Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner (born August 20, 1967) aka Dr. Buzz is a licensed

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who provides weekly commentary for the TV show

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which airs on

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channel.

Career

Von Ornsteiner is a licensed

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and has a history working with the mentally ill within the context of the legal system. From 2012 till 2019 he was the project director for the Mental Health Court Advocacy Program which was based in Brooklyn Arraignment Court. The program, which ended when the city's new bail reform law came into effect was created to divert from further adjudication and confinement, seriously and persistently mentally ill offenders charged with minor, low-level non-violent crimes at the first point of contact within Criminal Court, at Brooklyn Arraignment Court. In addition, Von Ornsteiner also was the project director for EAC NETWORK's Forensic Intensive Case Management Program which provided intensive case management services for severely mentally ill males recently released from New York State prisons. Transitional services included placement within the New York City homeless shelter system. In 2021, Von Ornsteiner began working within the Health and Wellness section of the

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Before receiving his doctoral degree, Von Ornsteiner also appeared as a lead actor in several feature films during the late 1980s:

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, Slash Dance and Zombie Death House. Von Ornsteiner became known to the public as "Dr. Buzz", appearing first on New York City radio station

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with his own show "Ask Dr. Buzz" and then on national cable stations,

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, Court TV News,

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and

as a regular expert analyst commenting on current high-profile criminal cases.

Selected Television credits

Selected Radio appearances

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Von Ornsteiner, J. Buzz Actors from Reno, Nevada City College of New York alumni Indiana State University alumni Hunter College alumni New York University alumni American male actors American psychologists American radio personalities Living people 1967 births