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NY Government Psychiatrist Surrenders License after 25 years of inappropriate relationships – receives annual state pension of nearly $58,000
Journal News Mt. Kisco surgeon, Pearl River psychiatrist cited by state Mar 18, 2013 Queens Child Psychiatric Center A Mount Kisco plastic surgeon who failed to monitor a patient during a facelift and a Pearl River psychiatrist who allegedly had inappropriate relationships with patients for 25 years have been cited by the state Department of Health. The separate cases involve Dr. Sharon Dechiara, who practices plastic surgery in Mount Kisco and Dr. Kendon W. Smith, a psychiatrist in Pearl River who formerly lived in Mount Vernon and practiced medicine at a state-run center in Queens, records show. Dechiara, 54, [...]
Female patient: “I thought, he’s a doctor. He is not someone who has just done a course off the internet.”
Heart 97.6 Psychiatrist Guilty Of Sexual Assault By Bela Shah March 14, 2013 A psychiatrist from Hitchin has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman patient during a consultation. Doctor Harmadan Singh said he asked to see the woman's pubic hair because he thought she might be suffering from a hormone imbalance. But the 30 year old woman told the jury later in the meeting with the psychiatrist he got her to pull down her trousers a second time. She said throughout her two appointments with Doctor Singh, he had constantly wanted to talk about sexual matters with her. [...]
Half of Drug Company Payoffs Go to One “specialty” – Psychiatry
ProPublica Dollars for Docs Mints a Millionaire by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein March 11, 2013 Dr. Jon W. Draud, the medical director of psychiatric and addiction medicine at two Tennessee hospitals, pursues some eclectic passions. He’s bred sleek Basenji hunting dogs for show. And last summer, the Tennessee State Museum featured “African Art: The Collection of Jon Draud.” But the Nashville psychiatrist is also notable for a professional pursuit: During the last four years, the 47-year-old Draud has earned more than $1 million for delivering promotional talks and consulting for seven drug companies. By a wide margin, Draud’s earnings [...]
Psychiatrist Gets Jail Time for Medicaid Fraud
The Associated Press October 23, 2012 Ex-Del. psychiatrist sentenced for Medicaid fraud A psychiatrist who practiced in Dover has been sentenced to a year in jail for prescribing painkillers that were not medically necessary and billing Medicaid for them. Fifty-three-year-old Yvette Baker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding the Delaware Medicaid Program of nearly $175,000. Besides jail time, Baker was ordered to pay $273,000 in damages and fines. Prosecutors say Baker worked at the Psychiatric Wellness Center in Dover. Authorities say she improperly billed Medicaid for services that were not provided or where medical records did not exist to prove [...]
London Psychiatrist Accused of Videotaping Female Patients
Blackburn News Court Date For London Psychiatrist by Avery Moore February 5th, 2013 Psychiatrist - Stanley Dobrowolski Another day in court is set for a London psychiatrist accused of videotaping female patients without their knowledge. A lawyer for Stanley Dobrowolski is expected to appear in court Tuesday morning. In November, Dobrowolski was released from custody with instructions not to contact any of his patients, write prescriptions, or use the computer without his wife present. A lawyer is expected to appear on his behalf in court, Tuesday. The 65-year-old is charged with two counts of sexual assault and one [...]
Psychiatrist will pay patients “if he could give them oral sex”
Courthouse News Service Patients Say Shrink Was a Sex Predator By Jack Bouboushian February 19, 2013 CHICAGO - A psychiatrist offered to pay two patients money if he could give them oral sex, causing one to quit treatment and die of a drug overdose, his father claims in court. Alfredo Crespo Sr. sued Circle Family Healthcare Network and Dr. Josip Pasic on behalf of his late son, Alfredo Jr. Elvis Silva joined as plaintiff, in Cook County Court. Silva claims Pasic offered him $80 and tried to unbutton his pants, telling him he "just 'wanted to make him feel better.'" [...]
Federal Appeals Court: Psychiatrist can be sued for death of patient
New England Cable News Doc loses appeal in lawsuit over inmate's death Feb 25, 2013 A federal appeals court says a psychiatrist who prescribed medication can be sued in the death of a 23-year-old Michigan prison inmate. Scott Quigley Jr. had no life-threatening ailments, but he died suddenly in 2008. Experts hired by his family blame Quigley's death on a dangerous mix of two antidepressant drugs. The autopsy report lists the cause as an epileptic seizure. Public officials are immune from civil lawsuits in many cases. But in Quigley's case, an appeals court agreed with a Detroit federal judge, who [...]
Police in Canada Search For Psychiatrist’s Patients
BlackBurn News Police Search For Psychiatrist’s Patients By Avery Moore March 5th, 2013 Psychiatrist - Stanley Dobrowolski London Police are searching for dozens of women they say were recorded without their knowledge in the office of psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski. Dobrowolski was arrested in November and charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of voyeurism. In January, police executed a search warrant at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and reported finding evidence of seven additional cases of voyeurism. Now police say an investigation into Dobrowolski’s computer and electronic storage devices has led them to [...]
Two Psychs Sued for Prozac Induced Stabbing
Sun News Teen who blames Prozac for his fatal stabbing of friend suing doctors January 13th, 2013 By JAMES TURNER WINNIPEG -- A Manitoba teen who blames the antidepressant Prozac for causing him to fatally stab his friend is suing three doctors who treated him in the months before the killing, claiming they should pay up if his victim’s kin win a lawsuit against him and members of his family. In what appears to be a Manitoba first, the now-19-year-old has launched a third-party claim for financial damages against two psychiatrists and a physician who he says treated him at [...]