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John Katzenberg, Townsend Psychiatrist, License revoked
John Katzenberg Lowell Sun Well-known Townsend doctor’s license revoked September 12, 2018, Updated: July 11, 2019. By Scott Shurtleff -- Excerpt TOWNSEND — A well-known physician with a long-standing downtown practice has had his state medical license revoked, in part for having a romantic relationship with a patient, according to a press release from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine. The decision to revoke Dr. John P. Katzenberg’s medical license was announced recently following a disciplinary decision by the board on Aug. 9. According to a final report of action, the Internal Medicine doctor “engaged in a romantic relationship [...]
Peter Neubauer, Austria Psychiatrist, split up triplets at birth “to study them”
Peter Neubauer NaijaNews The Incredible Story Of The Identical Triplets Separated At Birth July 24, 2018 By Olawale Adeniyi -- Excerpt The triplets became a media phenomenon after they met at age 19, but things began to shift in the 1990s Robert, David and Eddy were born in a suburb of New York in July 1961. They were separated at birth and given to adoption for three different families. The three grew up unaware that they were identical twins, until, by a coincidence, they finally got to know each other. At age 19, Robert Shafran went to university for [...]
Bandy Lee, “Armchair Psychiatrist”
Bandy Lee Washington Examiner Trump's doctor dismisses dementia fears: 'That's just tabloid psychiatry'The Examiner (Washington, DC) January 16, 2018 Tuesday -- Excerpt White House physician Ronny Jackson on Tuesday said the idea that President Trump has mental health issues was "tabloid psychiatry," dismissing a claim that some mental health experts are making even though they haven't examined the president. "People shouldn't be making those types of assessments about the president unless they've had the opportunity to get to know him and examine him, and in my opinion, that's just tabloid psychiatry and I'm not going to [...]
Jayakumar Patil, New Hamphshire Psychiatrist, reprimanded
Jayakumar Patil Union Leader Psychiatrist reprimanded by NH Board of Medicine November 14, 2017 -- Excerpt CONCORD -- A New Hampshire psychiatrist will pay a $10,000 fine, undertake extensive medical education courses and have his work monitored by an expert under terms of a disciplinary agreement reached with state medical officials earlier this month. The agreement allows Dr. Jayakumar Patil to remain in practice. But he does so under reprimand by the New Hampshire Board of Medicine, which was issued two weeks ago and released to the media on Monday... His license was suspended for 30 days earlier [...]
Greg Thompson, New Hampshire Psychiatrist, Surrenders License
Greg Thompson New Hampshire Union Leader Psychiatrist agrees to surrender medical license By Mark Hayward December 20, 2016 -- Excerpt A Hampstead psychiatrist has agreed to surrender his license to practice medicine in New Hampshire for a year, after state medical authorities raised three cases involving sloppy record keeping and negligent prescribing practices. Greg Thompson, who has been practicing medicine in New Hampshire for 33 years, also agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and to participate in continuing education in medical ethics and record keeping. The Board of Medicine gave Thompson 60 days to help his patients find alternative treatment. [...]
Narendra Nagareddy, Georgia Psychiatrist, charged with Murder
Narendra Nagareddy Daily Mail Psychiatrist dubbed 'Dr Death' charged with three counts of murder and linked to the deaths of 36 patients after they 'overdosed on pills he prescribed' --Excerpt ...A psychiatrist has been dubbed 'Dr Death' after he was charged with the murder of three patients and linked to the deaths of 36 others after they all overdosed on medicine he prescribed. Dr Narendra Nagareddy is accused of regularly over-prescribing controlled substances to his patients in his Riverdale practice near Atlanta, Georgia, for more than three years. The 57-year-old, who became known as the go-to guy for prescription drugs [...]
Mohammed Khan, Berks County Psychiatrist, guilty
Mohammed Khan Reading Eagle Former Berks psychiatrist pleads guilty to writing illegal prescriptions --Excerpt A former Berks County psychiatrist, allegedly known on the streets as “Candyman”, admitted Friday to writing numerous illegal prescriptions for thousands of pills for patients who had no medical needs. Standing before President Judge Paul M. Yatron, Dr. Mohammed Abdul R. Khan said he was filled with guilt and shame. “I put myself in a situation in which I lost almost everything,” he said. “I would appreciate and ask and pray for your mercy.” Khan, 45, of the first block of Linree Avenue, Exeter Township, pleaded [...]
Ghana’s chief psychiatrist: Homosexuality is a disorder
Ghana's chief psychiatrist Modern Ghana Chief Psychiatrist ready to 'heal' gays March 14, 2013 -- Excerpt Dr. Akwasi Osei, Ghana's chief psychiatrist has described homosexuals as persons suffering from 'a psychological illness requiring treatment'. This statement was contained in his article featured in the Daily Graphic titled 'why the scientific community is wrong on homosexuality.' The article catalogs arguments of what he believes is "woefully wrong scientific evidence backing homosexuality". He explains that more than ever, the scientific community is facing stronger political pressure to scientifically certify homosexuality as a normal lifestyle ever since the American Psychiatric Association (APA) bowed [...]
Yolande Lucire, New South Wales Psychiatrist, banned
Yolande Lucire The Sydney Morning Herald Psychiatrist banned from treating patients By Kim Arlington and Bellinda Kontominas August 28, 2010 ''JULIA'' is detained indefinitely in a hospital psychiatric unit after stabbing her father and teenaged sister to death while in the grip of psychosis in 2007. Her psychiatrist, Yolande Lucire, was yesterday banned from treating any more patients after the NSW Medical Tribunal found there were serious shortcomings in the way she managed the 25-year-old's illness. Under conditions imposed by the Medical Board to protect the public, Dr Lucire has not been permitted to treat patients since December 2008. Yesterday [...]
Randall Foster, Las Vegas psychiatrist, loses right to prescribe
Randall Foster Las Vegas Sun Another doctor loses his right to prescribe Psychiatrist, 81, can no longer provide patients access to controlled substances --Excerpt The Nevada State Medical Examiners Board has stripped a Las Vegas psychiatrist of his license to prescribe controlled substances because the drugs he prescribed to a Kentucky woman may have contributed to her suicide. The medical board took the action against Dr. Randall Foster at an emergency meeting Monday because he “presents an unacceptable risk to the citizens of Nevada,” documents show. Authorities are continuing to investigate other patient complaints about the doctor. Foster, who is [...]