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Kwabena Agyei Akuffo-Akoto, New Brunswick Psychiatrist, manipulated patient into sexual acts and threatened to institutionalize her if she exposed his wrongdoing. The patient won a $600,000 judgment. Akuffo-Akota then fled Canada to England. Patient now unable to collect on judgment.
CBCNews Sexual abuse victim loses court fight against doctor's association Court rules association doesn't have to pay damages for N.B. doctor who fled country January 05, 2016 Psychiatrist Kwabena Akuffo-Akoto Shirley Shannon, a New Brunswick woman who was sexually abused by her doctor and then denied money from a fund that compensates patients harmed by negligent medical care, has lost her court fight to force the fund to pay. But Eugene Mockler, who is Shannon's lawyer, says the ruling means New Brunswick doctors do not have the insurance coverage they, their patients and the province think they do. "If [...]
Muhammed Jedaar, South African Psychiatrist Guilty of Sex with Patient – Loses License
Cape Argus (South Africa) December 15, 2015 Psychiatrist loses licence for 'having sex with patient' A CAPE Town psychiatrist has been struck off the roll of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) after he allegedly had sex with a patient. The council has confirmed that Dr Muhammed Ashraf Jedaar - who had a private practice in Wynberg - had since stopped practising and had been removed from the register a year ago after he was found guilty of "unprofessional conduct of a disgraceful nature". Jedaar, who was registered with the Medical and Dental Board is, however, appealing his [...]
Italian Psychiatrist “L.D.” flipped out, brandished fire extinguisher among colleagues
ANSA Psychiatrist suffers psychotic episode 34-year-old man brandished fire extinguisher among colleagues December 9, 2015 (ANSA) - Milan, December 9 - A psychiatrist sparked fear at a hospital in Milan where he worked after he was found roaming the corridors brandishing a fire extinguisher and speaking incoherently, ANSA learned Wednesday. The 34-year-old man, known only as L.D. under Italian privacy law, is believed to have suffered a psychotic episode after he turned up at Pio Albergo Trivulzio hospital at around 10pm on Monday. Although it was not his shift, the psychiatrist, who lives in Pavia, 35km south of Milan, entered [...]
Duttala Reddy, Illinois psychiatrist, license suspended two years, engaged in “boundary violations” with a patient
State Journal-Register By Dean Olsen December 3, 2015 PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS1124 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62703 Dr. Duttala Obula Reddy, a psychiatrist from Chatham, was suspended from the practice of medicine for at least two years, retroactive to Dec. 30, for engaging in a "boundary violation" with a patient of his practice. The suspension was connected with Reddy's temporary suspension in January while he was working at Psychiatric Associates of Central Illinois, 1124 S. Sixth St., Springfield. The January temporary suspension, as well as the recent suspension, involved Reddy's alleged sexual misconduct with a patient [...]
Said Farzad, Washington State Psychiatrist, must take an anger management class and get a psychiatric evaluation
Daily Herald Evaluation, anger-management class ordered for psychiatrist convicted of harassment By Eric Stevick Herald Writer Monday, December 7, 2015 Psychiatrist Said Farzad EVERETT — A psychiatrist whose license was suspended must take an anger management class and get a psychiatric evaluation of his own after being convicted of telephone harassment. A Snohomish County Superior Court judge gave Dr. Said Farzad a suspended 364-day jail term, effectively sparing him time behind bars if he complies with sentencing conditions. In doing so, Judge George Bowden followed the recommendation from a prosecutor and the defense attorney. “Of what is of much [...]
Stanley Dobrowolski, London, Ontario (Canada) Psychiatrist, finally loses license after three decades of criminal misbehavior
Toronto Star Psychiatrist’s decades of sex transgressions over By Tara Deschamps November 30, 2015 Psychiatrist - Stanley Dobrowolski Allegations stretching back to 1987 cost London, Ont. doctor Stanley Dobrowolski his licence — 18 months after he went to jail. It took close to three decades, criminal charges and dozens of complainants for disgraced psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski to finally lose his right to practise medicine. For years, the London, Ont., doctor had hung on to his medical licence amid allegations of having inappropriate relationships with women, sexually assaulting patients and surreptitiously recording some as young as 17 in stages of [...]
Miami psychiatrist Roger Rousseau, Gets 16 years in Prison for Medicaid Fraud
Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 6, 2015 Medical Director and Three Therapists Sentenced for Their Roles in $63 Million Miami Health Care Fraud Scheme Psychiatrist Roger Rousseau A former medical director and three therapists from defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) were sentenced today in Miami for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Florida Medicaid more than $63 million. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in [...]