MEDIA
The Associated Press State & Local Wire July 30, 2003, Wednesday, BC cycle Psychiatrist charged with illegal sale of prescription drugs SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 172 words DATELINE: NEW YORK A New Jersey man has been arrested on charges that he illegally sold prescriptions out of an office on Manhattan's Upper East Side, authorities said. Aaron Friedberg, 40, of Alpine, N.J., was taken into custody after a four-month investigation by police and the Manhattan district attorney's office, said Det. Carolyn Chew, a police spokeswoman. Published reports said Friedberg, a psychiatrist, would see up to 30 people an hour, charging [...]
Peter McKenna
The Burlington Free Press (Vermont) Psychiatrist's license suspended By Victoria Welch June 3, 2005 McKenna charged with sex abuse By Victoria Welch The state Board of Medical Practice has suspended the license of an Essex Junction psychiatrist who has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually abused a mentally ill patient under his care. Dr. Peter McKenna, 57, faces three counts of sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult. Vermont state statutes describe the offense as sexual activity by a caregiver paid by a caregiving facility or program. McKenna denied the charges in Vermont District Court in Burlington on Wednesday. [...]
Anthony Patterson
Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) June 10, 1998 Wednesday TWO&3 EDITION CABARRUS DOCTOR SUSPENDED, BOARD SAYS BYLINE: GAIL SMITH, Staff Writer SECTION: METRO; Pg. 2C LENGTH: 368 words DATELINE: CONCORD A Cabarrus County psychiatrist has been suspended from practice for engaging in inappropriate sexual conversations with two patients, the N.C. Medical Board has announced. Dr. Anthony Curtis Patterson, 40, of Concord was suspended for six months, effective June 2. The suspension will be lifted after 90 days on the condition that Patterson complies with conditions set in the medical board's consent order. Patterson resigned in March from his position with Forest [...]
Orlando Sentinel (Florida) July 31, 2003 Thursday, FINAL JAIL PSYCHIATRIST OUT ON BAIL; SECTION: LOCAL & STATE; Pg. B3 LENGTH: 119 words The Orange County Jail's lone psychiatrist was released from jail Wednesday on charges that include domestic violence. Dr. Arturo Rafael Hernandez of Orlando was arrested by the Orange County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday on charges of domestic violence and tampering with a witness to hinder communication with a law-enforcement officer. As the only psychiatrist on staff, he is responsible for consulting with inmates who have mental-health problems. Orange County jail spokesman Alan Moore said Hernandez had a court [...]
Psychiatrist Ali Abdul Razak Denies Improper Relations
Hull Daily Mail A tribunal has heard how an Iraqi psychiatrist allegedly prayed to Allah after having intercourse with a lesbian patient. Dr Ali Abdul Razak, 49, of Park Road, Airmyn, denies a charge of serious professional misconduct put by the General Medical Council (GMC). The tribunal heard yesterday that Dr Razak was employed as the "on-call" psychiatrist at Goole Hospital. It was alleged he would kneel and say prayers after having sex with the blonde patient, known as Mrs A. It was claimed Dr Razak, who was married, told Mrs A she could be his "second wife". He was [...]
The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, WA) May 20, 2003 Tuesday Psychiatrist loses license for 10 years BYLINE: Mark Porter, Staff SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 5A LENGTH: 368 words BY MARK PORTER THE BELLINGHAM HERALD A longtime Whatcom County psychiatrist had his license to practice revoked for 10 years in April after he failed to comply with a previous order to keep better records of his work. Paulus Vanderwielen, a physician and surgeon with a Blaine-area address, was ordered by the state Medical Quality Assurance Commission in October 2000 to "produce legible and complete patient records and to obey all state laws and [...]