Dr. Adhia evaluates as an Expert Witness, private Forensic Consultant to attorneys, and has an active practice as a Clinical Psychiatrist.

Clinical Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry and Patient Care. 

Brain Injuries, Stroke and Spinal Cord Injuries.  TIRR Memorial Hermann. Dr. Adhia treats patients with neuropsychiatric complications of brain injuries and stroke at renowned TIRR Memorial Hermann, a hospital and research leader.

Psychiatric Treatment.  Dr. Adhia treats psychiatric patients at Avenue 360, a Houston clinic that provides health care to underserved populations such as HIV positive, LGBQT and homeless patients.

Previously, he served as Medical Director at PACE, a private psychiatric care clinic. Prior to PACE, Dr. Adhia treated inmates in Texas corrections facilities including capital offenders in maximum security and death row inmates.

Credentials, Education and Qualifications. 

Specialty Credentials. Dr. Adhia is a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) qualified to evaluate and interpret drug testing, toxicology and laboratory results. He also holds a Buprenorphine Waiver from the HHS to treat opioid addiction.

Governor Appointment. Dr. Adhia is an appointed and senate-confirmed member of the State of Texas Governor’s Advisory Committee to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments. 

Academic.  Dr. Adhia is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). 

Volunteer.  Dr. Adhia volunteers with Physicians for Human Rights – Asylum Network (forensic evaluations in human trafficking cases,) and Daya Houston, a clinic treating South Asian survivors of sexual and domestic abuse.

Education. Dr. Adhia completed his Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University in 2014 (one of fewer than 30 programs in the U.S.), and residency in Psychiatry at the University of Kansas Medical Center and University of Texas Health and Sciences Center.