MEDIA
Said Farzad Threatened to Blow Up an Insurance Office
KIRO-TV Tacoma psychiatrist's suspension extended By Kevin McCarty TACOMA, Wash August 19, 2014 Psychiatrist Said Farzad When Tacoma psychiatrist Dr. Said Farzad spoke to KIRO 7 last May, he didn’t deny threatening to blow up an insurance office and kill people who worked there. He said he didn’t remember doing it. “I have absolutely no memory,” said Farzad during a May 12 interview. “I still don’t have a memory that I have said something.” That claim helped convince the Washington state Department of Health to continue a suspension of Farzad’s licence to practice medicine. Farzad is under investigation by [...]
Marlon Wayans: Anti-Depressants May Have Caused Robin Williams Suicide
Marlon Wayans spoke with Fusion Live host Yannis Pappas about the passing of Robin Williams. "I think there's something in these medicines that people are taking for depression that's making them depressed and making them commit suicide," Wayans said. "I don't think it's depression. I think it's chemical. ... He was such a joyful dude."
Richard Miller – Psychiatrist blamed by Pinellas County Sheriff in Death of Inmate
Tampa Bay Times $1.15M PAYOUT IN JAIL DEATH By PATTY RYAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER July 9, 2014 The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office paid $1.15 million days ago to the estate of a mentally ill woman who died in 2009 after refusing food and medicine in the Pinellas County jail. The settlement ends all federal and state court claims against the jail and its employees by Michael DeGraw, whose late wife, Jennifer DeGraw, then 50, was found unresponsive in her cell on March 24, 2009, in a swill of cereal, bread and feces. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, who inherited the [...]
Keith Ablow – Psychiatrist Criticized for Calling Michelle Obama Fat
Huffington Post CNN's Brian Stelter Slams Fox News Psychiatrist Who Called Michelle Obama Fat By Ryan Grenoble August 17, 2014 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow CNN's "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter called out Fox News psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow Sunday, condemning the doctor for remarks he made earlier this week regarding Michelle Obama's weight. "I watch Fox News every day," Stelter said, opening the segment, "and I learn a lot about conservative politics ... but may I strongly suggest that you not take its medical advice." "Speaking as a guy who was overweight growing up and who lost 90 pounds a [...]
Curtis Steele – Psychiatrist took naked photos of a 14-year-old patient
Canadian Press Halifax psychiatrist accused of taking nude photos of teen loses licence; Doctor loses licence over nude photos July 17, 2014 Psychiatrist Curtis Steele HALIFAX - A Halifax psychiatrist accused of taking naked photos of a teenage patient has had his licence taken away and cannot apply to practice in the province again. In a settlement agreement, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia said Curtis Steele agreed to surrender his licence and admitted to professional misconduct. The settlement says Steele took photos of a 14-year-old girl who was referred to him after showing rage towards [...]
Khidir Abdulrahim – Psychiatrist – Sexual Misconduct
WalesOnline Psychiatrist laughed at one patient's scar and talked about sex with another, tribunal is told Jul 22, 2014 A psychiatrist laughed at a patient when she showed him a self-harm scar on her abdomen and told her to see a plastic surgeon if she wanted to “get rid of this fat”, a tribunal has heard. Dr Khidir Abdulrahim’s allegedly insensitive comment caused the patient with an eating disorder “huge distress”, it was said. Dr Adbulrahim allegedly behaved inappropriately towards three patients at a Powys hospital between May and August 2011. One stunned patient was left “in a spin” when [...]
Charles Parker – Psychiatrist prescribed escalating doses of Adderall – patient later committed suicide
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA.) An Increased Dosage. A Suicide Victim. Lots of Questions By Elizabeth Simpson July 26, 2014 Psychiatrist Charles Parker Two psychiatrists who prescribed escalating doses of Adderall to a Virginia Beach man who later committed suicide are being asked to defend allegations against them by the state Board of Medicine, casting new light on a case that has received national attention. Dr. Waldo Ellison and Dr. Charles Parker, both psychiatrists in Virginia Beach, are accused in Virginia Board of Medicine documents of failing to adequately diagnose attention deficit disorder and monitor the drug they used to [...]
Carlos Warter aka Charles Warter aka Carlos Livio Warter-Goldhaker – Psychiatrist – Public Records
Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Charles Warter aka Carlos Warter - psychiatrist Carlos Warter was a medical doctor licensed to practice medicine in the State of Hawaii. From December 2004 through December 2008, he fraudulently billed the Hawaii Medicaid program, Hawaii QUEST (the State's Medicaid managed care program), Hawaii Blue Cross Blue Shield, and TRICARE for services not provided and for inflated services. Through the false and inflated claims, Warter billed these programs approximately $1 million and received approximately $530,000 in purported reimbursements. Warter operated a psychiatry practice in Hawaii, but he frequently [...]
Keith Ablow
CNN's Brian Stelter Slams Fox News Psychiatrist Who Called Michelle Obama Fat The Huffington Post By Ryan Grenoble August 17, 2014 CNN's "Reliable Sources" host Brian Stelter called out Fox News psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow Sunday, condemning the doctor for remarks he made earlier this week regarding Michelle Obama's weight. "I watch Fox News every day," Stelter said, opening the segment, "and I learn a lot about conservative politics ... but may I strongly suggest that you not take its medical advice." "Speaking as a guy who was overweight growing up and who lost 90 pounds a few years ago, [...]
Thomas Puls – Psychiatrist – Sex with Patient (Confused Former Nun)
United Press International August 4, 1984 Dateline: MADISON, Wis. A Milwaukee psychiatrist should have his medical license revoked for having sexual relations with a patient who was a former nun, a hearing examiner has ruled. The psychiatrist, Thomas Puls, was charged by the State Department of Regulation and Licensing with engaging in sexual activity with the patient between 1967 and 1969. Even though the activity happened several years ago the State Medical Examining Board should revoke Puls' license, Hearing Examiner Donald B. Rittel wrote in a letter to the board. The board is scheduled to decide on the matter Sept. [...]