MEDIA
Louis Tsavaris – License Revoked for Killing Patient
The Associated Press State Revokes Tsavaris' Medical License By Ken Klein October 11, 1982 Psychiatrist Louis Tsavaris State medical authorities have revoked the license of a Tampa psychiatrist because he was convicted of manslaughter in the death of a female patient, officials said Monday. Dr. Louis J. Tsavaris was barred from practicing medicine by the Florida Board of Medical Examiners at its meeting in Bal Harbour over the weekend. Last year, Tsavaris was sentenced to 15 years in prison after a jury found him guilty in the death of Cassandra "Sally" Burton, who died in 1975. Tsavaris is being [...]
Robert M Thompson – Psychiatrist, Got 200 Years in Prison
United Press International Dateline: Little Rock, Arkansas October 2, 1982 A psychiatrist convicted for homosexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy was sentenced to 200 years in prison and fined $200,000. "I'm still shocked," Dr. Robert M. Thompson said as he was led from the courtroom Friday. "I must be a pretty bad guy. I didn't know this was worse than murder." Thompson, 48, of North Little Rock received the maximum fine and prison sentence on each of 20 counts of carnal abuse. Deputy prosecutor Lloyd King said the 200-year sentence was one of the longest handed down and the fine [...]
Infamous Psychiatrist Aubrey Levin Must Turn Himself In Within 48 Hours – Sexually Assaulted Male Patients – He Once “Treated” Gay Soldiers with Electric Shocks
Montreal Gazette Calgary psychiatrist guilty of sex assault loses appeal, must turn himself in By Bill Graveland April 23, 2014 Psychiatrist Aubrey Levin CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has refused to overturn a psychiatrist's three convictions for sexually assaulting his court-appointed patients. Dr. Aubrey Levin was found guilty by a jury in January 2013 and was sentenced to five years in prison. Levin, 75, had asked the Appeal Court last October to dismiss the convictions and order a new trial. He had remained free on bail while the appeal was being heard. But the court has ruled [...]
NY Psychiatrist Melvin Pisetzner – License Revoked – Sex with Patient, Morally Unfit, Gross Negligence, Gross Incompetence
Democrat & Chronicle Pittsford psychiatrist loses medical license By Patti Singer April 26, 2014 Psychiatrist Melvin Pisetzner A Pittsford psychiatrist has had his medical license revoked for misconduct, including gross negligence, gross incompetence and moral unfitness to practice medicine. Dr. Melvin K. Pisetzner, whose practice is at 1000 Pittsford-Victor Road, gives up his license Monday, according to the state Department of Health. A hearing committee of the department's Board for Professional Medical Conduct sustained numerous allegations on six charges. The charges also were for negligence on more than one occasion, incompetence on more than one occasion and failure to [...]
Video – Wisconsin Sleazebag Psychiatrist Ronald Rubin Smokes Pot with Teen Patient – “He’s a nightmare,” Patient’s Mother Says. Had Sex with another Patient. Overprescribed Adderal.
fox6now.com Psychiatrist accused of smoking pot with patient, overprescribing ADD meds April 27, 2014 by Meghan Dwyer Psychiatrist Ronald Rubin MEQUON (WITI) — Even the best kids can be difficult teenagers. But Debra Wilcox doesn’t blame puberty for her daughter’s transformation. She blames something else. “I think he thought he was God,” Wilcox said. Four years ago, her daughter got hooked on Adderall, a potent amphetamine prescribed for Attention Deficit Disorder. “I had a messed up daughter after this,” Wilcox said. She was prescribed 90 milligrams a day — more than twice the maximum recommended dose for an adult. [...]
Illinois Psychiatrist Gabriel Telot Surrenders his License when Confronted with Mysterious Disciplinary Action
Pantagraph.com Normal psychiatrist gives up license in face of board inquiry April 30, 2014 By T. J. Fowler Psychiatrist Gabriel Telot SPRINGFIELD — A psychiatrist in Normal has given up his medical license after facing unspecified claims by a state medical board. Dr. Gabriel Telot agreed to have his physician and surgeon license permanently relinquished, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The report doesn't specify any of the allegations made against Telot, but says that the Illinois Medical Disciplinary Board may find him in violation of state law if the [...]
Minnesota Psychiatrist James Jarmuskewicz Caught Peeping Under Stalls of Men’s Restroom in Louisiana
WDAY6 Child psychiatrist from Bemidji arrested for peeping in Baton Rouge bathroom By WDAY TV May 01, 2014 BATON ROUGE, LA -- LSU Police arrested a Minnesota man on suspicion of peeping under stalls of a men's restroom on campus. Psychiatrist James Jarmuskewicz LSUPD arrested James Jarmuskewicz, 56, of Wilton, Monday on peeping tom charges. Captain Cory Lalonde said police received a complaint that Jarmuskewicz had followed someone into a restroom in Middleton Library and laid on the floor to peer up into the victim's stall. The victim reported it to officers when he saw Jarmuskewicz in the library [...]
Oregon Psychiatrist Joel Rice Sentenced for Shooting 7 Cows
Capital Press Psychiatrist sentenced in cattle shooting By Mateusz Perkowski May 7, 2014 Psychiatrist Joel Rice LA GRANDE, Ore. — A psychiatrist from Eastern Oregon has pleaded guilty to seven counts of first degree animal abuse for shooting several cows last year. Joel Rice, 57, was sentenced to two days in jail and two years of probation, as well as $1,600 in fines and 369 hours of community service. As conditions of his probation, Rice must also build a corral on his property to hold trespassing cattle and rebuild a fence that separates his property from a neighbor’s. In [...]
Video – Washington State Psychiatrist Said Farzad Made Bomb Threat – Doesn’t Remember – “Anger Induced Blackout” He says
Psychiatrist Said Farzad KIRO Tacoma psychiatrist accused of making bomb threats speaks out May 12, 2014 TACOMA, Wash. — A Tacoma psychiatrist accused of threatening to blow up an insurance office said he might have made the threat, but doesn’t remember doing it because of an anger-induced blackout. Dr. Said Farzad was arrested May 6 by Bothell police after he allegedly told a representative from Molina Health Care over the phone that, "I am five minutes away from Bothell and I will bomb you when I get there. I have a gun. I want to shoot your director. [...]
Child Porn Psychiatrist wants to “treat” again
Billings Gazette Billings psychiatrist again seeks reinstatement of his medical license By Cindy Uken Psychiatrist James Peak A Billings child and adolescent psychiatrist who spent time in prison for possessing child pornography is trying yet again to get his medical license back so he can return to practice. Dr. James H. Peak has petitioned the state Board of Medical Examiners to reinstate his license when it meets Friday in Helena. Peak is expected to appear before the board, according to a spokesman for the board. Peak, 52, did not return phone calls Wednesday. Peak’s quest to get back his [...]