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Michael Dinh
Michael Dinh

Michael Dinh

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About

Dr. Dinh is a board-certified psychiatrist trained at Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). A co-founder of Hammock Health (psychiatry group practice) and Amast Health (ketamine-assisted therapy specialist service), his primary areas of practice are in the evaluation and treatment of depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, addiction, and more. He has authored several publications in prestigious journals, including the American Journal of Psychiatry and the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law on topics including psychedelic regulation and mental health assessments in end-of-life care. He is licensed to practice medicine in the state of California. Dr. Dinh has prior civil and criminal case experience and has testified in Superior Court in California.

Forensic Psychiatry
PTSD
Psychiatry
Psychological Injury
Medical Malpractice

Credentials & Licenses

Board Certified in Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Medical License
State of California
DEA Controlled Substance Registration Certificate

Education

Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
Stanford University
20242025
Psychiatry Residency
University of California, San Francisco
20202024
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Harvard Medical School
20162020
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
University of Notre Dame
20122016

Experience

Co-Founder, PsychiatristCurrent
Amast Health
2025Present
Co-Founder, PsychiatristCurrent
Hammock Health
2024Present
Forensic Evaluator
Santa Clara County Superior Court, San Jose, CA
20242025
Fee-Basis Physician
Atascadero State Hospital, Atascadero, CA
20242025
Fee-Basis Physician
Bay Psychiatric Associates, Berkeley, CA
20232025
Fee-Basis Physician
San Francisco County Jail, San Francisco, CA
20232024
Research Assistant, Lab of Dr. Joshua Woolley, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA
20232024
Research Assistant
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA
20232024
Policy Intern
Community Behavioral Health, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Policy Intern
Mayor's Office of Youth and Families, New Orleans, LA
2019
Writer
2 Minute Medicine, Boston, MA
20182020
Research Assistant, Lab of Dr. Patrick L. Sheets, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine - South Bend, South Bend, IN
20132016
Research Assistant, Lab of Dr. Steven L. Shea, PhD
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2014
Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences
Notre Dame, IN
20132016

Awards

APA/APAF Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
2021
Barry M. Goldwater Scholar
2015

Memberships

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)
association
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
association
Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS)
association
California State Association of Psychiatrists (CSAP)
association

Publications

1
Psychedelic Regulation Beyond the Controlled Substances Act: A Review of Policy Options and Evidence
American Journal of Psychiatry · 2025
Journal Article
2
Addressing Mental States in Expert Witness Testimony
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law · 2025
Journal Article
3
The California End of Life Option Act at UCSF: Examining the Utility of the Mandatory Mental Health Assessment
Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry · 2025
Journal Article
4
Managing a Suicidal or Gravely Disabled Patient on an Involuntary Psychiatric Hold and Who Has End-of-Life Orders: Key Factors to Consider in an Emergency Room Setting
Curr Res Psychol Behav Sci · 2023
Journal Article
5
Psychiatry
Springer · 2021
Other