MEDIA
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution August 23, 1995, Wednesday, ALL EDITIONS Government halting payments to psychiatrist who has collected millions BYLINE: Carrie Teegardin; STAFF WRITER SECTION: STATE NEWS, Pg. 1B LENGTH: 376 words Dr. Andrew Shankman, a St. Simons Island psychiatrist who has been paid millions of dollars from government health programs, is being suspended from receiving payments from Medicare and Medicaid, officials confirmed Tuesday. Shankman's payments are being cut off after reviews of evidence gathered during an FBI raid of his offices last week. The raid was the culmination of a yearlong inquiry by the investigative unit of the [...]
Barry Garfinkel
The New York Times June 3, 2007 Sunday Late Edition - Final After Sanctions, Doctors Get Drug Company Pay BYLINE: By GARDINER HARRIS and JANET ROBERTS SECTION: Section 1; Column 2; National Desk; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 2937 words A decade ago the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice accused Dr. Faruk Abuzzahab of a ''reckless, if not willful, disregard'' for the welfare of 46 patients, 5 of whom died in his care or shortly afterward. The board suspended his license for seven months and restricted it for two years after that. But Dr. Abuzzahab, a Minneapolis psychiatrist, is still overseeing the [...]
John Simon
The New York Times June 3, 2007 Sunday Late Edition - Final After Sanctions, Doctors Get Drug Company Pay BYLINE: By GARDINER HARRIS and JANET ROBERTS SECTION: Section 1; Column 2; National Desk; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 2937 words A decade ago the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice accused Dr. Faruk Abuzzahab of a ''reckless, if not willful, disregard'' for the welfare of 46 patients, 5 of whom died in his care or shortly afterward. The board suspended his license for seven months and restricted it for two years after that. But Dr. Abuzzahab, a Minneapolis psychiatrist, is still overseeing the [...]