MEDIA
The News Journal (Wilmington, DE) June 12, 2003 Thursday Psychiatrist under review BYLINE: VICTOR GRETO, Staff SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 4B LENGTH: 501 words Leon Morton Green's license has been suspended since May By VICTOR GRETO Staff reporter A Wilmington psychiatrist whose license to practice was suspended after complaints against him involving a female patient will have a closed hearing before state health officials Friday. The evidentiary hearing for Leon Morton Green will be held by a three-member panel of the state Board of Medical Practice that will determine whether the complaints have merit, Deputy Attorney General Phoebe Young said. The [...]
Psychiatrist James Bland
The Bismarck Tribune December 24, 1996 MINOT Former psychiatrist charged Former psychiatrist James Bland has been charged with criminal mischief and trespassing in a break-in at a mobile home. Northwest District Judge Gary Holum appointed an attorney for Bland on Monday and released him on $5,000 bond. Another court appearance is scheduled for next Monday. Bonnie Kraft, who was in the mobile home in southwest Minot, had filed restraining orders in the past against Bland. Police said they got a call that Bland was watching the home from a vehicle parked across the street. Bland's license was revoked by state [...]
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY) July 3, 2003 Thursday SUFFERN BYLINE: Jane Lerner, Staff SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 390 words N.Y. lifts doctor's license Holistic psychiatrist guilty of misconduct with Vermont patient Jane Lerner The Journal News A Suffern psychiatrist's license to practice medicine in New York has been suspended for at least three years after she committed professional misconduct in Vermont. Dr. Jodi L. Peister will be eligible to petition the New York state Office of Professional Medical Conduct in three years for permission to apply for reinstatement, according to a ruling effective today. Peister did not [...]
The Boston Globe March 30, 1998, Monday, City Edition Registration in Medicine: Disciplinary actions SECTION: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; Pg. C3 LENGTH: 102 words As a service to consumers, the Health/Science section is listing the names of Massachusetts-licensed health professionals disciplined by state boards. In each case, the listing shows the person's specialty, place of practice or residence, charges brought by the board and board action. Dr. Scott C. Guth Psychiatrist Resides in Vermont Charges: Disciplined by Vermont for shouting at and arguing with patients. Board action: Voted to terminate his right to practice medicine in Massachusetts. For more information, call [...]
The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT) November 13, 2002 Wednesday Doctor gives up license BYLINE: Adam Silverman, Staff SECTION: VERMONT; Pg. 1B LENGTH: 492 words Board cites ties to patients By Adam Silverman A Williston psychiatrist will never again practice in Vermont after she admitted discussing patients' problems with others under her care and carrying on improper friendships with patients, according to a ruling of the state Medical Practice Board. Dr. Jodi Peister's license had been suspended since January 2001. In an order from the board last week, Peister agreed to permanently surrender her state medical license. Peister, who is [...]
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY) July 10, 2003 Thursday BRONXVILLE BYLINE: Melissa Klein, Staff SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4B LENGTH: 327 words Psychiatrist's license suspended for fraud Doctor pleads guilty; state hearing July 28 Melissa Klein The Journal News The medical license of a Bronxville psychiatrist has been suspended following his guilty plea in federal court on a charge of health-care fraud. Dr. Antonia Novello, the state health commissioner, suspended the license of Dr. Bruce Forester on July 3 and set a hearing date for July 28 in Albany. The hearing, to be conducted by the state's Board for Professional [...]