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Fairhope psychiatrist, James Edwards, 72, accused of writing illegal prescriptions
AL.com Indictment of Fairhope doctor says he wrote fake prescriptions An Alabama doctor has been indicted on three counts of writing illegitimate prescriptions for his patients. By Tyler Carter July 30, 2019 Psychiatrist James Edwards A Fairhope psychiatrist accused of writing illegal prescriptions has been indicted, according to U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin Sr. Dr. James Henry Edwards III, 72, of Fairhope, appeared in court on Tuesday for to be arraigned after being charged with drug distribution offenses. Until his arrest on July 11, 2019, Edwards was a practicing psychiatrist with offices in Opelika and Gulf Shores. Edwards [...]
New Hartford psychiatrist Surendra Johri found guilty of sex abuse
Observer-Dispatch Former New Hartford psychiatrist sentenced in sex abuse case By Jolene Cleaver June 21, 2019 Psychiatrist Surendra Johri UTICA — A former New Hartford psychiatrist was sentenced Friday to probation for multiple sexual abuse convictions in Utica City Court. Surendra Johri, 62, was found guilty after a February trial of forcible touching and sexual abuse related to an April 15, 2017 incident involving a former patient as well as one count of sexual abuse related to a Nov. 11, 2017 incident involving a another patient. The abuse occurred during psychiatric patient sessions at Community Health and Behavioral [...]
Massachusetts Psychiatrist Keith Ablow settles sexual misconduct lawsuits
The Salem News Keith Ablow settles sexual misconduct lawsuits By Julie Manganis June 26, 2019 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow SALEM — A series of lawsuits alleging that celebrity Newburyport psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow had taken advantage of patients, including engaging in sexual behavior with them, inappropriately prescribing drugs and other "boundary violations," have been settled, court records show. Terms of the settlements were not disclosed in court filings late Tuesday in Salem Superior Court. Ablow, 57, of Newbury, has also had his medical license suspended in Massachusetts and New York. Ablow's attorney, Paul Cirel of Todd and Weld, said [...]
Christopher Doyle, Mississauga psychiatrist, loses in attempt to regain his license
Toronto Sun Three strikes and Mississauga psychiatrist is out By Michele Mandel July 2, 2019 Psychiatrist Christopher Doyle There were warning signs from the start. And now, after his third round of trouble, a Mississauga psychiatrist has lost his court bid to have his medical licence reinstated. Dr. Christopher Doyle was stripped of his licence last year by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) for incompetence and professional misconduct, including sending a troubled woman to hospital in a suicidal state after abruptly firing her as a patient. Doyle had argued that his punishment was too [...]
UK Psychiatrist Shekhar Chandra – Sex with Patient in 2005, now allowed to “practice” again
BMJ Tribunal reaffirms decision that psychiatrist who was struck off can practise again By Clare Dyer July 5, 2019 --Excerpt A doctor who was struck off the UK medical register in 2008 for engaging in sexual acts with a vulnerable patient has been allowed back on the register, despite a successful General Medical Council appeal to the courts against the decision allowing him to resume practice. Shekhar Chandra was a senior house officer in psychiatry working on the Isle of Wight in 2005 when he twice met a vulnerable patient at her home, engaging in oral sex on the second [...]
Maninderpal Singh Dhillon, Michigan Psychiatrist – alcohol related escapades
Maninderpal Singh Dhillon, Michigan Psychiatrist - alcohol related escapades East Lansing Police Department State of Michigan, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs -- Excerpt 3. On September 5, 2015, law enforcement responded to an accident involving Respondent's vehicle. Upon investigation it was determined that the vehicle left the road way at a high rate of speed and crashed into a residence resulting in damage to the resident's fencing, air conditioning unit, and external siding, as well as extensive damage to Respondent's vehicle. Respondent fled the scene and was not present when law enforcement arrived. Later that day, Respondent reported in [...]
James Edwards, Opelika, Alabama psychiatrist, Arrested, Office Raided by Feds
WRBL BREAKING: Opelika psychiatrist arrested; office raided in federal drug case By Elizabeth White July 11, 2019 OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – An Opelika psychiatrist is facing federal drug charges as his office is searched by agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency. Thursday morning, DEA agents began conducting search warrants at the office of Dr. James H. Edwards III located off Executive Park Drive in Opelika. The sign next to the front door reveals Dr. Edwards is a psychiatrist and child psychiatrist. Doug Howard, a spokesperson with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montgomery confirmed the search warrant and arrest with News [...]
Timothy Byrne, Isle of Man Psychiatrist, in hot water – sex with a patient in his office
Daily Mail Married psychiatrist had sex with a patient in his office and gave her a handkerchief doused in his aftershave so she would have a 'piece of him' during two-year affair, tribunal hears By Amie Gordon July 10, 2019 Isle of Man Psychiatrist Timothy Byrne A married consultant psychiatrist had sex with a patient in his office and kissed her during home visits as they had a two-year-long affair, a tribunal heard today. Father-of-one Dr Timothy Byrne gave the woman a handkerchief doused in his aftershave as a 'piece of him' and 'keepsake' of their romance, telling [...]
Boudewijn Chabot, Netherlands Psychiatrist – 2nd thoughts on euthanisia
WND TEEN GIRL EUTHANIZED FOR 'INSUFFERABLE' LIFE 'After years of battling and fighting, I am drained' By Art Moore June 4, 2019 Noa Pothoven Explaining that the pain of a childhood rape was “insufferable,” a 17-year-old Dutch girl took advantage of the Netherlands’ assisted suicide law and was euthanized on Sunday. In her autobiography, “Winning or Learning,” Noa Pothoven recounted her battles with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anorexia after being molested and raped as a young child, reported News.com.au. She wrote in an Instagram post the day before she died that “after years of battling and fighting, [...]
Toowoomba psychiatrist accused of raping a female patient – jury deliberating
The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Queensland) Rape trial set to conclude June 14, 2019 UnNamed Toowoomba psychiatrist THE Toowoomba District Court jury in the trial of a former Toowoomba psychiatrist accused of raping a female patient is expected to retire to consider a verdict today. The 48-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape of the same woman patient which the Crown claims occurred in 2013. The court has heard the relationship between the pair went beyond that of doctor/patient and the couple had engaged in a consensual sexual affair in 2013. However, the Crown case was [...]