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Rahn Kennedy Bailey, M.D.

Chair, Psychiatry Section National Medical Association

Rahn Kennedy Bailey, M. D. is chairman of the National Medical Association's Psychiatry Section. He is a dual-certified forensic psychiatrist, who completed his general psychiatric training at the University of Texas Medical School in June 1994 and his forensic psychiatric fellowship at Yale University in June 1995. He became board certified in general psychiatry in March 1998. In April 1999, he achieved board certification in Forensic Psychiatry.

Prior to that Dr. Bailey served as tenure-track professor on the medical faculty of Louisiana State University in New Orleans. He has clinical appointments at Tulane and Baylor Colleges of Medicine.

Dr. Bailey has also served as an Associate Professor at University of Alabama-Birmingham. He was Past Director of Bryce Hospital.

Currently, Dr. Bailey is Director of the Program of Law and Psychiatry at the University of Texas at Houston Medical School.

Dr. Bailey is also staff physician at Clear Lake Regional Hospital. He is the Medical Director/CEO of Bailey Psychiatric, Forensic Associates, and Research Institute. In addition, he is the Chairperson for the Katrina Response Effort of the National Medical Association. In that capacity, Dr. Bailey leads teams of physicians in treating the mental health needs of those displaced by the hurricanes.

Dr. Bailey is a national forensic expert, who has testified and participated in both civil, racial discrimination, and criminal cases both locally and nationally. Of particular note, he is a psychiatrist for the State of Texas who performs the Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) evaluations.

Dr. Bailey has been featured live on MSNBC, as well as on CNN.