PSYCH DRUGS
Emad Bishai, Texas Psychiatrist, Arrested
Emad Bishai KHOU The Woodlands doctor arrested on charges related to 4 overdose deaths --Excerpt MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A Montgomery County doctor has been suspended amid a slew of charges related to the overdose deaths of four patients. Emad Mikhail Tewfik Bishai's medical license was suspended "after determining his continuation in the practice of medicine poses a continuing threat to public welfare," according to the Texas Medical Board. Several warrants were issued for Bishai's arrest earlier this month. He's facing four felony charges of prescribing controlled substances for other than medical purposes and five felony counts of practicing medicine [...]
Robert Perez, Orange County Psychiatrist, sentenced
Robert Perez Orange County Register OC psychiatrist sentenced to prison for prescription drug sales scheme By Sean Emery June 17, 2019 -- Excerpt SANTA ANA — A Santa Ana-based psychiatrist who illegally gave out prescriptions for opioids and other drugs was sentenced Monday to 57 months in federal prison. Dr. Robert Tinoco Perez, 56, of Westminster, as part of a plea agreement admitted earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances... Guilford noted that Perez seemed to be focusing mainly on himself, rather than the wider impact of his actions. “Turn on the news at any [...]
Mani Pavuluri, Psychiatrist, University of Illinois, “put children at risk”
Mani Pavuluri Propublica The $3 Million Research Breakdown How a star psychiatrist at the University of Illinois at Chicago violated protocols and put children at risk. by Jodi S. Cohen April 26. 2018 -- Excerpt For nearly two decades, the University of Illinois at Chicago has touted child psychiatrist Mani Pavuluri as one of its stars: She founded a renowned clinic to treat children with bipolar disorder and secured millions of dollars in coveted federal funding to help unlock the mysteries of the disease. Parents from around the country brought their children to see her. She helped boost the university [...]
Thomas Radecki, Pennsylvania psychiatrist, not too old for prison
Thomas Radecki PENNLIVE Psychiatrist convicted in drugs-for-sex scheme isn't too old for prison, Pa. court says --Excerpt A Pennsylvania psychiatrist who traded pills to 13 female drug addicts for sex in a bid to build a "commune" could be fated to die in prison. The odds of that happening to 72-year-old Thomas Radecki increased this week when a state Superior Court panel refused to overturn his 11- to 22-year jail term. In an opinion by Judge Victor P. Stabile, the state court rejected Radecki's argument that his sentence is too long. In short, Stabile found that Radecki doesn't deserve a [...]
James Cowan, Ridgewood psychiatrist, license revoked
James Cowan The Record (Bergen County, NJ) RIDGEWOOD DOCTOR LOSES HIS LICENSE --Excerpt A Ridgewood psychiatrist who worked from a home office had his license revoked, a week after he pleaded guilty to prescribing Adderall, officials said Friday. Dr. James Cowan Jr.'s license to practice medicine was taken from him by the state Medical Examiner Office, records show. Cowan pleaded guilty in Superior Court Nov. 30 to illegally prescribing Adderall. "Instead of doing his part to help fight the scourge of addiction, Dr. Cowan exacerbated the problem by dispensing habit-forming drugs to patients without justification," said state Attorney General Christopher [...]
Kenneth Stanko, Squirrel Hill Psychiatrist, sentenced
Psychiatrist Kenneth Stanko PRESS RELEASE Pittsburgh Psychiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud, Illegally Distributing Oxycodone Friday, August 11, 2017 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania PITTSBURGH- A Squirrel Hill psychiatrist has been sentenced in federal court to a year and a day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release including 12 months of community confinement, six months of home detention and 500 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution, on charges of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of Oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, and [...]
Huberto Merayo, Miami Psychiatrist, Sentenced
Huberto Merayo Propublica Florida Doctor Pleads Guilty to Fraud — Years After Complaints About His Prescribing By Charles Ornstein June 23, 2016 -- Excerpt Seven years after a U.S. senator cited him as a national example of aberrant practices, the onetime top prescriber of antipsychotic drugs in Florida’s Medicaid program is in federal custody awaiting sentencing on fraud charges. The second-highest prescriber is serving a four-year term in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges in 2012, but he only relinquished his license to practice medicine in Florida last fall. Taken together, the cases illustrate how long [...]
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 [...]
Michael Reinstein, Chicago psychiatrist, sentenced
Michael Reinstein PRESS RELEASE Chicago Psychiatrist Who Took Kickbacks to Prescribe Mental Health Medication Sentenced to Nine Months in Federal Prison Friday, March 11, 2016 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois CHICAGO — A Chicago psychiatrist was sentenced today to nine months in federal prison for accepting nearly $600,000 in fees and benefits from pharmaceutical companies in exchange for prescribing a medication to his patients. DR. MICHAEL J. REINSTEIN prescribed the drug Clozapine to thousands of elderly and indigent patients in Chicago-area nursing homes and hospitals. In exchange for his efforts, the pharmaceutical companies provided Dr. [...]
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 [...]