MEDIA
Clifford Jacobson – Psychiatrist – Convicted of Mail Fraud
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York) March 12, 2013 N.Y. disciplines psychiatrist from Brighton By Patti Singer Psychiatrist Clifford Jacobson A psychiatrist who in 2002 was convicted of mail fraud and disciplined by the state Department of Health is again on probation for new, unrelated charges. Dr. Clifford Jacobson of Vanguard Psychiatric Services, 1655 Elmwood Ave., Brighton, was placed on 36-month probation effective March 11, fined $10,000 and had his practice restricted by the Board for Professional Medical Conduct for charges relating to prescribing practices and record keeping. Jacobson did not contest the charge of negligence on more than [...]
Robert Kammerman – Psychiatrist, Grew Pot – Gave it to Patient he had Sex with
United Press International Dateline: Alfred, Maine June 6, 1985 A psychiatrist accused of seducing a patient and supplying her with marijuana and liquor -- despite knowing about her bout with alcoholism -- has agreed to a $165,000 out-of-court malpractice settlement. Dr. Robert Kammerman admitted no guilt in a document he signed releasing him from all claims filed by Martha Christiansen of Saco. Christiansen's attorney, Daniel Lilley, said the money was paid Wednesday. Christiansen, who brought suit in January, was Kammerman's patient from 1977 through the end of 1982 and claimed that during treatment for mental illness and alcoholism, she was [...]
Rehana Hussain, Psychiatrist – Criminal Charges Sought in Suicide
SoMdNews Woman continues quest for closure against Waldorf psychiatrist State board found doctor violated care standards in treating suicide victim by Jeff Newman June 25, 2014 Psychiatrist Rehana Hussain Armed with a final order from the Maryland Board of Physicians, a local woman plans to seek criminal charges in Prince George’s County against a Waldorf psychiatrist whom she blames for the 2005 suicide of her daughter. In its Dec. 30 order, the board found that Dr. Rehana Hussain failed to meet the appropriate standards for care and maintain adequate medical records during her five years treating Christine “Chrissy” Davis, [...]
David Buckley – Psychiatrist – Sentenced – marijuana smuggling operation
The Miami Herald February 6, 1985 EX-PSYCHIATRIST GETS PRISON TERM By Herald Staff 2525 Barcelona Dr., Miami, Fl David K. Buckley, formerly a Fort Lauderdale psychiatrist, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges. Buckley, 39, of 2525 Barcelona Dr., was indicted last May by a federal grand jury in Maine for his involvement in a 1979 marijuana smuggling ring. On June 29, Buckley pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute it. At his sentencing Friday, a federal judge ordered him examined by psychiatrists before [...]
Paul Termansen – Psychiatrist – required to have chaperon when “treating” female patients
From the notice mentioned in the below story: "Termansen's office reception and patient encounter rooms will have legible signage posted about the chaperone requirement for female patients." The Province North Vancouver psychiatrist ordered to have chaperon present when treating female patients By The Province June 29, 2014 Psychiatrist Paul Termansen A North Vancouver psychiatrist has been ordered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. to have a chaperon present when treating female patients. The college imposed the interim condition on Dr. Paul Eric Termansen on June 16 after complaints from three former patients. The allegations included kissing [...]
Emery Berczeller – Psychiatrist accused of filing false claims
The New York Times August 13, 1981 2 Indicted by U.S. In Medicare Fraud A Federal grand jury in Manhattan indicted a psychiatrist and a psychologist on charges of filing false Medicare claims in a 15-month period at the Beacon Hall Home for Adults in Beacon, N.Y. The psychiatrist, Dr. Emery Berczeller of Forest Hills, Queens, and the psychologist, George Cohen of Spring Valley, N.Y., were accused of filing claims for services that were not performed. The defendants filed the claims after asking mentally disabled patients at the home to sign blank Medicare forms, according to the prosecutor, Sara E. [...]
Lowell Finkelstein – NYC Psychiatrist Arrested – Strangulation of Nude Man in his Apartment
The New York Times PSYCHIATRIST, 33, HELD IN SLAYING October 27, 1985 469 West 57th Street, NYC A 33-year-old psychiatrist was arrested yesterday in connection with the apparent strangulation of a man found nude in the psychiatrist's apartment in Manhattan, the police said. The police said they expected the psychiatrist, Dr. Lowell Finkelstein, to be charged with second-degree murder. Officers went to Dr. Finkelstein's apartment at 469 West 57th Street off Tenth Avenue at 8:42 A.M. yesterday after neighbors reported hearing the sounds of a struggle, the police said. A police spokesman said Dr. Finkelstein answered the door in the [...]
Robert E Bell Jr – Head Psychiatrist Arrested Over Cans of Tuna
The Miami Herald PRISON PSYCHIATRIST JAILED AFTER ALTERCATION May 22, 1991 By Herald Staff Florida State Prison's head psychiatrist was in jail Tuesday on charges of breaking into a Bradford County home and threatening his former girlfriend at knife-point. Robert E Bell Jr, who has worked at the Starke prison since 1988, was arrested after Donna Lee Brannen reported that he broke into her home. Investigators said he threatened to stab and kill her unless she returned items he claimed she had taken: chocolate syrup, several cans of tuna and some cigarettes. Bell was charged with armed burglary and aggravated [...]
Charles Culver – “Captain Ethics” Psychiatrist Expelled by the American Psychiatric Association
The Associated Press Medical Ethicist Disciplined for Affair With Patient Dateline: LEBANON, N.H. December 22, 1992 A psychiatrist once billed as "Captain Ethics" has been expelled by the American Psychiatric Association for allegedly having sex with a patient. Dr. Charles Culver, who helped found the Ethics Institute at Dartmouth College, was investigated by the association after complaints by his former wife and a former patient, the Valley News of Lebanon reported Saturday. Culver was a psychiatrist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center before moving to Argentina in January. In a ruling released earlier this month, the association said he had "a personal [...]
Ewen Cameron – Psychiatrist did CIA LSD experiments
United Press International May 6, 1981 Psychiatrist Ewen Cameron Psychological treatment given Velma Orlikow at a Montreal hospital in the 1950s was not unlike ''brainwashing'' at concentration camps, an expert witness has told a court hearing her suit for damages. In Mrs. Orlikow's lawsuit against the Royal Victoria Hospital, the late Dr. Ewen Cameron is accused of having given her drugs and treatment that caused her permanent psychological damage. Cameron, former director of the hospital's Allan Memorial Institute, was described in court Tuesday as having been the foremost psychiatrist in Canada at the time Mrs. Orlikow, wife of federal [...]