MEDIA
Fired Wisconsin VA psychiatrist David Houlihan Under Investigation in Death of Patient
WKOW Former Tomah VA "Candy Man" doctor opening private practice, as state investigation into his medical license lingers By Greg Neumann February 05, 2016 MADISON (WKOW) -- The former chief of staff at the Tomah VA Medical Center - who was fired last November after an investigation found rampant over-prescription of opiates under his direction that resulted in the death of at least one veteran - is set up to soon start a private psychiatry practice in Wisconsin. Dr. David Houlihan, who had his VA clinical privileges revoked on November 9 after a ten-month federal investigation, has been hired by [...]
English Psychiatrist Adam Osborne, Brother of Chief Finance Minister, Admits to having Sex with Patient – made threats towards patient and the consequences for her family if she did not withdraw her complaint
Belfast Telegraph George Osborne's psychiatrist brother admits sex with vulnerable patient February 8, 2016 Psychiatrist Adam Osborne The psychiatrist brother of Chancellor George Osborne is back before the General Medical Council after he admitted having sex with a vulnerable patient who had been under his care, a disciplinary panel has heard. Dr Adam Osborne, who is currently suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC), admitted that he had engaged in an "inappropriate" emotional and sexual relationship with the woman, despite being her private psychiatrist . The woman, referred to as Patient A, had been under Dr Osborne's care between [...]
Ravi Shenava, Psychiatrist, Banned in the USA, goes to Canada where he is now facing criminal allegations of sexually assaulting patients
Toronto Star U.S. psychiatrist faces criminal sex assault charges in Canada, CBC reports Investigation by the fifth estate finds man barred from practising over the border operates clinic in Windsor, despite allegations. By Jacques Gallant January 21, 2016 A psychiatrist banned from practising in the U.S. continues to operate a clinic across the border in Windsor, where he is now facing criminal allegations of sexually assaulting patients, an investigation by the CBC’s the fifth estate has revealed. And despite the criminal charges — 12 counts of sexual assault related to six former patients and one count of extortion, according to [...]
George Nowak, New Hampshire Psychiatrist, Under State Investigation, Ordered to Not “Treat” Female Patients – Nowak cannot “provide after office hours visits, home visits or emergency interventions.”
seacoastonline.com BOARD OF MEDICINE State investigating Portsmouth psychiatrist Restrictions placed on addiction treatment specialist By Jeff McMenemy January 21, 2016 Psychiatrist George Nowak PORTSMOUTH — A psychiatrist specializing in addiction treatment has agreed “to refrain from conducting psychotherapy with female patients,” according to a preliminary agreement for practice restrictions filed with the state. Sarah Blodgett, division director for health care professions, confirmed Thursday the state Board of Medicine has launched an investigation into Dr. George Nowak and the investigation “is ongoing.” Nowak practices in an office off Islington Street. Nowak, in the agreement for practice restrictions he signed after [...]
JULIUS AWAKAME, ENGLISH PSYCHIATRIST, TERMINATED after telling “satanist” patient to get “nice holy water” and watch a 24-hour Church TV Channel in Nigeria – faces losing his license – returns to his native Ghana
Daily Mail NHS psychiatrist told satanist patient to get help from a 24-hour church TV channel in Nigeria because she might be 'possessed' by demonic forces Dr Julius Awakame, 50, said psychiatry or psychology wouldn't help her He gave her the name of the channel and told her to get 'nice holy water' Doctor said he 'studied' the station 'for hours' in the consultation in 2014 Awakame faces being struck off after being found guilty of misconduct By Katie Louise Davies January 21, 2016 Psychiatrist Julius Awakame A NHS psychiatrist advised a patient to get help from a 24-hour [...]
Saquib B. Sayed, NJ Psychiatrist, Suspended, licensing board labeled him “chronic alcoholic” who had been arrested six times after drinking
NJ.com Psychiatrist's license is suspended over recurring problems with alcohol By Kathleen O'Brien January 06, 2016 . A psychiatrist whose disciplinary record shows a long battle with alcohol has once again agreed to an indefinite suspension of his medical license. In a consent order filed by the N.J. Board of Medical Examiners on Dec. 24, Saquib B. Sayed agreed to surrender his license until he can demonstrate his fitness to return to practice. The consent order refers to his "long history with substance abuse." In all the specifics cited, that substance was alcohol. This latest "relapse," as the order [...]
Robert Browne, Hawaiian Psychiatrist, Accused of Sexual Abuse of 26 school children
ABC News Lawsuit Claims Kamehameha Schools' Psychiatrist Molested 26 By Marina Riker January 19, 2016 HONOLULU - Twenty-six former students alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that they were repeatedly sexually abused by a now-deceased psychiatrist at a private school for Native Hawaiians. The plaintiffs are suing Kamehameha Schools and the estate of psychiatrist Robert Browne, who they say molested them during therapy sessions between 1958 and 1985. Kamehameha Schools required each student to undergo therapy, took them to Browne's office and paid for the services, according to the lawsuit. Kamehameha Schools has known about the allegations for the last [...]
Mark Buzzard, Michigan Psychiatrist, arrested – main player in illegal pill mill operation
Monroe News Doctor accused in drug ring By Ray Kisonas December 22, 2015 Psychiatrist Mark Buzzard A physician illegally prescribed more than 2 million narcotic pills during a three-year period in a multi-state, $13 million drug operation that had been overseen by a Monroe man, according to federal documents released today. Federal authorities named Dr. Mark Buzzard, a West Bloomfield psychiatrist, as a main player in the operation allegedly masterminded by Joseph J. Roe, the Monroe man who remains in federal custody in Detroit on drug distribution charges. In the 19-page indictment, Dr. Buzzard and six others were named [...]
Kiyoshi Kimura, Syracuse NY Geezer Psychiatrist – Convicted of Drug Violation – State Slams Door on His Career
Post Standard 84-year-old Syracuse doctor, convicted on drug charge, barred from practicing By James T. Mulder January 04, 2016 Psychiatrist Kiyoshi Kimura SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- An 84-year-old Syracuse psychiatrist accused of illegally selling a prescription to an undercover detective has been barred by the state from practicing medicine. Kiyoshi Kimura was charged in 2014 with selling a prescription for Suboxone, a drug used to treat heroin addicts, for $350 to an Onondaga County Sheriff's Office detective. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 22, 2014, to criminal possession of a controlled substance and willful violation of state health laws, both misdemeanors. [...]