MEDIA

William Rader, Malibu psychiatrist, license revoked 20 years ago. Now, Rader continues to sell unproven stem cell treatments “His dishonesty permeates every aspect of his business and practices”

LA Times Doctor with revoked license continues to sell unproven stem cell treatments By Alan Zarembo May 16, 2015 Courtesy of KABC, Los Angeles (July 30, 2010) Last fall, two decades after Malibu psychiatrist William Rader began selling unproven stem cell treatments to desperate patients with incurable conditions, California authorities permanently revoked his medical license for negligence, false or misleading advertising and professional misconduct. "His dishonesty permeates every aspect of his business and practices," the medical board wrote in a scathing 39-page decision. Today, Rader has a new title: "chief scientist" rather than "chief medical officer." But his California company [...]

Anna Binder, Conn. Psychiatrist, disciplined for using hospital letterhead to create fake medical reports

Binder is also licensed in the State of Florida. These two addresses are listed for her: KROME DETENTION CENTER CLINIC OF INNOVATIVE MINDS, P.A., 2627 NE 203RD STREET, SUITE 214, AVENTURA, FL Psychiatrist Anna Binder, Connecticut Discipline Records Hartford Courant Two Psychiatrists Disciplined By Medical Examining Board By Kate Farrish HARTFORD — ---BEGIN EXCERPT In the first case, Dr. Anna Binder must also complete course work in professional ethics and patients' rights under a consent order that she signed on March 31. The Department of Public Health began an investigation of Binder in October 2014 when Stamford [...]

Curtis Steele, Canadian Psychiatrist, 82, Charged with Child Porn, Took Photos of Young Girls

CBC News Former Halifax psychiatrist Curtis Steele facing child porn charges Steele had licence revoked after he was accused of exploiting 14-year-old girl under his care May 8, 2015 Psychiatrist Curtis Steele A former psychiatrist who practised in Halifax and taught at Dalhousie University has been charged with a child pornography offence. Dr. Curtis Steele, 82, is charged with printing and publishing child pornography. The alleged offence took place 11 years ago, between January and December 2004. He is expected to answer to the charges on June 16. In the meantime, Steele has been ordered to stay away from [...]

Maykel Luna, Psychiatrist – Performs Shock Treatment at Morton Plant Hospital

PsychSearch.net Yeah, They Still Do Shock Treatment By Ken Kramer May 12, 2015 Note: Saturday, May 16, 2015, is the international day of protest against shock treatment. There will be demonstrations protesting shock treatment in many cities around the world. Morton Plant Shock Treatment Psychiatrist Maykel Luna-Concepcion A couple of years ago PsychSearch received an encouraging tip that shock treatment was no longer used at Morton Plant hospital in Clearwater, Florida, where we are located. But we were dispirited when we heard from Elizabeth Hardy, Morton Plant's spokesperson. Her e-mail was short: "Electroconvulsive Therapy is offered at Morton [...]

Joseph Bray, psychiatrist, tells patient distressed over unfaithful husband: “men are not biologically programmed for monogamy”; tells patient: “When my wife dies I will shag as many women as I can”

Daily Herald When my wife dies, I'll sleep with as many women as possible: What psychiatrist told patient betrayed by husband By Jaya Narain May 13, 2015 Psychiatrist Joseph Bray A psychiatrist stunned a depressed patient by telling her: ‘When my wife dies, I will s**g as many women as I can’, a tribunal heard yesterday. The woman had gone to Dr Joseph Bray, 57, in ‘emotional distress’ after learning that her husband had been unfaithful. But Bray, a married father of two, told her that men are not biologically programmed for monogamy and said it was ‘unreasonable’ for [...]

Fred Risser, Maine Psychiatrist, Butt Slapper, Ordered to Stop Treating Women

Bangor Daily News Bangor psychiatrist ordered to stop treating women By Jackie Farwell May 15, 2015 415 Water St, Ellsworth, Maine BANGOR, Maine — A Bangor psychiatrist must stop treating women after allegedly developing an unprofessional relationship with a female patient, according to a state medical licensing board. Dr. Fred Risser may treat only men and must submit to independent monitoring of his practice to ensure he meets prescribing and recordkeeping standards, his May 12 consent agreement with the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine states. While a 30-year-old female was his patient in 2009 and 2010, Risser drove [...]

Daniel Rousch, Texas Psychiatrist

Rousch, Daniel Eric, D.O., Lic. No. J4488, Bedford On April 10, 2015, the Board and Daniel Eric Rousch, D.O., entered into an Agreed Order Modifying Prior Order, modifying his February 2013 Order to require Dr. Rousch to make current all chart monitor payments and present proof within 60 days; require Dr. Rousch to complete an additional six cycles of chart monitoring; and within one year complete at least 40 hours in CME, divided as follows: 20 hours in evaluation and treatment of bipolar disorder in adults and children, 10 hours in evaluation and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and [...]

Florida Psychiatrist Barry Kaplowitz Gets the slammer – Claimed he “treated” 400 patients – Not

Miami Herald Hollywood Pavilion psychiatrist sentenced to five years in Medicare scam By Jay Weaver April 30, 2015 Psychiatrist Barry Kaplowitz A onetime medical director of a Hollywood psychiatric facility was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for lying about treating hundreds of patients in a scheme that cost the taxpayer-funded Medicare program $2.9 million. U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga also ordered Barry Kaplowitz, a 54-year-old Aventura psychiatrist, to repay Medicare for its loss. In February, a Miami federal jury convicted Kaplowitz of making false statements related to Medicare billing at Hollywood Pavilion, though the panel acquitted him [...]

Enyinnaya Ezema, Canadian (formerly UK) Psychiatrist, charged with assault, loses license

CBC News Pictou County psychiatrist charged with assault; no longer licensed Dr. Enyinnaya Ezema charged after alleged incident at New Glasgow outpatient facility By Melissa Mancini April 24, 2015 A psychiatrist in Pictou County, who has been charged with assault, is no longer licensed to practise medicine in Nova Scotia. Dr. Enyinnaya Ezema has been charged with assault stemming from an incident on Dec. 16, said Const. Ken MacDonald of the New Glasgow Regional Police. The police responded to a call at an outpatient facility on East River Road in New Glasgow. The incident did not take place at the [...]