BIZARRE PSYCH NEWS
Rajeev Billing, Phoenix psychiatrist, accused of using drugs with a patient
Arizona Republic Phoenix-based psychiatrist suspended, accused of using illicit drugs with a patient By James Carr January 26, 2020 Psychiatrist Rajeev Billing The Arizona Medical Board suspended a Phoenix psychiatrist's license on Thursday while it investigates accusations he used utilized illicit drugs with a patient. Dr. Rajeev Billing has been suspended after the board received a complaint that he "utilized illicit substances including cocaine and marijuana with a patient," according to Arizona Medical Board case documents. The patient had already been prescribed other medications, including Suboxone and Xanax and had a history of opioid abuse, according to case [...]
Ont. psychiatrist Karin Kerfoot, license revoked for sexually abusing a patient – says she is the victim
CBC News She's accused of sexually abusing a patient. But this London, Ont. psychiatrist says she's the victim By Kate Dubinski January 30, 2020 Psychiatrist Karin Kerfoot A London, Ont., psychiatrist who was stripped of her licence earlier this week is speaking out about working conditions at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), a disciplinary process she says stacks the deck against physicians and a situation with a patient that she describes as a nightmare. Dr. Karin Kerfoot's medical licence was revoked Monday, when the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) ruled at a hearing in [...]
Svetlana Anic, UCLA Psychiatrist, resisted arrest
Mountain News Doctor Must Have Needed that Valium December 8, 2016 Things were popping at the Rite Aid store in Blue Jay on Nov. 23 when an out-of-town doctor apparently was unable to pop the pills of her choice and she allegedly jumped the counter in the pharmacy. A caller informed the 9-1-1 dispatcher at 6:22 p.m. that the female subject was being escorted out of the store by security. A second caller said the subject was “trying to bite and hurt the manager” at the location. The subject was identified as a licensed doctor of medicine, Svetlana Anic, 51, [...]
Israeli Pychiatrists accused of giving students drugs
The Times of Israel Doctors accused of giving drugs to yeshiva students to curb their sexual desires By TOI Staff December 9, 2019 The Health Ministry will reportedly investigate four psychiatrists after a television report said they had prescribed drugs to ultra-Orthodox students, including minors, to inhibit their sexual desires. In an expose aired over the weekend, Channel 12 sent two formerly ultra-Orthodox men undercover to seek care from the prominent mental health professionals — Prof. Omer Boneh, the head of the psychiatry department at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital; Prof. Abraham Weizman of Tel Aviv University; Dr. Michael Bontzel [...]
Bob Sammons, Colorado Psychiatrist, reveals failure of psychiatry
Psychiatrist Bob Sammons The Daily Sentinel Psychiatrist to shutter outpatient practice By Joe Vaccarelli December 13, 2019 Excerpt: "'I’ve lived my life taking care of people who only have a 7% chance of getting better when they come to see me,' Sammons said, referencing the odds of finding a suitable prescription after a patient has already failed to respond to four other medications." +++ This article goes on to state that Sammons will now use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which "stimulate normal brain function".
Hudson County psychiatrist bribed “in exchange for steering patients to fill prescriptions”
NorthJersey.com Paramus man pleads guilty to cheating medical insurance companies By Keldy Ortiz November 25, 2019 A Paramus man who previously owned a pharmacy in West New York admitted in federal court to cheating medical insurance companies out of millions of dollars and bribing a psychiatrist, authorities said. Eduard Shtindler, 36, pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and paying illegal bribes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said in a statement. Shtindler was arrested in August. Empire Pharmacy, which opened in 2012 and was owned by Shtindler, had enticed doctors to use the business [...]
Theodore Goodman, Sacramento Psychiatrist, Sold Body parts
California Board of Medical Quality December 21, 1982 On or about June 8, 1981, in the case entitled United States of America v. Theodore A. Goodman, Case No. 81-0330-N-Criminal, pending before the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, respondent was convicted of the unauthorized sale of Government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641 (felony) to wit: "On or about May, 1977, through November, 1979, in the Southern District of California, defendant THEODORE A. GOODMAN, M. D., unlawfully, willfully and knowingly did without authority sell, convey, and dispose of things of value in excess of $100.00 [...]
Latina Italy Psychiatrist, arrested for issuing fake mental-health certificates
ANSA Psychiatrist arrested for fake gun certs Also attested fake illnesses to get people out of jail December 10, 2019 (ANSA) - Latina, December 10 - A psychiatrist was arrested in Latina south of Rome Tuesday for issuing fake mental-health certificates for people applying for gun licenses. The man was also charged with attesting to fake mental illnesses to get people released from jail. Eleven people including a lawyer were arrested in connection with the racket.
New Zealand Psychiatrist pressures vulnerable patient to sell her his house
nzherald.co.nz Psychiatrist pressures vulnerable patient to sell her his house By Emma Russell November 25, 2019 A New Zealand psychiatrist has been found in breach for convincing her mentally unwell patient to sell his house to her. Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan today released a report which found a psychiatrist and a nurse failed to maintain professional boundaries with their patient. A man - who cannot be named for privacy reasons - was admitted to a public hospital for a five-day medical detoxification programme in June 2017. His clinical notes showed he was facing challenges including a marriage breakdown and [...]
Nathan Thuma, St. Helena Psychiatrist – placed on probabation “after he did not contest accusations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, negligence, excessive prescribing and other charges”
Napa Valley Register St. Helena psychiatrist placed on probation By Jennifer Huffman November 14, 2019 Psychiatrist Nathan Thuma A St. Helena doctor has been placed on four years’ probation after he did not contest accusations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, negligence, excessive prescribing and other charges, according to the Medical Board of California. Nathan H. Thuma, MD, of St. Helena, works as a psychiatrist. According to a Nov. 8 order from the Medical Board of California, Thuma is also prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. The accusations include care of five patients from 1998 to 2016. [...]