MEDIA
Alabama Psychiatrist James Edwards – “pharmacists lodged complaints against Edwards to sound the alarm on his reportedly excessive prescribing habits.”
WTVM Case against Lee County psychiatrist charged in pill mill investigation expands By Jennifer Horton September 16, 2019 Psychiatrist James Edwards MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A federal grand jury returned a five count superseding indictment against Lee County psychiatrist James Edwards. Edwards was arrested in July in an ongoing federal pill mill investigation. The indictment states Edwards was prescribing dangerous amounts of controlled substances to patients outside the usual course of medical care. At the time of Edwards' arrest, he was operating practices in Opelika and Gulf Shores. Court records indicate a doctor and multiple pharmacists lodged complaints [...]
Michael Rater, Mass. psychiatrist, “committed libel when he told company an employee was unfit to return to work”
Law360 Psychiatrist Retaliated After Legal Threat, 1st Circ. Told By Aaron Leibowitz September 4, 2019 Psychiatrist Michael Rater A psychiatrist committed libel when he told Atrius Health an employee was unfit to return to work, the employee's attorney told the First Circuit on Wednesday, saying the psychiatrist was illegally retaliating after he learned the employee might sue him. Even though Dr. Michael Rater was protected by so-called conditional privilege when he was contracted to evaluate Alan Zeigler's ability to continue working at Atrius, Rater acted maliciously and therefore can still be held liable for defamation, said Chip Muller [...]
Sten Levander, well-known Swedish psychiatrist “has not acted in accordance with science” according to Health Board
machine translation: hd.se Sten Levander loses medical credentials - is "obviously unsuitable to pursue his profession" By Jessica Ziegerer & Sara Wizén September 6, 2019 Psychiatrist Sten Levander Sten Levander is one of the country's most well-known forensic psychiatrists. Now he loses his medical credentials. He has prescribed too many drug-classified drugs and has proven "obviously unsuitable to practice his profession," writes the Health Board's responsibility board. He is a professor emeritus in forensic psychiatry in Lund, as an expert witness in several noted crime cases and often debated in the media. But now, the Health Board's responsibility [...]
Duong Huu Nguyen, Little Rock psychiatrist, license suspended, accused of “sex or a romantic relationship” with a patient or a former patient
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Little Rock psychiatrist's license suspended By Kat Stromquist September 12, 2019 Psychiatrist Duong Huu Nguyen The Arkansas State Medical Board has temporarily suspended the license of a Little Rock psychiatrist who is accused of having had "sex or a romantic relationship" with a patient or former patient. At a special teleconference meeting Monday, the board voted to issue an emergency order of suspension for the medical license of Dr. Duong Huu Nguyen, pending a hearing. According to the order, Nguyen is accused of potential violations of the state's Medical Practices Act after the board received [...]
Rajiv Anand, Lokhandwala Psychiatrist, accused of molesting patient
Mumbai Mirror Psychiatrist accused of molesting his patient By Sharmeen Hakim September 11, 2019 Psychiatrist Rajiv Anand A well-known psychiatrist from Lokhandwala was recently accused of molesting a 34-year-old patient, an architect from Kandivali. The complainant was suffering from post-partum depression. She accused him of touching her inappropriately during a session. The Versova police booked Dr Rajiv Anand under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code; early on August 30, after the woman and her architect husband approached them. On his part Anand, 67, who shares the Lokhandwala clinic with his daughter, admitted treating the woman and the [...]
Greg Lydall, States of Guernsey psychiatrist, has pleaded guilty to making thousands of indecent images of children
ITV NEWS Former States of Guernsey psychiatrist admits making indecent images of children August 29, 2019 Psychiatrist Greg Lydall A psychiatrist formerly employed by the States of Guernsey has pleaded guilty to making thousands of indecent images of children. Dr Greg Lydall pleaded guilty to 11 charges at Guernsey Royal Court. The court heard that some of the images found fell into the most severe category. He will be sentenced on 31 October. The Committee for Health and Social Care wants to reassure the public that Dr Lydall did not come into contact with minors during his employment [...]
D. Eugene Redmond, Yale Psychiatrist, accused of horrific sexual assaults at Caribbean research facility
New York Post Yale professor accused of horrific sexual assaults at Caribbean research facility By Joshua Rhett Miller August 21, 2019 Psychiatrist Eugene Redmond A retired Yale University psychiatry professor sexually assaulted five students at a research facility in the Caribbean and conducted sickening “medical exams” of three other students, according to a scathing report by a former federal prosecutor. A 54-page report commissioned by Yale released Tuesday found that Dr. D. Eugene Redmond — who retired from Yale School of Medicine last summer after 44 years at the university — assaulted five students at a research facility [...]
Soon K. Kim, Southfield Michigan Psychiatrist, targeted in a multi-million dollar lawsuit
Psychiatrist Soon K. Kim Ventura County Star Jury asked to give $30 million-plus in Vista del Mar sexual misconduct trial Tom Kisken August 7, 2019 Three women who allege they were victims of sexual battery at Aurora Vista del Mar Hospital should together receive more than $30 million in damages, a lawyer said in closing arguments. The women are suing the Ventura psychiatric hospital, parent company Signature Healthcare Services and the hospital’s former mental health worker Juan Valencia. They allege Valencia committed sexual acts with each of them in 2013 before he was fired by Vista del Mar. [...]
Isaac Herschkopf, New York Psychiatrist – Patients allege misconduct
Bloomberg New York Levels Allegations Against Shrink Next Door Doctor The New York Department of Health lays out details of alleged misconduct from two of Dr. Isaac Herschkopf’s former patients ahead of a September hearing. By Joe Nocera August 6, 2019 Psychiatrist Isaac Herschkopf New York health officials posted a series of allegations concerning Isaac Herschkopf, the psychiatrist who was the subject of the Bloomberg podcast The Shrink Next Door, accusing him of exploiting patients for his own financial gain. The allegations and attendant charges were accompanied by a “Notice of Hearing” that had been sent to Herschkopf [...]
Scott McMahon, Clifton Park Psychiatrist, accused of misusing Ritalin prescriptions… “issuing them in the names of children without exams”
Post Star Saratoga County doctor charged in drug case Don Lehman August 13, 2019 Psychiatrist Scott McMahon ALBANY — A doctor from Clifton Park has been charged with a federal felony for allegedly handing out drug prescriptions without proper medical exams and with the intent of splitting drugs with patients, officials said. Scott McMahon, 50, was arrested Monday after a multi-agency federal and state investigation that he wrote prescriptions "for no legitimate medical purpose" to children and others, taking "kickbacks" of drugs in exchange for the prescriptions, according to federal prosecutors. He was charged with distributing controlled substances [...]