Paul J. O’Leary, M.D.

Dr. O’Leary was a board-certified psychiatrist working in private practice in the Birmingham, Alabama, area and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He also worked as a psychiatric forensic expert, testifying in civil, criminal, and military trials and served as the medical director of the Fulton County (Ga.) Jail Competency Restoration Project. He held numerous APA leadership roles including serving as APA Assembly Executive Committee Vice Chairperson 2018-2019 and member of the APA Committee on Advocacy and Litigation Funding.

Dr. O’Leary was a member of the APA Political Action Committee Board of Directors since 2013 and a member of the APA AMA Delegation since 2017. For his work with residents and early career psychiatrists, Dr. O’Leary received the 2013 APA Assembly Member-in-Training (MIT) Mentor Award. Dr. O’Leary completed medical school at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, residency and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Alabama Medical Center, and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at Emory University.