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Jopinder R. Harika

HOME NEWS Judge orders psychiatrist to Berks County Prison Tuesday April 5, 2016 12:01 AM By Stephanie Weaver READING, PA After failing to show up for his sentencing hearing three times, a psychiatrist convicted of committing fraud in Berks has until the end of the week to report to Berks County Prison. Senior Judge Scott D. Keller imposed a sentence for Dr. Jopinder R. Harika on March 22 even though the Allegheny County psychiatrist was not present. TODAY'S SPONSOR: Keller sentenced him to three to 23 months in Berks County Prison followed by six months of probation and to pay [...]

Jopinder Harika, Penn. Psychiatrist, has until the end of the week to report to prison – Medicaid Fraud

Reading Eagle Judge orders psychiatrist to Berks County Prison By Stephanie Weaver April 5, 2016 Psychiatrist Jopindar Harika READING, PA - After failing to show up for his sentencing hearing three times, a psychiatrist convicted of committing fraud in Berks has until the end of the week to report to Berks County Prison. Senior Judge Scott D. Keller imposed a sentence for Dr. Jopinder R. Harika on March 22 even though the Allegheny County psychiatrist was not present. Keller sentenced him to three to 23 months in Berks County Prison followed by six months of probation and to pay [...]

Nadir Omara, English Psychiatrist, Suspended for “Lewd Phone Calls”

East Anglian Daily Times Doctor who made lewd phone calls is suspended April 9, 2016 newmarket: A consultant psychiatrist who made lewd phone calls to night-time care workers at an addiction treatment centre has been suspended from the list of registered medical practitioners. Nadir Omara, 48, of Sapling Place, Rushmere St Andrew, denied two charges of sending indecent communications to staff members at the Abbeycare addiction treatment centre. He was found guilty by magistrates in January and sentenced to 12 weeks custody. This week, a medical practitioners tribunal decided to suspend Dr Omara for 15 months, subject to a review. [...]

Sharon Marble, Maine Psychiatrist, booted from “practicing” for two years – “inappropriate personal and romantic relationship with a patient”

Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine WATERVILLE PSYCHIATRIST CENSURED BY MAINE BOARD OF LICENSURE IN MEDICINE April 14, 2016 AUGUSTA, ME – On April 12, 2016 the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and the Maine Office of Attorney General entered into a Consent Agreement with Sharon Marble, M.D. The Consent Agreement includes a censure and requires education in ethics and professional boundaries. Additionally, the agreement imposed a $1,500 civil penalty, probation and a condition that does not allow Dr. Marble to practice clinical medicine for two years. The discipline was based upon unprofessional conduct by Dr. Marble, which involved [...]

WISCONSIN SUSPENDS LICENSE OF PSYCHIATRIST DAVID HOULIHAN, former Veterans Administration Chief of Staff

News8000 State suspends medical license of former Tomah VA Chief of Staff March, 16 2016 Psychiatrist David Houlihan MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) - The former Chief of Staff of the troubled Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center won't be practicing medicine anytime soon. The Wisconsin Medical Examining Board suspended the medical license of the former VA psychiatrist Dr. David Houlihan Wednesday. In a report from the Center for Investigative Reporting, Houlihan was known by some veterans as the 'Candy Man' for handing out excess narcotics. Houlihan was fired from the VA and his clinical privileges was revoked back in November. [...]

Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Psychiatrist, War Time Criminal, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, including slaughtering 8,000 Muslim men and boys – Verdict Expected Next Week after 5-year trial

Reuters Ahead of war crimes verdict, Karadzic's divisive Bosnia legacy endures By Daria Sito-Sucic Mar 18, 2016 Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic The verdict that a U.N. tribunal will hand down next week in Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic's trial for genocide has re-opened old wounds for many Bosnians, who for years feared him as the "master of life and death". The long-awaited decision by the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, to be handed down on Thursday after a five-year trial, reminds Bosnians that Karadzic's legacy lives on in a country still divided along ethnic lines two decades after the [...]

Maine Psychiatrist Charles Clemetson barred from maintaining a private practice

The Forecaster State board censures Cumberland psychiatrist By The Forecaster March 22, 2016 Psychiatrist Charles Clemetson CUMBERLAND — The Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine placed a Cumberland Foreside psychiatrist on probation. The board found Dr. Charles Clemetson to have “engaged in misrepresentation in connection with the practice for which he was licensed, as well as unprofessional conduct,” and that he had failed to “comply with conditions of probation,” according to a March 16 press release. The board in July 2013 imposed a five-year probation period on Clementson, during which he was to be overseen by a practice monitor. [...]

Psychiatrist Fidiansjah

Jakarta Post Government to probe psychiatrist for false LGBT claim By Hans Nicholas Jong March 24 2016 Psychiatrist Fidiansjah The government will summon psychiatrist Fidiansjah for his recent controversial remarks on LGBT people, in which he labeled homosexuality and bisexuality mental disorders. A renowned physician and member of the Indonesia Psychiatrists Association (PDSKJI), Fidiansjah made a statement that have been widely criticized by international medical circles as he paraphrased diagnostic guidelines to support his statements. Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek said on Wednesday that she would ask for confirmation from Fidiansjah, who currently serves as the ministry’s mental health [...]

70-year-old Psychiatrist War Criminal Gets 40 Years

WSJ Radovan Karadzic, Ex-Bosnian Serb Leader, Convicted of Genocide The International Criminal Tribunal found him guilty on 10 of the 11 counts By Valentina Pop March 24, 2016 Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic A United Nations court sentenced former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to 40 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Bosnian war in the 1990s. He will appeal the ruling. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Thursday found Mr. Karadzic guilty on 10 of the 11 counts, including genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and criminal responsibility for the shelling [...]