About Dr. Patricia Westmoreland

Dr. Patricia Westmoreland, received her medical degree in 1995 from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. She completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Iowa, where she also completed a fellowship in Endocrinology. Dr. Westmoreland moved to Colorado and completed her Forensic Fellowship at the University of Colorado in 2012 and had practiced in Denver, CO since then. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, General Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry.

Dr. Westmoreland is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (DFAPA), Past President of the Colorado Psychiatric Society (CPS), and past Chair of the Colorado Psychiatric Society Legislative Committee. She is currently the legislative liaison from the Colorado Psychiatric Society to the Colorado Medical Society. Dr. Westmoreland served as the Deputy Representative from Area 7 to the APA Assembly and in 2024 was elected to the APA Board of Trustees. She is a member of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) and the AAPL Alternate Delegate to the American Medical Association (AMA).

Dr. Westmoreland’s scholarly interests include psychiatric management of medically ill patients, ethical and legal challenges in managing patients with severe eating disorders, women’s mental health, and the intersection between psychiatry and the law. Her publications reflect her interest in these topics. She lives in Denver with her children and three dogs