MEDIA
Cuyler Burns Goodwin, Santa Rosa psychiatrist, loses license
Cuyler Burns Goodwin The Press Democrat North Bay doctor loses license after accusations of sexually assaulting drugged patients By Emily Wilder March 21, 2022 A Santa Rosa psychiatrist who worked for multiple North Bay counties had his license revoked earlier this month after the state medical board investigated allegations that he sexually assaulted two patients at his clinic between 2017 and 2019. The Osteopathic Medical Board of California revoked Dr. Cuyler Burns Goodwin’s physician license on March 8, according to state records, a decision that will take effect April 7... The board came to its conclusion after a three-month [...]
Derby Psychiatrist Anatta Nergui in hot water again
Derby Psychiatrist Anatta Nergui DerbyshireLive Derby doctor who put patients at risk has eighth tribunal in nine years By Callum Parke March 18, 2022 -- Excerpt A Derby doctor who has been the subject of eight tribunals in less than nine years has been sanctioned for a further four months. Dr Anatta Nergui was originally found guilty of misconduct in 2014 and has been found to have not fully reflected on the severity of his offending in six different hearings since. The psychiatrist was suspended by the Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS) in 2014 for running a website and [...]
Ferda Sakman, Veterans Affairs psychiatrist, accused of sexual abuse
Ferda Sakman NBC Bay Area Vets Accuse VA Therapist of Abuse Involving Sex, Astrology, Psychedelic Drugs By Stephen Stock, Michael Bott, Michael Horn and Mark Villarreal March 15, 2022 - Updated on March 16, 2022 -- Excerpt Three Bay Area military veterans struggling with serious mental health issues have filed a federal lawsuit accusing their former Veterans Affairs (VA) psychiatrist of serious ethical and legal lapses, including sexual abuse, dosing an unwitting patient with a potent psychedelic drug, and using astrology to inform therapeutic decisions. In their darkest emotional hours – coping with major trauma experienced both in and outside [...]
B. P. Nagesh, Hyderabad Psychiatrist, “100 girls were raped”
B. P. Nagesh WAALI Hyderabad: Sex chatting with girls.. Psychiatrist arrested March 9, 2022 Dr. B. P. Nagesh, a well-known psychiatrist of the city, has been arrested by the police. The police found that he used to give motivational speeches in colleges and institutes and took phone numbers of girls. He is known to have sex chats with girls. A police investigation revealed that more than 100 girls were raped. The victims resorted to Sheeteam as they could not stop the harassment of those who wanted to have sex chats. Doctor BP Nagesh of Guntur was arrested and remanded by [...]
Adrian Morris, Clifton Park Psychiatrist, Sentenced
Adrian Morris Press Release Clifton Park Doctor Sentenced to 37 Months for Unlawful Drug Distribution Monday, March 7, 2022 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York ALBANY, NEW YORK – Adrian Morris, age 65, of Clifton Park, New York, formerly a licensed psychiatrist specializing in addiction recovery, was sentenced today to serve 37 months in prison for distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Acting Special Agent in Charge Timothy Foley of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration [...]
Jeffrey Lieberman, Columbia University Psychiatrist, suspended
Jeffrey Lieberman New York Times Columbia Psychiatry Chair Suspended After Tweet About Dark-Skinned Model The post from Jeffrey Lieberman, which described the model as possibly a “freak of nature,” drew negative attention from medical professionals. By Lola Fadulu February 23, 2022 -- Excerpt The chair of the Columbia University department of psychiatry was suspended on Wednesday, “effective immediately,” after referring to a dark-skinned model as possibly a “freak of nature” on Twitter. “Whether a work of art or freak of nature she’s a beautiful sight to behold,” the department chair, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, tweeted on Monday in response to a [...]
Alan Siegal, Hamden psychiatrist, must pay about $310,000
Alan Siegal Hartford Courant Connecticut psychiatrist to pay $300K to settle with state and feds on allegation he employed unlicensed doctor By Jesse Leavenworth February 23, 2022 -- Excerpt A Hamden psychiatrist must pay about $310,000 to settle allegations that he employed a physician who had been banned from practicing medicine after a fraud conviction, state and federal officials said Wednesday. The settlement with Dr. Alan Siegal, owner of Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry LLC, centered on his employment of Eric Ressner, who was prohibited from taking part in government health care programs, state Attorney General William Tong and acting [...]
Karipenini Prasad, Canfield psychiatrist, sentenced in drug case
Karipenini Prasad WFMJ Former Canfield psychiatrist sentenced in drug case February 23, 2022 By Mike Gauntner -- Excerpt A veteran Valley psychiatrist who gave up his license to practice medicine for illegally prescribing drugs has been sentenced to six months probation. The sentencing came Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for 81-year old Karipenini Prasad. The 81-year-old former Canfield psychiatrist, who pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal processing of drug documents, is now residing in assisted living in another state according to court officials. According to a document filed with the Ohio Medical Board, Prasad voluntarily [...]
Deborah Staite, UK Psychiatrist, drunk driver
Deborah Staite Daily Mail Psychiatrist who was in rush-hour car crash after drinking three bottles of wine is allowed to keep her job --Excerpt A psychiatrist who downed three bottles of wine before a head-on crash has been allowed to keep her job after she was deemed 'no risk' to patients. Dr Deborah Staite, 50, was uninsured and did not even have a driving licence at the time of the collision in 2020. She had failed to renew it after serving a previous ban for drink-driving, a tribunal heard... Excerpted from: Psychiatrist who was in rush-hour car crash after drinking [...]
George Karalis, San Fran Psychiatrist, must pay $1.4M in restitution
George Karalis KTVU San Francisco psychiatrist to pay $1.4M in restitution for submitting false workers compensation reports February 10, 2022 -- Excerpt SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco psychiatrist was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to serve 120 days in prison and pay $1.4 million restitution after he pleaded guilty to a scheme to submit false reports for non-disabled clients to receive federal benefits to which they were not entitled. George Demetrius Karalis, 76, pleaded guilty Aug. 11 and was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The government's sentencing memorandum describes [...]