Laura Davies MD

Physician. Forensic expert. Law student. Writer on AI governance.

Healthcare AI is being built faster than it is being governed.

I am a board-certified psychiatrist with more than two decades in clinical practice, a former United States diplomat, a forensic psychiatry expert, and a law student focused on how artificial intelligence can be thoughtfully implemented in medicine. This site is where my clinical work, forensic practice, and writing on AI governance live together.

Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with subspecialty certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Founder, Forenspych app; former cofounder digital mental health startup

Law student, Cleveland State University College of Law

Clinical judgment and policy
work, in the same place.

Healthcare AI policy is being written right now, often by people who have never sat with a patient in crisis or weighed a difficult diagnosis under uncertainty. I think clinicians belong in that conversation, and that the people writing the rules need to understand what the technology actually does when it meets a human being who is unwell.
I write about that intersection on Substack and LinkedIn, take selected forensic engagements, and continue to see patients in private practice. The pages below give you a fuller picture of the work.

Full professional biography: clinical psychiatry, diplomatic service at U.S. Embassy Moscow, forensic work for the Department of Justice, two technology ventures, and current law school work in healthcare AI policy.

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Essays and commentary on healthcare AI, clinical ethics, and emerging regulation. Includes a feed of my latest Substack posts and selected LinkedIn pieces.

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Twenty years of expert witness work and consultation in state and federal courts, on both plaintiff and defense matters.

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Verified crisis lines and general mental health resources. If you or someone you know needs urgent help, start here.

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Currently

What I am working on

Second year of law school at Cleveland State University College of Law, on track to graduate in December 2027. My academic focus is on the regulation of artificial intelligence in healthcare, including the interaction between HIPAA, state privacy laws, and the practical realities of AI tools that touch patient data.

I write regularly on Substack and contribute on LinkedIn. I continue my work as a psychiatrist and psychiatric forensic expert.