Avenue

Time limits from 30 minutes to one hour. No parking 7:00 to 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays. No restrictions on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays.