Updated 03/01/2023
FACULTY
APPOINTMENTS
06/2019 University
of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, AZ
Assistant Clinical Professor in
the Department of Psychiatry
POST-GRADUATE
TRAINING
06/2019 University of California Davis – Sacramento,
CA
Fellowship
in Forensic Psychiatry
06/2018 University
of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, AZ
Residency in General Psychiatry
EDUCATION
05/2014 Doctor of Medicine
University of Arizona College of
Medicine – Tucson, AZ
05/2008 Bachelor
of Science in Accounting with Minor in Pre-Health Sciences, Summa Cum Laude
University of Arizona – Tucson,
AZ
Areas of Interest
Inpatient and Outpatient Adult Psychiatry
Psychiatry and the Law (Forensic Psychiatry)
Certifications
Board
Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
(Certified: 09/2018)
Board
Certified in Forensic Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology, Inc.
(Certified: 10/2019)
Certificate Course in Electroconvulsive Therapy by the
International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation
(Certified:
05/2019, Expires: 05/2029)
LICENSES
Arizona Medical License (Expires: 12/08/2024)
California Medical License (Expires:
08/31/2023)
Washington Medical License (Expires: 08/08/2024)
DEA Registration (Expires: 12/31/2024)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
07/2022 - Present Polara Health, Prescott Valley
Perform psychiatric evaluations of patients to determine their need for
court-ordered treatment; provide written opinions and testimony to the Superior
Court of Arizona
05/2022 - Present Via Linda Behavioral Health
Treating Psychiatrist
(inpatient program)
07/2019 - Present Quail Run Behavioral Health, Phoenix,
AZ
Attending
Psychiatrist (inpatient and intensive outpatient programs)
07/2019 - Present Forensic Psychiatrist
Consulting on civil and criminal cases in areas including psychic harm,
standard of care, disability, impairment, competency, criminal responsibility,
and jail-based competency restoration. Qualified as a psychiatric expert
witness in Arizona and California.
02/2021 - 06/30/2022 Pronghorn
Psychiatric Hospital, Prescott Valley, AZ
Perform psychiatric evaluations of patients to determine their need for
court-ordered treatment; provide written opinions and testimony to the Superior
Court of Arizona
08/2016 – 07/2019 Aurora Behavioral Health System -
Tempe and Glendale, AZ
Copper Springs - Avondale, AZ
Quail Run Behavioral Health - Phoenix, AZ
Moonlighting coverage (rounding and on-call) for inpatient and intensive
outpatient programs
Memberships
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
American Psychiatric Association
Arizona Psychiatric Society (Co-Chair of Committee on Forensic Psychiatry)
Lectures
and Presentations
Kirkorsky, S. (October 2022). Ethical Considerations in Forensic Psychiatry. University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky, S. (May
2022). An Overview of Violence Risk Assessment. 2022 PsyBar Webinar
Series – Streamed to a National Audience.
Kirkorsky, S.
(April-May 2022). Forensic Psychiatry for General Psychiatry Residents (7-hour
seminar series). University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky, S.
(October 2020). Ethical Considerations in Forensic Psychiatry. University
of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky, S.
(October 2020). A Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Jail-Based Competency
Restoration & Forced Medication. Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office
Mental Health Virtual Series 2020 – Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky, S.
(March-April 2020). Forensic Psychiatry for General Psychiatry Residents (6-hour
seminar series). University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky, S.
(February 2020). Danger to Self and Danger to Others – An Evidence Based
Approach. Quail Run Behavioral Health Lunch and Learn Series – Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky S,
Bloom J. (August 2019). Arizona’s
Post-Insanity Defense Procedures. Psychiatric Security Review Board Meeting – Arizona State Hospital;
Phoenix, AZ.
Bunker A, Gable M, Kirkorsky S, Marasa L, Scott C. (May
2019). Co-Presenter: Threatening the
President: When Hate Trumps Love. American Psychiatric Association Annual
Meeting; San Francisco, CA.
Kirkorsky S. (January 2019). Time to Restore Trial Competence. Napa
State Hospital, Forensic Journal Club; Napa, CA.
Bunker A, Gable M, Kirkorsky S, Marasa L, Scott C.
(January 2019). Co-Presenter: Violence
Risk Assessment Testimony. California Department of State Hospital; Sacramento,
CA (live-streamed statewide).
Bunker A, Gable M, Kirkorsky S, Marasa L, Scott C.
(October 2018). Co-Presenter: Threatening
the President: When Hate Trumps Love. Annual Meeting of the American
Academy of Psychiatry and the Law; Austin, TX.
Bunker A, Gable M, Kirkorsky S, Marasa L, Scott C.
(September 2018). Co-Presenter: Threatening
the President: When Hate Trumps Love. Napa State Hospital, Grand Rounds;
Napa, CA.
Kirkorsky S. (May 2018). Prescribing Stimulants to Bipolar Patients.
Banner – University Medical Center Psychiatry, Journal Club; Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky S, Cochran E. (May 2018).
Co-Presenter: Understanding Bipolar
Disorder. Early Psychosis Intervention Center, Public Presentation;
Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky S. (November 2017). Guilty AND/BUT/OR Insane – Reviewing the
Insanity Defense. Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, Grand Rounds;
Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky S, Friedman D. (May 2017). Co-Presenter:
Diagnosing and Treating Mental Illness
and the Interaction of Psychiatrists and Public Defenders. Maricopa County
Public Defenders Mental Health Conference; Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky S. (December 2016). Primer on Updates to Legislation Regarding
the Arizona Controlled Substance
Monitoring Program. Banner Behavioral Health System Clinical Consensus
Group; Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky S. (October 2016). Benzodiazepines and Psychiatric Disorders.
Banner – University Medical Center Psychiatry Grand Rounds; Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky S. (August 2016). The Swiss Cheese Model for Errors.
Banner – University Medical Center Multi-Disciplinary Quality Improvement and
Safety Conference; Phoenix, AZ.
Kirkorsky S. (March 2016). An Evidence-Based Look at Alcohol Use
Disorder. Banner – University Medical Center Psychiatry Grand Rounds;
Phoenix, AZ.
PUBLICATIONS
Bloom J, Kirkorsky S. Analysis and Commentary:
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Jail-Based Competency Evaluation and
Restoration. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.
Published In-Print and Online, September 2021.
Kirkorsky S,
Gable M, Warburton K. “Chapter 32: An Overview of Jail-Based Competency
Restoration.” Decriminalizing Mental Illness, Cambridge University
Press, 2021; edited by Katherine Warburton and Stephen M. Stahl.
Bloom J, Kirkorsky S. Commentary: Mens Rea,
Competency to Stand Trial, and Guilty but Mentally Ill. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Accepted
for Publication, November 2020.
Bloom J, Kirkorsky S. Analysis and Commentary: The
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Jail-Based Competency Evaluation and
Restoration. Journal of the American
Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Accepted for Publication, November 2020.
Kirkorsky S, Gable M, Warburton K. An Overview
of Jail-Based Competency Restoration. CNS Spectrums.
Published Online, December 2019.
Bloom J, Kirkorsky S. Analysis and Commentary:
Incompetent to Stand Trial, Not Restorable, Without Prejudice and Dangerous. Journal of the American Academy of
Psychiatry and the Law. Accepted for Publication, October 2019.
Kirkorsky S, Shao W, Bloom JD. The
Migration of Arizona’s Post-Insanity Defense Procedures to a Modified GBMI [Guilty
But Mentally Ill] Model. Journal of the
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Published In-Print and Online,
June 2019.
Bloom J, Kirkorsky S. Commentary: Treatment
Refusal in Arizona’s Jail-Based Competency to Stand Trial Restoration Programs.
Journal of the American Academy of
Psychiatry and the Law. Published In-Print and Online, June 2019.
Patient
safety and Quality Improvement
08/2016 – 06/2018 Graduate Medical Education Patient Safety
and Quality Improvement (PS/QI) Subcommittee
University
of Arizona College of Medicine, Banner – University Medical Center; Phoenix, AZ
Met
monthly with residents and faculty to develop PS/QI initiatives and
multidisciplinary programs
MISCELLANEOUS
Basic Life Support BLS Training; American Heart
Association (Expires: 05/2024)
Supreme Court of Arizona’s Legal Competency &
Restoration Conference for Mental Health Professionals in Phoenix, AZ (04/2018)
State of Arizona Department of Public Safety – Level One Fingerprint
Clearance Card (Expires 10/14/2026)