MEDIA
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 [...]
Scott Ward
The Associated Press State & Local Wire May 7, 2002, Tuesday, BC cycle Massachusetts lawsuits accuse priest of abuse in Mass., N.H. SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 509 words DATELINE: BOSTON Eight new lawsuits accuse a Roman Catholic priest and two other men of sexually molesting residents of a home for youth offenders, both at the home in Littleton and at the priest's cottage in Barnstead, N.H. The Rev. Bernard Lane is accused of abusing eight youths during the 1970s, when he ran Alpha Omega House, which he founded. Lane was named in seven lawsuits. A separate suit filed by [...]