MEDIA
Julian Kent, Aussie Psychiatrist, banned for life
Julian Kent The Advertiser (source:https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/) BEAST ON THE COUCH November 18, 2017 By Nigel Hunt -- Excerpt An Adelaide psychiatrist who sexually abused three of his vulnerable patients has been banned for life, after a lengthy investigation by police and the state's medical board. Dr Julian Kent, right, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct over the shocking abuse, which happened over a 12-year period and inflicted further psychological damage to his victims. In one of the worst cases of misconduct uncovered in the profession in Adelaide, the SA Health Practitioners Tribunal permanently disqualified Dr Kent from applying for registration after [...]
Jayakumar Patil, New Hamphshire Psychiatrist, reprimanded
Jayakumar Patil Union Leader Psychiatrist reprimanded by NH Board of Medicine November 14, 2017 -- Excerpt CONCORD -- A New Hampshire psychiatrist will pay a $10,000 fine, undertake extensive medical education courses and have his work monitored by an expert under terms of a disciplinary agreement reached with state medical officials earlier this month. The agreement allows Dr. Jayakumar Patil to remain in practice. But he does so under reprimand by the New Hampshire Board of Medicine, which was issued two weeks ago and released to the media on Monday... His license was suspended for 30 days earlier [...]
Dan Nicolau, psychiatrist, Tennessee – probation for two years
Psychiatrist Dan Nicolau Dan Nicolau Knoxville News Sentinel 3 ET doctors have licenses placed on probation, state says By Kristi L Nelson Published 4:31 p.m. ET Oct. 23, 2017 | Updated 2:50 p.m. ET July 10, 2018 -- Excerpt Three Upper East Tennessee doctors have had their licenses put on probation, said the Tennessee Department of Health. One, psychiatrist Dr. Dan Nicolau of Johnson City, prescribed narcotics to a woman “not pursuant to a doctor-patient relationship” and entered her home uninvited, according to state records... Nicolau will pay $2,000 in civil penalties, in addition to the costs of prosecuting [...]
Psychiatrist Dan Nicolau “medical license was placed on probation”
Psychiatrist Dan Nicolau Johnson City Press 3 local doctors disciplined after overprescribing, stalking and other offenses, state says Oct 15, 2017 Updated Jun 24, 2020 --Excerpt Dan Nicolau, Johnson City. After entering into a romantic relationship with an acquaintance to whom he prescribed drugs and later stalked, Nicolau’s medical license was placed on probation for two years... Nicolau was ordered by the court to pay costs, complete a treatment plan established by the TBME and have no contact with “C.B.” After a multidisciplinary assessment, it was recommended Nicolau refrain from consuming alcohol for one year, participate in a [...]
Kenneth Stanko, Squirrel Hill Psychiatrist, sentenced
Psychiatrist Kenneth Stanko PRESS RELEASE Pittsburgh Psychiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud, Illegally Distributing Oxycodone Friday, August 11, 2017 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania PITTSBURGH- A Squirrel Hill psychiatrist has been sentenced in federal court to a year and a day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release including 12 months of community confinement, six months of home detention and 500 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay $13,000 in restitution, on charges of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of Oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance, and [...]
Marshall Hubsher, Sands Point Psychiatrist, sentenced
Marshall Hubsher Long Island Business News Former psychiatrist sentenced in attempted jury tampering, burglary case --Excerpt A former psychiatrist has been sentenced in a case involving attempted jury tampering and burglary, authorities said Wednesday. Marshall Hubsher of Sands Point was sentenced to one to three years after he pleaded guilty in July to third-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree attempted tampering with a juror... While Hubsher was on trial in a separate case in 2016, he entered private jury rooms and placed signs there with falsified jury instructions in an effort to tamper with a sitting jury deliberating on [...]
Sibyl Simon, Florida Psychiatrist, arrested for destroying evidence
Sibyl Simon CBS12 Doctor arrested for hit and run, destroying evidence --Excerpt A Coral Springs doctor was arrested for a bizarre hit and run incident in St. Lucie County. Florida Highway Patrol released the arrest warrant affidavit to CBS12 Thursday and said that Sibyl Simon, was arrested for damage to property, criminal mischief, and destroying evidence, both felony offenses. The affidavit identifies Dr. Sibyl Simon, as an employee at the Lawnwood Regional Medical Center. Public records say she is a licensed psychiatrist from Coral Springs, Fla... Dr. Simon admitted that she was the person driving the vehicle, but denied any [...]
Psychiatrist Mark Beale: 1-star Google rating
Psychiatrist Mark Beale Post & Courier (Charleston, SC) Libel lawsuit over West Ashley psychiatrist's 1-star Google rating sparks First Amendment fight, more 1-star reviews; Online review sparks lawsuit over libel July 30, 2017 Sunday By Andrew Knapp -- Excerpt A West Ashley psychiatrist was so offended by a poor online review that he has sued the anonymous critic and demanded that Google unmask the user's identity. What did the review say? Nothing. It simply gave Dr. Mark Beale one out of five stars - a judgment that Beale said has caused him "extreme and constant distress." Beale insisted that it [...]
Peter Baumann, Swiss Psychiatrist, sentenced
Peter Baumann SWI Doctor sentenced over assisted suicides July 6, 2007 -- Excerpt Peter Baumann was given a three-year prison sentence, two years of which are suspended, by Basel criminal court on Friday. Switzerland has one of the most relaxed laws on assisted suicide in Europe, but calls have been mounting for the practice to be subject to more supervision. Swiss law tolerates assisted suicide where the act is committed by the patient and in which the helper, who might for example provide a needle of morphine and then leave the room, has no direct interest. Direct active euthanasia – [...]
Psychiatrist Luis Escabi-Perez, Puerto Rico – Sentenced
Psychiatrist Luis Escabi-Perez Press Release Former Psychiatrist Sentenced For Social Security Fraud Monday, July 3, 2017 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, P.R. – Psychiatrist Luis Escabi-Pérez was sentenced to five years of probation, 500 hours of community service and ordered to pay a restitution of $230,244, for fraud in the application process for Social Security Administration (SSA) disability insurance benefits in Puerto Rico, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez Vélez. Escabi-Pérez had plead guilty on July 29, 2015 to committing fraud to the Social Security Administration. [...]