MEDIA
Halifax psychiatrist Curtis Steele Takes Nude Photos of 14-year-old Patient
Herald News Woman sues psychiatrist over photos By Eva Hoare August 1, 2013 Psychiatrist Curtis Steele A young woman is suing a Halifax psychiatrist for allegedly taking nude photos of her during the course of an appointment with him. The claimant, who was about 14 years old at the time, went to Dr. Curtis Steele for treatment of “attention deficient and depressive symptoms” in 2003, a statement of claim filed in Nova Scotia Supreme Court alleges. “During their last appointment, the defendant informed the plaintiff that he was a photographer,” the claim filed Thursday alleges. “(Steele) asked the plaintiff [...]
Prosecutors Accuse Colorado Psychiatrist Jeffrey Metzner of Bias in Evaluation of James Holmes – Aurora, Colorado movie theater gunman
The Denver Post Prosecutors accuse psychiatrist of bias in James Holmes evaluation By John Ingold December 26, 2013 Prosecutors have accused the psychiatrist who performed a crucial mental-health exam on the Aurora movie theater gunman of having "an unfair bias" that influenced his findings, according to a judge's order issued this month. Dr. Jeffrey Metzner, a University of Colorado psychiatrist with an expertise in the mental health of prison inmates, was the man picked to perform the most closely watched psychiatric exam in state history. Metzner's job was to determine whether James Holmes was sane when he killed 12 people [...]
PsychSearch – Relentless Pursuit of Records on Psychiatrists
Madville Times DSS Admits Public-Records Error with Release of Doctors Excluded from Medicaid By Cory Allen Heidelberger December 28, 2013 Ken Kramer's public-records tussle with the Department of Social Services shows South Dakota state government's unhealthy addiction to secrecy. The Florida man made a simple request last summer: he wanted to know the name of every doctor South Dakota had kicked out of Medicaid since 2010. Kramer maintains a website to publish information about fraud and abuse in psychiatry. The Medicaid information helps him identify psychiatrists who take advantage of their patients and the public. Kramer had little trouble getting [...]
Halifax Psychiatrist Curtis Steele license suspended – “made inappropriate sexual advances toward a male patient, using a dildo” – Has been a psychiatrist for 48 years
CBC News Halifax psychiatrist Dr. Curtis Steele's licence suspended Two civil lawsuits allege sexual misconduct By Blair Rhodes Dec 05, 2013 Psychiatrist Curtis Steele The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia has suspended a Halifax psychiatrist's licence to practice medicine after a complaint was laid against him. The decision against Dr. Curtis Steele was announced Thursday morning in a small newspaper advertisement and on the college's website. Dr. Gus Grant, the college registrar, said Steele's licence was suspended after someone laid a complaint against him. "At present there is one complaint against Dr. Steele," Grant told CBC [...]
Harold Smith, University of Florida Psychiatrist
Gainesville Sun Medical board votes to reprimand UF professor with checkered past -- Excerpt The Florida Board of Medicine has voted unanimously to reprimand a University of Florida psychiatry professor with a history of drug and alcohol addiction for allegedly prescribing a lethal amount of Oxycontin to a patient at an Orlando area hospital. An administrative complaint by the Department of Health said Dr. Harold E. Smith failed to provide a standard of care in treating Alice Tomlinson, who died Dec. 21, 2010 after being admitted to the Central Florida Behavioral Hospital 10 [...]
Psychiatrist Chukwuma Igbokwe Faces License Revocation for Sexual Harassment, Exposed Himself to Hospital Administrator, Etc.
WalesOnline Doctor and ex-diplomat faces being struck off for sexually harassing colleague December 12, 2013 Psychiatrist Chukwuma Igbokwe The doctor was found to have grabbed his colleague from behind and asked her for sex 'over a desk' A doctor and former diplomat who flashed at a colleague during a two-year 'onslaught' of sexual harassment faces being struck off for bringing the profession into disrepute. Dr Chukwuma Igbokwe, 46, grabbed Vanessa Turley from behind and thrust himself towards her before exposing himself and asking her to perform a sex act, a tribunal ruled. The former Consul to the UK of [...]
Marin County, California Psychiatrist Guy Roger Gullion Suspended – Sexual Misconduct
Marin Independent Journal Marin psychiatrist disciplined over sex misconduct claim By Richard Halstead December 18, 2013 Psychiatrist Guy Gullion A psychiatrist who served as a long-term contract employee of the county of Marin has been disciplined by the Medical Board of California for alleged sexual misconduct with a female patient. The board placed Dr. Guy Roger Gullion on probation for seven years under threat of revoking his license, and ordered him to take several training sessions in ethics and maintaining professional boundaries. He was also ordered to undergo psychotherapy and to submit to professional monitoring. Neither Gullion nor his [...]
Texas Psychiatrist Philip Scott Cited for Possession of Ammunition and Firearms on Federal Property? Apparently Fired?
KWTX Man Cited After Guns, Ammo Found In Truck At Local VA Identified By Rachel Cox November 15, 2013 The two citations issued after police at the Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Center in Temple found guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a truck parked illegally outside the facility name Philip Scott, U.S. District Court Clerk Mark Borchardt confirmed Friday. A hospital spokeswoman said Friday Scott is no longer employed at the hospital, but would not say what his job was there. A Philip Scott is listed on the hospital’s online medical staff directory as a board-certified psychiatrist and [...]
New Zealand Psychiatrist Manilall Maharajh License Revoked – Sex with Patient – paid to keep her quiet
New Zealand Herald Psychiatrist punished over sex with vulnerable patient By Brendan Manning Nov 22, 2013 Psychiatrist Manilall Maharajh A psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient, and paid her tens of thousands of dollars to keep quiet about it has been stripped of his registration and ordered to pay more than $70,000. Dr Manilall Maharajh, whose name suppression has been lifted, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal in September. In its just-released penalty decision, the tribunal said Dr Maharajh's conduct was serious enough to "warrant discipline for the purposes [...]
Minnesota Psychiatrist Ali Ebrahimi Reprimanded for unethical and unprofessional conduct
Southwest Minneapolis Patch Medical Board Disciplines Three Minneapolis Providers By James Warden November 21, 2013 Excerpt: Ali Ebrahimi, a psychiatrist who practices with Associated Clinic of Psychology in Brooklyn Center and Minneapolis, offers psychiatric evaluations and medication management, according to his biography. The board received a complaint in July 2011 that Ebrahimi inappropriately prescribed drugs to a patient with a history of alcohol and chemical abuse, according to the stipulation and order. The complaint accused him of prescribing medicine for the patient’s chronic pain without recognizing the patient’s behaviors. An investigation by the Attorney General’s Office found several cases in [...]