MEDIA
Douglas Zelisko, Hartford psychiatrist, in Hot Water
Douglas Zelisko “The following article was originally published on Inside Investigator” Inside Investigator CT psychiatrist allegedly defrauded patients, supplied them with crack; “The grief is massive.” Marc E. Fitch September 3, 2026 Hartford-based psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Zelisko faces a long list of charges by the Department of Public Health, including presenting his romantic partner as a therapist, fraudulent billing, and supplying both his partner and private practice patients with controlled substances and street drugs, while also being employed by the State of Connecticut as a psychiatrist at Connecticut Valley Hospital. According to the Department of Public Health’s statement of charges [...]
Amy MacIntyre, Main Line psychiatrist, loses license
Amy MacIntyre The Philadelphia Inquirer Main Line psychiatrist stripped of her medical license --Excerpt A Main Line psychiatrist has lost her medical license after a state investigation found she had sex with a young patient for years, all while prescribing him a revolving mix of up to 12 medications, including highly addictive psychotropic drugs, without proper evaluations. Amy Mazza MacIntyre, a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist in Bryn Mawr, started treating a then-17-year-old cancer survivor in 2004 when he was a senior at Lower Merion High School. MacIntyre first had sex with him in February 2011, when he was 24 [...]
Samuel Lee, Psychiatrist, Arrested by St. Pete Police
On April 14, 2026, the St. Petersburg Police Department located and apprehended Samuel Byungsung Lee at 4341 34th St. South, Apartment 377, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida 33711. Samuel Lee Daily Mail Tragedy after woman paid doctor $2,000 for 'clarity' ceremony that saw her take cocktail of ketamine and MDMA --Excerpt A doctor has been accused of fatally feeding a woman drugs as part of a 'heart protocol' ceremony at a wellness house... Now Samuel Lee, 44, has been charged with manslaughter over the so-called 'heart protocol' ceremony that led to her death. He was arraigned on Tuesday. Lee, a [...]
William Hervey, Palm Harbor Psychiatrist, Child Porn
William Hervey Tampa Bay Beacons Pinellas County psychiatrist facing child porn charges --Excerpt PALM HARBOR — A Pinellas County psychiatrist was arrested June 30, after investigators said he possessed child pornography. Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Investigations Unit said the suspect is 61-year-old William Hervey, a board-certified psychiatrist and owner of Advantage Mental Health Center in Clearwater. The investigation began after authorities said they received information that child pornography files were being accessed and shared online... Excerpted from: Pinellas County psychiatrist facing child porn charges Tampa Bay Beacons July 7, 2026 Read the full original article here. [...]
Louis Morelli, South Jersey psychiatrist, pleaded guilty
Louis Morelli Press Release Cape May County Psychiatrist Admits to 17 Felony Counts for Unlawful Controlled Substance Prescriptions Linked to Sexual Conduct, Risk of Death, and Serious Bodily Injury Wednesday, June 24, 2026 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey CAMDEN, N.J. – A South Jersey psychiatrist admitted to issuing invalid prescriptions for Adderall, Vyvanse, and Xanax, and other drugs, often to his sexual partners and known drug addicts, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. “Licensed medical professionals who prescribe powerful controlled substances outside the bounds of legitimate medical care put lives at risk and undermine public trust [...]
Jan Cimicky, Czech Psychiatrist, Sentenced
Jan Cimický Radio Prague International Psychiatrist Cimický gets five years for sexual assault, blackmail --Excerpt The well-known Czech psychiatrist Jan Cimický has been sentenced to five years in prison on four counts of sexual assault and 35 cases of blackmail. The 68-year-old has also been barred from practicing medicine for a period of 10 years. Under the verdict, which is not binding, Mr. Cimický must also pay the affected women compensation. They are seeking a total of approximately CZK 6 million in damages from the doctor... Excerpted from: Psychiatrist Cimický gets five years for sexual assault, blackmail By Ian Willoughby [...]
Brian Hyatt, Rogers psychiatrist, arrested
Brian Hyatt KNWA Fayetteville Former Rogers doctor facing Medicaid fraud charges arrested by U.S. Marshals --Excerpt FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Brian Hyatt, a former Northwest Arkansas psychiatrist accused of Medicaid fraud, was arrested Saturday by the U.S. Marshals Service. The 53-year-old was booked into the Washington County Detention Center on March 28 and is being held on a federal detainer... Hyatt previously led the Behavioral Health Unit at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale from Feb. 2018 to May 2022... In addition to criminal charges, Hyatt faces more than 200 civil lawsuits from former patients who allege false imprisonment during his [...]
Iftikhar Rasul, Orlando psychiatrist – license revoked
Iftikhar Rasul Miami Herald What happened after 3 patients said Florida psychiatrist touched their breasts? --Excerpt An Orlando psychiatrist banned from seeing female patients after being accused of molestation now can’t see any patients. A 2025 state Board of Medicine final order that just posted on Feb. 16 revoked Dr. Iftikhar Rasul’s license. Professional justice, as usual, moved at a more stately pace than criminal justice. The Florida Department of Health filed the first administrative complaint, which starts the discipline process, in January 2021 after the first accusation. The next two accusations were grouped in an April 2023 administrative complaint, [...]
Shazia Malik, Missouri psychiatrist, pleaded guilty
Shazia Malik Press Release Psychiatrist Reaches Civil Settlement of $360,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims to Federal Health Care Programs Monday, March 9, 2026 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri and a Missouri psychiatrist have reached a $360,000 civil settlement that will resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations, U.S. Attorney Thomas C Albus announced Monday. The settlement resolves allegations that from Jan. 1, 2019, through May 31, 2024, Dr. Shazia Malik falsely indicated to both Medicare and Missouri Medicaid that she provided [...]
Fez Psychiatrist sentenced to 20 years
Yabiladi Fez psychiatrist sentenced to 20 years for sexually assaulting patients --Excerpt The preliminary criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal in Fez has sentenced a local psychiatrist to 20 years in prison and fined him 200,000 dirhams after convicting him of human trafficking. The case involved the sexual assault of female patients at his private clinic, as well as charges related to the possession and consumption of hard drugs, including heroin, and facilitating their use by others. The psychiatrist, who specialized in treating mental health disorders and addiction, was arrested in June last year following a complaint filed [...]