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Pritpaul Singh, NJ Psychiatrist, License Revoked
Pritpaul Singh NJ.com 3 doctors lose their licenses for sexual misconduct toward patients, says N.J. attorney general By Karin Price Mueller April 28, 2021 -- Excerpt ... The third revocation was the license of psychiatrist Dr. Pritpaul Singh, 71, “for his alleged involvement in sexual activity with a female patient, violation of the standards for prescribing controlled dangerous substances (CDS), failure to utilize the Prescription Monitoring Program, and failure to monitor patient compliance with treatment,” the state said. Singh was never criminally charged and phone numbers linked to him were out of service. The revocations follow reforms announced by the [...]
Isaac Herschkopf, NY, “Celebrity Psychiatrist” license revoked
Page Six Gwyneth Paltrow, Courtney Love’s shrink has medical license revoked By Doree Lewak April 17, 2021 It’s a wrap for this shrink. Psychiatrist Isaac Herschkopf Isaac “Ike” Herschkopf, a psychiatrist who reportedly treated Gwyneth Paltrow and Courtney Love — and who was accused of preying on wealthy patients — has had his medical license revoked by the state Department of Health. He was at the center of the 2019 podcast, “The Shrink Next Door,” which exposed the doctor as an opportunist who convinced clients to deed their homes and leave their fortunes to him. He was also accused [...]
Alexander Wootton, Glasgow Psychiatrist, struck off for lying
Glasgow Times March 26, 2021 Alexander Wootton: Glasgow doctor struck off for lying about probe into performance By Jack Haugh A DOCTOR has been struck off for lying about an investigation into his performance. Alexander Wootton repeatedly failed to disclose a probe while working as a consultant psychiatrist in Glasgow’s health board. The learning disability specialist was hauled in front of a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) trial earlier this month and removed from the Medical Register to “protect confidence” in the profession. Wootton first came to the attention of the General Medical Council (GMC) in April 2018 after NHS [...]
Uzma Ehtesham, Virginia psychiatrist, sentenced
Uzma Ehtesham PRESS RELEASE Wise Psychiatrist Sentenced For Federal Health Care Fraud Wednesday, March 17, 2021 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Virginia ABINGDON, Va.- Uzma Ehtesham, a Wise, Virginia psychiatrist who defrauded Virginia Medicaid and Medicare by fraudulently billing these programs for services not performed, was sentenced yesterday to two years’ probation, six months of which must be spent on home detention, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced today. Ehtesham, 52, pleaded guilty in November 2020 to a one-count Information charging her with health care fraud. “Eradicating health [...]
Psychiatrist Peter Steiner, Louisville, Sentenced to 5 years
Psychiatrist Peter Steiner PRESS RELEASE Louisville Physician Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Unlawfully Distributing And Dispensing Controlled Substances Friday, February 26, 2021 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky LOUISVILLE, Ky. – United States District Court Judge David J. Hale sentenced Louisville physician Peter Steiner to 60 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release for knowingly and intentionally distributing and dispensing Schedule II, Schedule III and Schedule IV controlled substances without any legitimate medical purpose and outside the course of professional medical practice, announced Acting United States Attorney Michael A. [...]
Raymond Pierre-Paul, NY Psychiatrist, Sentenced
Raymond Pierre Paul Office of the Inspector General Social Security Administration New York Psychiatrist Sentenced for Disability Fraud February 26, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration (SSA), Gail S. Ennis, today announced the sentencing of Dr. Raymond Pierre Paul, a psychiatrist practicing in Nassau County, New York. Dr. Pierre Paul helped facilitate a major Social Security disability fraud scheme that involved hundreds of individuals, many of them police officers and firefighters, some of whom feigned disabilities stemming from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Dr. Pierre Paul cooperated with the investigation, and pleaded guilty [...]
Child psychiatrist Adrian Marsden – caught with more than 2,000 indecent images of children
Daily Echo Child psychiatrist struck off after indecent image crimes Child psychiatrist Adrian Marsden A CHILD psychiatrist has been struck off after he was caught with more than 2,000 indecent images of children which he claimed he viewed to help him ease stress. Doctor Adrian Marsden's child porn collection was built over 10 years until he was found out when an amateur dramatics coach helped him download a smartphone app to learn his lines. The NHS children's mental health specialist, who collected images of kids as young as eight, admitted he had a fetish and claimed he looked at [...]
Tony Tsitos, Virginia Psychiatrist, arrested
Tony Tsitos The Florida Times-Union Child-porn suspect is famous psychiatrist; Tony Tsitos gained notoriety treating 'Three Faces of Eve' patient --Excerpt The St. Augustine man charged Thursday with 15 counts of possession of child pornography is a well-known psychiatrist associated with treating the woman who inspired the Oscar-winning film "The Three Faces of Eve," records show. Tony Anastasios Tsitos, who practiced adult and child psychiatry for more than 50 years in Virginia, was arrested after police said they found thousands of sexual images of children including some as young as 1 involved in various stages of abuse on his personal [...]
Absüssamed Köse, resigns from Psych Department
Abdussamed Kose [aka Absüssamed Köse aka Absussamed Kose aka Abdussamed K.] Abdussamed Kose - psychiatrist Bianet ARRESTED IN US FOR ‘SOLICITATION OF A MINOR’ Marmara University’s Head of Psychology Department resigns İstanbul - BIA News Desk January 16, 2021 -- Excerpt As reported by Evrim Kepenek from bianet, “arrested for online solicitation of a minor in the US, the man became a head of department in Turkey.” The Head of Psychology Department of Marmara University has resigned from office. After it was understood that Assoc. Prof. Abdüssamed K., [aka Absüssamed Köse] the Head of Psychology Department [...]
Abdussamed K. – head of Turkish psychology department
Abdussamed K. Abdussamed Kose - psychiatrist Bianet Arrested for ‘solicitation of minor’ in US, man is now a department head in Turkey Having served time in prison and with his physician-in-training permit temporarily suspended in Texas for “online solicitation of a minor”, psychiatrist Abdussamed K. is now the head of the psychology department at a university in İstanbul. By Evrim Kepenek İstanbul - BIA News Desk January 15, 2021 Assoc. Prof. Abdussamed K. is reportedly the head of the Psychology Department of Marmara University in İstanbul despite being arrested for "online solicitation of a minor" in the [...]