Who We Are
Patricia Westmoreland, MD
Patricia Westmoreland, MD
Patricia Westmoreland, MD
Dr. Westmoreland is a general and forensic psychiatrist in Denver, CO. She graduated from medical school in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1995 and completed a combined residency in internal medicine and psychiatry at the University of Iowa, where she also completed a fellowship in endocrinology. Dr. Westmoreland also completed a fellowshi
Dr. Westmoreland is a general and forensic psychiatrist in Denver, CO. She graduated from medical school in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1995 and completed a combined residency in internal medicine and psychiatry at the University of Iowa, where she also completed a fellowship in endocrinology. Dr. Westmoreland also completed a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Colorado. Dr. Westmoreland is board certified in internal medicine, psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. She is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and serves on the APA Board as trustee at large. Her publications reflect her interests in the ethical and legal challenges in managing patients with severe eating disorders, psychiatric evaluation and management of medically ill patients, and the intersection between psychiatry and the law.
Leah Brar, MD
Patricia Westmoreland, MD
Patricia Westmoreland, MD
Dr. Brar is an attending psychiatrist at both the Medical Center of Aurora and the Eating Recovery Center. She has also been appointed to the Core Faculty of the The Medical Center of Aurora Psychiatry Residency Program, where she trains general psychiatry residents in a variety of topics, including the field of forensic psychiatry. Her m
Dr. Brar is an attending psychiatrist at both the Medical Center of Aurora and the Eating Recovery Center. She has also been appointed to the Core Faculty of the The Medical Center of Aurora Psychiatry Residency Program, where she trains general psychiatry residents in a variety of topics, including the field of forensic psychiatry. Her medical practice is dedicated both to providing private forensic psychiatry services and to her teaching and clinical responsibilities.
After earning an undergraduate degree in psychology, Dr. Brar attended Baylor College of Medicine. She completed a residency in general psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio in 2011 and graduated from the Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Colorado in 2012. Following her fellowship, Dr. Brar served in the United States Air Force until 2018, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and holding several leadership positions, including Deputy Chief of the Medical Staff. During her time in the Air Force, she completed a combat deployment and earned several awards for her service.
Dr. Brar is board-certified in both Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. She is active on several professional committees in both the Colorado Psychiatry Society and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Dr. Brar's interests include the role of forensic psychiatry in military law, and she is knowledgeable in consulting on military cases. She is also experienced in both criminal and civil evaluations, including but not limited to: competency and sanity assessments, disability evaluations, independent medical examinations, and more.