MEDIA

New Jersey Psychiatrist Claudio Dikovsky Guilty of Accepting Bribes

NorthJersey.com Paterson psychiatrist pleads guilty to accepting bribes for directing blood work to Parsippany lab July 17, 2013 BY JIM NORMAN A Paterson psychiatrist and two other New Jersey physicians pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for sending blood samples to a Parsippany-based diagnostic medical laboratory, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. Claudio Dikovsky, 51, who lives in Fort Lee and has a medical office in Paterson, admitted he accepted more than $224,000 from Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services for phony contracts to provide space and services for the lab, Fishman said. The money [...]

Samson Adegbite

Business First of Buffalo NYS penalizes Williamsville doc for negligence By Tracey Drury August 2, 2013 A Williamsville psychiatrist has lost his ability to practice medicine following four charges of negligence and failure to maintain records. Dr. Samson Adegbite, who currently practices at the Batavia Community Care Center, was disciplined by the Office of Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline within the state Department of Health. Effective Oct. 15, Adegbite will be prohibited from all patient contact and the practice of medicine, clinical or otherwise. According to a consent decree effective July 28 and published on the DOH website, Adegbite stated [...]

California Psychiatrist Anath Shanmugam Surrenders License after Sexting Patient

CBS Sacramento Psychiatrist Accused Of Preying On And Sexting With A Patient By Ron Jones August 1, 2013 SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A veteran Sacramento psychiatrist has been accused of abuse of power and allegedly preying on a patient. According to the Medical Board of California, the victim’s story started at the Chateau Senior Center in Sacramento where she worked as a caregiver. She apparently had a panic attack, fainted, and was taken to a local hospital. That’s where the reports say she met Dr. Anath Shanmugam to help her work through her past. She was still recovering as a child [...]

Canadian Court Critical of Psychiatrist Shree Bhalerao

National Post Ruling says hospital can’t force anti-psychotic drug on patient after questionable schizophrenia diagnosis By Joseph Brean July 31, 2013 Psychiatrist Shree Bhalerao Nearly four years after staff at Toronto’s Saint Michael’s Hospital started slipping an anti-psychotic drug into a woman’s orange juice while treating her for lupus, Ontario’s highest court has tossed aside the ruling that allowed her to be drugged against her will, in part because the psychiatrist who diagnosed her with schizophrenia admitted he was “making parts of [her symptoms] up.” In a sharply worded ruling, the Court of Appeal said there was “no evidence” [...]

Psychiatrist Gets 10-day in the Pokey for Touching Patient’s Breasts

Richmond Times-Dispatch Henrico psychiatrist fighting charges He receives 10-day jail sentence for touching victim inappropriately BY BILL McKELWAY July 2, 2013 Psychiatrist Anada Chellappan A Henrico County psychiatrist whose license was suspended by the state Board of Medicine in January was convicted of a reduced charge Monday stemming from his inappropriate touching of a female patient. Henrico General District Judge Mary B. Malveaux ordered Dr. Ananda Chellappan to serve a 10-day sentence, convicting the longtime psychiatrist of simple assault rather than misdemeanor sexual battery. Joseph D. Morrissey, Chellappan’s lawyer, filed notice of appeal in the case. Chellappan was found [...]

Two Maine Psychiatrists – Unprofessionals

Sun Journal St Mary's psychiatrist disciplined for unprofessional behavior Jackie Farwell, Bangor Daily News June 14, 2013 A state licensing board has disciplined two Maine psychiatrists in separate incidents involving unprofessional behavior. William Fannin, an adolescent and child psychiatrist, accepted a conditional license after his employment at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston was suspended “as a result of unprofessional behavior that put himself and the public at risk,” according to a press release from the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine. The incidents occurred on Nov. 5 and 7, 2012, according to Fannin’s consent agreement with the board, [...]

Buffalo Psychiatrist’s “Intolerable Behavior” – Asks Patients to Find him Sex Partners

Buffalo News Psychiatrist cited for soliciting sex partners from patients Charged with asking patients to find partners By Henry Davis July 12, 2013 Psychiatrist - Dham Gupta The state has suspended the medical license of a Buffalo-area psychiatrist for one year after charging him with attempting to enlist two patients to help him find sex partners. Dr. Dham Gupta also must serve five years of probation after the suspension and, before resuming a medical practice, must undergo a psychiatric evaluation and comply with all treatment recommendations, according to the decision of the state Board for Professional Medical Conduct. A [...]

Miami Psychiatrist Arrested – $63 million Fraud Case

Miami Herald Miami doctor and therapists charged with $63 million Medicare-fraud scam BY JAY WEAVER July 16, 2013 A psychiatrist who has been practicing in Miami since the 1970s was arrested Tuesday along with six therapists on charges of scheming to steal $63 million from the taxpayer-funded Medicare program. Roger Rousseau, 71, the former medical director for a defunct mental-health clinic operation, was indicted on charges of conspiring to commit health care fraud. Rousseau, who had his first appearance along with the other defendants in federal court, was released on a $375,000 bond. “We don’t think the evidence supports those [...]