Lorio Forensics is pleased to welcome Dr. Billina Shaw. Dr. Shaw is a triple board-certified psychiatrist. She graduated from Yale University with distinction in the major of psychology for her undergraduate degree and from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for her medical degree. Dr. Shaw solidified her focus on public sector services through receiving a Master’s of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and was honored to be a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow in Addiction & Overdose. She did her adult, as well as child and adolescent psychiatry residences at the University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt residency programs, solidifying her roots in community psychiatry. She is board certified in adult, child & adolescent, and addiction psychiatry.
Dr. Shaw is the Founder and CEO of ViCat Consulting, where she focuses on child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry, as well as addiction medicine. She previously served as Medical Director of Prince George’s County Health Department. Dr. Shaw’s federal service includes her role as a Senior Medical Advisor at the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), where she was a lead author and medical consultant to several sentinel documents, including the 2023 updates to the Certified Community Behavioral Health Criteria. Dr. Shaw previously served as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine. She also led a Federal Advisory Committee, the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee, spearheading national leadership for behavioral health strategy for the care of those with significantly impairing psychiatric conditions.
Lorio Forensics boasts an impressive roster of mental health professionals from a variety of professional backgrounds. Dr. Shaw’s extensive contributions to public health are a tremendous value add to our clients, allowing Lorio Forensics to provide a range of insights that few firms can offer.
