MEDIA
Anatta Nergui, UK Psychiatrist, suspended, ordered his staff to tell his patients he had died
Derbyshire Live Derby doctor who smoked weed and told staff to tell patients he had DIED has suspension increased By Eddie Bisknell June 13, 2019 A doctor who admitted smoking cannabis – and ordered his staff to tell his patients he had died – has had his suspension extended AGAIN. Dr Anatta Nergui, an adult psychiatrist for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has been suspended from the medical register for a further nine months. This is after he ran an online psychiatry service but failed to refer patients to professionals, putting them at “significant risk of [...]
Psychiatrist Pradeep Mathur, Poland (Ohio) pleads guilty in drug case
WFMJ Poland psychiatrist sentenced after making plea deal By Mike Gauntner June 14, 2019 Psychiatrist Pradeep Mathur A Poland psychiatrist who was indicted for allegedly lying to obtain prescriptions for a family member has been sentenced after pleading guilty to reduced charges. Sixty-one-year-old Dr. Pradeep Mathur pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted deception to obtain and dangerous drug, attempted violation of drug database laws, and attempting the illegal processing of drug documents, which are all first degree misdemeanors reduced from felonies. Mathur was placed on probation for six months and fined $3,000. According to the indictment, Dr. Mathur allegedly [...]
Aussie Psych Philip Bird disciplined over ADHD treatment
w3livenews.com Queensland doctor disciplined over ADHD treatment By Daily Mercury June 14, 2019 Psychiatrist Philip Bird A Sunshine Coast psychiatrist has been disciplined for prescribing a potent drug, after diagnosing three people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. An expert found insufficient evidence for Philip Bird to diagnose ADHD and prescribe the stimulant dexamphetamine for a "complex mental health patient'' in his mid-40s. The man remained on the drug of dependence for more than eight years, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard. The Medical Board of Australia originally brought disciplinary proceedings against Dr Philip Bird in 2014, in relation [...]
Dale Wallington, West Hartford psychiatrist, fined for prescribing too much Xanax
Hartford Courant West Hartford psychiatrist fined for prescribing too much Xanax By Kate Farrish MAY 21, 2019 -- Excerpt Psychiatrist Dale Wallington The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday disciplined five physicians, including fining a West Hartford psychiatrist $7,500 for prescribing excessive doses of Xanax... The board also reprimanded the medical license of the psychiatrist, Dr. Dale Wallington, for performing an inadequate diagnosis of the patient and for failing to implement strategies between 2008 and 2017 to prevent the patient’s abuse of Xanax and Vyvanse, a consent order Wallington agreed to said. Vyvanse is used to treat attention deficit [...]
Newburyport psychiatrist Keith Ablow, now suspended in New York “engaged in sexual activity and boundary violations with multiple patients”
The Salem News Ablow hearing delayed; New York also suspends license By Julie Manganis May 21, 2019 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow SALEM — A hearing on a request to freeze assets of Newburyport psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow, who is being sued by three women accusing him of inappropriate conduct, has been delayed. The hearing had been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, but on Tuesday, lawyers filed a joint request to postpone the proceeding until June 26. Ablow, whose medical license was suspended last week by the state Board of Registration in Medicine, is facing a total of four lawsuits in Essex [...]
Jasjot Kaur Chadda, Toronto psychiatrist, suspended – enticed four patients to travel to Italy “meditation retreat” (5G’s each included alcohol at meals but not airfare)
Toronto Star Toronto psychiatrist suspended six months for offering her patients a $5,000 meditation retreat to Italy (before tax, not including airfare) May 24, 2019 By Jacques Gallant Psychiatrist Jasjot Kaur Chadda aka Tina Chadda A Toronto psychiatrist's decision to offer her patients a pricey Italian meditation retreat landed her before Ontario's medical regulator Friday, where she was suspended for six months. Dr. Jasjot Kaur (Tina) Chadda had ended up taking four therapy patients on the retreat she organized, according to an agreed statement of facts filed at her discipline hearing at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of [...]
Luke Ainsworth, Aussie Psychiatrist, got patient pregnant – banned from “practising” until next year
The Age Psychiatrist who got 'vulnerable' client pregnant struck off until 2020 By Melissa Iaria May 28, 2019 Psychiatrist Luke Ainsworth A psychiatrist who got a patient pregnant after she was referred to him following a workplace sex assault has been banned from practising until next year. The patient saw Luke Ainsworth five times during 2016 and a personal relationship unfolded between them. She had been referred to him by her psychologist after a workplace sex assault and subsequent attempt at self-harm. The woman told a tribunal that during her first appointment, Dr Ainsworth questioned her in detail about [...]
Psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chul, Korea, accused of sexually assaulting women patients
Korea Biomedical Review Psychiatrists frustrated over alleged sexual predator’s continued medical practice By Song Soo-youn 2019.05.29 Psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chul The Korea NeuroPsychiatric Association (KNPA) expressed resentment over the continued medical practice of a male psychiatrist, who was accused of sexually assaulting women patients. One year ago, the association struck the name of Kim Hyun-chul off its member list for having an inappropriate relationship with his patients. The association requested the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare to revoke Kim’s license, but no action was taken. MBC’s journalism program PD Notebook aired “Good Doctor’s Dangerous [...]
Henry Ehrlich, Tampa Bay Psychiatrist, License Revoked 943 days after complaint
WFLA Tampa Bay doctor's license revoked 943 days after complaint Did pace of investigation put patients at risk? By Mahsa Saeidi May 28, 2019 On September 28, 2016, DOH received a complaint about Dr. Henry Ehrlich. According to the 45-page document, three patients died of an accidental drug overdose or abuse within approximately a three-month span. Dr. Ehrlich is accused of keeping sloppy records and not conducting follow-up appointments with a total of six patients. According to DOH, that is a violation of the Standard of Care required by medical professionals. Documents state the doctor never disputed any of the [...]
Farmington psychiatrist Alan Emamdee dodges one bullet, but has another criminal case pending – A former female patient accused him of withholding drugs unless she performed oral sex on him
Daily Times Jury finds former doctor not guilty of sexually assaulting, abusing female patient By Joshua Kellogg May 30, 2019 Psychiatrist Alan Emamdee AZTEC — The former San Juan Regional Medical Center psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting and abusing a former female patient has been found not guilty of all charges by jury. Dr. Alan Emamdee, 42, was acquitted of six, first-degree felony counts of criminal sexual penetration on May 30 in Aztec District Court. It took the jury less than three hours to reach a verdict on the third day of the trial in front of District Court [...]