MEDIA
Mark Simko, Clearwater Morton Plant Psychiatrist, kicks patient out of office for breast feeding
ABC Action News St. Petersburg mother Nichole Moore says a doctor kicked her out of his office for nursing her baby By Jacqueline Ingles Jun 15, 2015 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Petersburg mom says she was kicked out of a doctor’s office for nursing her 8-month-old baby during an appointment. "He said, 'I couldn't give him my full attention,'" recalled Nichole Moore. Moore told ABC Action News she waited two months to see Dr. Mark Simko, a psychiatrist, on June 11. Struggling with her infant, Moore wanted to see if she could be suffering from postpartum depression. According [...]
Koock E. Jung, NY psychiatrist, licensed for 50 years, suspended for “gross incompetence” and “moral unfitness”
Post Star Local psychiatrist's medical license suspended By Don Lehman June 23, 2015 Psychiatrist Koock E Jung Office, 597 Bay Rd, Queensbury, NY 12804 QUEENSBURY A Queensbury psychiatrist had his medical license suspended for 6 months last week after the state Department of Health brought a disciplinary case against him for allegations of “gross incompetence” and “moral unfitness.” Dr. Koock E. Jung, who operates Psychotherapy Center on Bay Road in Queensbury, will also spend 3 years on probation after the suspension is lifted, according to the Department of Health. The suspension takes effect June 29. The Department of Health [...]
Koock Jung, Psychiatrist – breaks down when confronted by reporter over harassment and abuse
News10.com Local psychiatrist accused of harassment, abuse By Lindsay Nielsen June 24, 2015 QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A North Country psychiatrist will have his license suspended for six months amid accusations of harassment, abuse and intimidation. A Queensbury psychiatrist has been accused of gross incompetence and moral unfitness. Dr. Koock Jung denies any wrongdoing but added that he can’t successfully defend himself from all the allegations. Some of his former patients claimed Dr. Jung asked them for hugs, told them they were beautiful, rubbed their legs, and touched them in a sexual nature. But Dr. Jung said it’s not true. [...]
Waldo Ellison, Virginia Beach Psychiatrist, settles $2 million lawsuit by parents of man who committed suicide after being prescribed escalating doses of Adderall. Ellison retired November 1, the day his license was suspended by the Virginia Board of Medicine
Virginian Pilot Lawsuit against former Va. Beach psychiatrist resolved out of court By Elizabeth Simpson The Virginian-Pilot July 6, 2015 Psychiatrist Waldo Ellison A lawsuit against a former Virginia Beach psychiatrist that was set to begin next week has been resolved out of court, according to a lawyer who represents the parents of Richard Fee, a Virginia Beach man who committed suicide in November 2011 after being prescribed escalating doses of Adderall. Robert Moreland, who represents Kathy and Rick Fee of Virginia Beach, said the resolution with former psychiatrist Waldo Ellison contains a clause to not reveal the terms [...]
Dancing “better than a psychiatrist”
Leader Dancing 'better than a psychiatrist' says shire folk group By Jim Gainsford July 5, 2015 Good for the spirits — and body: Sutherland Shire Folk Dance Group members Kaye Laurendet and Lorraine Crane (centre, foreground) with (from left) Fiona Clark, Bert Laurendet, Paul Clark, Judith Connolly and Joan Gillies (right). Picture: Chris Lane SUTHERLAND Shire Folk Dance Group members believe they are proof dancing is good for you — mentally and physically. The folk dancers, who celebrated the 40th anniversary of their group on June 13, have been the subject of a university study and two ABC [...]
Michael Kessler, Penn. psychiatrist, hauled off to prison for child sex crimes
Pocono Record UNLAWFUL CONTACT WITH MINOR Cresco ex-psychiatrist caught 'grooming' boy on Facebook sentenced By Andrew Scott July 11, 2015 Psychiatrist Michael Kessler was sentenced to state prison for trying to lure a 13-year-old boy to meet him for sex A Monroe County mother's protective vigilance in monitoring her son's Facebook account is what likely spared him from being victimized by someone she and her family had known and trusted. "You messed with the wrong mother's child," she told former psychiatrist Michael Kessler, 45, of Cresco, in court Friday, shortly before Kessler was sentenced to 1½ to five [...]
Ong Ming Tan, Aussie psychiatrist, “highly devious”, jailed for inappropriately touching a group of young patients suffering from serious mental illnesses
Sydney Morning Herald Former patient of psychiatrist Ong Ming Tan tells of 'betrayal' By Paul Bibby July 12, 2015 Psychiatrist Ong Ming Tan One of seven women suing a North Shore medical clinic after they were indecently assaulted by its psychiatrist has described as "cruel" and "devastating" the facility's refusal to accept liability for what happened within its walls. Sixteen months after Ong Ming Tan was jailed for inappropriately touching a group of young patients suffering from serious mental illnesses, one victim has told Fairfax Media that the Greenwich based Northside clinic knew what was happening but failed to [...]
Gregg Hunter, Louisiana psychiatrist, wants license back after being suspended for rudeness, sexual misconduct and poor bedside manner
Louisiana Record Psychiatrist seeks reinstatement of license in suit against medical board June 8, 2015 By Local Labs News Service Practice address for Gregg Spaulding Hunter A doctor is suing a state medical board regarding a 2014 matter. Gregg Spaulding Hunter, a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana, filed a lawsuit against The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana on May 29, citing civil rights violation. The suit states that the defendant issued a suspension of the plaintiff’s license on May 30, 2014, based on an alleged [...]
Avijit Mitra, psychiatrist at Connecticut Valley Psych Hospital, improperly prescribed drugs to himself, his wife and others
New Haven Register Hamden psychiatrist must hire monitor; Stamford psychiatrist fined By Kate Farrish May 19, 2015 Avijit Mitra "practices" at Connecticut Valley Psych Hospital The state Medical Examining Board placed the medical license of a Hamden psychiatrist on probation for a year Tuesday and ordered him to hire a psychiatrist to supervise his practice. The psychiatrist, Dr. Avijit Mitra, who has an office in Woodbridge, has already paid $55,000 in state and federal fines for improperly prescribing controlled substances to himself, his wife and others, state records show. At its meeting in Hartford Tuesday, the board also fined [...]
Lisa Perdue, Texas psychiatrist resigns from Terrell State Psych Hospital, after confronted with disciplinary action for taking $615,525 from drug company – Forbidden by state health code
Texas Tribune Terrell State Psychiatrists Resign After Accusations by Ryan McCrimmon April 17, 2015 Psychiatrist Lisa Perdue Terrell State Psych Hospital Two psychiatrists at Terrell State Hospital resigned this week after being told they would face disciplinary action for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from a pharmaceutical company to promote the drug Seroquel, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. According to agency documents, Dr. Anthony Claxton, the hospital's clinical director, and Dr. Lisa Perdue, a psychiatrist, received large amounts of money from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to promote the company’s drugs to other doctors [...]