Dr. Roitman was a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as well as in General Adult Psychiatry. He was a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Nevada School of Medicine (Reno and Las Vegas schools), and at Roseman College of Medicine. Dr. Roitman frequently advised and testified in matters involving the Clark County and United States Public Defenders, the Clark County and Nevada State Medical Societies, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, local and state courts, and major corporations in their consideration of complex psychiatric matters. He practiced psychiatry in Nevada for over 35 years. In his role as a forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Roitman testified in several notable local cases including Mike Tyson’s appeal to the Nevada Athletic Commission, Joshua Jenkins (family annihilator), Ted Binion, “Ike” Ibeabuchi, and Hells Angels and the Mongols, and consulted with counsel in the Margaret Rudin, Darren Mack, Ammar Harris and O.J. Simpson matters. Dr. Roitman assisted numerous local service organizations with complex psychiatric matters, including: the Children’s Attorney Project, Legal Aid of Southern Nevada, Caliente Youth Center, Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, Department of Family Services, Southern Nevada Community Gang Task Force, Boys Town of Nevada, Maple Star Nevada Foster Care Program, and Boys Hope/Girls Hope of Southern Nevada, among many others.
Dr. Roitman grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago medical school. Dr. Roitman did his internship and residency in General Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego; and received further training at the Reiss-Davis Child Study Center, Los Angeles. Dr. Roitman was an avid gardener, a skilled illustrator, and world traveler. He had a great appreciation for nature and the outdoors – many of his favorite moments were spent at his small cabin in Mt. Charleston tucked in the woods. He believed in a universal duty to help others, held faith in a person’s capacity for change, and always rooted for the underdog (generally, the Chicago Bears). Dr. Roitman is survived by his sons Michael Roitman and Alex Roitman, his daughter-in-law Lucy Roitman, and his brother Raymond Roitman. King David Memorial Chapel handled the arragements.
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