MEDIA
Harry Henderson, La Mesa Psychiatrist, negligently prescribed the powerful and dangerous “holy trinity”
nbcsandiego.com Medical Board Alleges East County Psychiatrist Negligently Prescribed Controlled Substances to Addicts By Paul Krueger July 7, 2017 The Medical Board of California wants to revoke the license of an East County doctor who allegedly wrote hundreds of controlled-substance prescriptions for drug-addicted patients, without proper examinations and medical need. In a detailed, 94-page document filed on June 29, the Medical Board accused Dr. Harry Henderson III of gross negligence, repeated acts of clearly excessive prescribing, failure to maintain adequate and accurate medical records, and other licensing violations. The accusation alleges Henderson has a history of negligence involving six patients [...]
Lee Hartman, Texas Psychiatrist, Injected Prison Inmates with LSD
Texas Tribune My grandfather was a death row doctor. He tested psychedelic drugs on Texas inmates. An Austin-based writer's quest to learn his grandfather's story leads to death row — and a little-known series of experiments that involved giving hallucinogens to inmates in the early 1960s. By Ben Hartman July 5, 2017 Editor's note: In this special contribution to The Texas Tribune, Austin writer Ben Hartman tells the story of his search for the truth about his late grandfather, a prison psychiatrist on Texas' death row who performed little-known medical experiments on inmates in the 1960s. Eusebio Martinez was polite [...]
Greg Paniccia, San Diego Psychiatrist, accused of gross negligence and overprescribing
nbcsandiego.com South Bay Psychiatrist Accused Of Overprescribing Controlled Substances By Paul Krueger July 6, 2017 A South Bay psychiatrist, Dr. Greg Paniccia, is accused of gross negligence and overprescribing controlled substances to five patients, according to an accusation filed by the Medical Board of California. The 41-page document also asks an administrative judge to revoke or suspend Paniccia’s license. The accusation, filed in the administrative law court on May 1, alleges Paniccia prescribed narcotics, sedatives and other powerful drugs “...without an appropriate prior examination and medical indication,” and that “...he knew or reasonably should have known” that four of those [...]
Christopher Doyle, Ontario Psychiatrist, in Hot Water – “inability to maintain a strict doctor-patient relationship”
Waterloo Region Record Cambridge doctor faces hearing by Johanna Weidner Jul 05, 2017 Ontario Psychiatrist Christopher Doyle CAMBRIDGE — A Cambridge psychiatrist is again facing allegations of professional misconduct. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario will hold a hearing to decide if Dr. Christopher Doyle committed acts of professional misconduct and if he's incompetent. A date has not yet been set. Doyle has taken a leave of absence from Cambridge Memorial Hospital while the matter is before the college. Doyle was hired by Cambridge Memorial in 2010, less than a year after being disciplined by the college [...]
John Stevens, English Psychiatrist, initially reluctant to help ill passenger on flight – then billed American Airlines four hours for his time
ILL British Medical Journal Doctor demands payment for helping airline passenger By Clare Dyer September 12, 1998 Psychiatrist John Stevens A doctor who answered an emergency call on a transatlantic flight will break new legal ground next month when he goes to court in a bid to force the airline to pay for his services. John Stevens, a consultant psychiatrist and psychotherapist, was returning with his family from a holiday in California in January 1997 when the call for a doctor went out over the American Airlines jet’s public address system. Dr Stevens, who divides his time between Springfield [...]
Omar Hasan, WV Psychiatrist, found not credible by Board of Medicine after denying sexual relationship with patient
Register-Herald Beckley psychiatrist's license suspended due to inappropriate patient relationship By Wendy Holdren June 26, 2017 Psychiatrist Omar Hasan The West Virginia Board of Medicine has suspended for one year the license of a Beckley psychiatrist due to an inappropriate sexual relationship with a former patient. Dr. Omar Khalid Hasan of Raleigh Psychiatric Services denied the allegations, but after reviewing testimony presented at a four-day hearing, the board found “clear and convincing evidence” of the relationship. The board found that Hasan departed from the standards of acceptable medical practice in regard to his outside-the-office communications with the patient and [...]
Shoichiro Kaneko, Japanese Psychiatrist, Gets 5 year prison term – negligent in plowing his car into 5 people, killing one
The Mainichi Doctor handed 5-year prison term after epileptic fit led to fatal car crash June 27, 2017 Psychiatrist Shoichiro Kaneko A doctor who plowed his car into pedestrians in downtown Tokyo in 2015 after suffering an epileptic fit, killing one of them and injuring four others, was handed a five-year prison term on June 27. The Tokyo District Court convicted the defendant, 55-year-old Shoichiro Kaneko, of dangerous driving resulting in death and injury under the Act on Punishment of Acts Inflicting Injury or Death on Others by Driving a Vehicle. Prosecutors had demanded that Kaneko be imprisoned for [...]
Psychiatrist Marek Walczyk of Chicago Fined $100,000 – Immigration Fraud
LAW360 Doc Giving Citizenship Test Waiver Gets Probation, $100K Fine By Jessica Corso May 22, 2017 Psychiatrist Marek Walczyk A Chicago psychiatrist was sentenced to three years probation and a $100,000 fine Monday by a judge who questioned why it took the federal government so long to indict him for trying to procure a U.S. citizenship test waiver for at least one immigrant patient. U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood said at a hearing Monday that three years of probation without home confinement was “sufficient but not greater than necessary” to punish Marek Walczyk for signing off on a waiver [...]
Faruk Abuzzahab, 85-year-old Minnesota Psychiatrist, “surrounded by controversy and complaints for decades”
Minneapolis WCCO Investigation Into Man’s Death Reveals Depth Of Minnesota’s Prescription Drug Problem By Liz Collin May 30, 2017 Psychiatrist Faruk Abuzzahab A Twin Cities family wants answers after they believe a psychiatrist went too far in prescribing medications to their son and brother. Mike Arens died 18 months ago. WCCO found the doctor writing his prescriptions has been in trouble before. WCCO investigates the psychiatrist who’s been on the state’s radar for decades and the upcoming changes to better track what medications Minnesotans take. Known for his generosity and signature smile, Mike Arens grew up the middle boy [...]