MEDIA
Anchorage Daily News (Alaska) October 27, 2004 Wednesday, STATE EDITION Alaska Digest SECTION: ALASKA; Pg. B3 LENGTH: 805 words ANCHORAGE Psychiatrist's medical license is revoked for unprofessional conduct The Alaska State Medical Board revoked the medical license for Dr. Michael Bernzott at its meeting last week. The state Division of Occupational Licensing had filed an accusation against Bernzott, an Alaska psychiatrist since 1985, saying he showed a lack of concern for a patient's well-being and engaged in unprofessional conduct. During a 1995 treatment meeting at North Star Hospital, Bernzott removed a concealed handgun from a holster he was wearing and [...]
THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE (California) November 24, 2005 Thursday FINAL Edition MILL VALLEY; State board suspends psychiatrist's license BYLINE: Steve Rubenstein SECTION: BAY AREA; BAY AREA DIGEST; Pg. B5 LENGTH: 161 words The license of a Mill Valley psychiatrist has been suspended after state investigators said he had been improperly involved in a business partnership with one of his patients, the state Medical Board said. An administrative law judge on Friday suspended the license of Dr. Michael Dietrick, 62, a spokeswoman for the Medical Board said. The board alleged that Dietrick "repeatedly and egregiously violated the boundaries of (the) therapeutic [...]
The Reporter (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) November 10, 2005 Thursday FdL psychiatrist has license suspended for link to inmate death BYLINE: By C. M. Schmidlkofer, the reporter cschmidl@fdlreporter.com SECTION: Pg. 1A LENGTH: 365 words The medical license of a Fond du Lac psychiatrist has been temporarily restricted by the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board after he was linked to the death of an inmate at Waupun Correctional Institution. The board reprimanded Yogesh Pareek, 40, of 526 Ledgewood Drive, last month after reviewing a March 11, 2003, judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The judgment found [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press November 7, 2005, Monday, BC cycle British psychiatrist accused of plagiarizing from Md. professor SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 349 words DATELINE: LONDON The employers of leading British psychiatrist Raj Persaud said Monday they were reviewing claims that he plagiarized portions of an article written by an American academic for a piece of his own. The British journal "Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry," which published Persaud's article in February, retracted it in its September issue, saying that "a [...]
Grand Rapid Press (Michigan) October 21, 2005 Friday ALL S EDITION Psychiatrist accused of criminal sexual conduct SECTION: STATE; Pg. B6 LENGTH: 235 words MUSKEGON -- A local Michigan Department of Community Mental Health psychiatrist assigned to the Brooks Correctional Facility is accused of sexually touching an inmate and writing him sexually explicit letters. Rafael Combalecer, 63, of Grand Rapids, was arraigned Thursday in Muskegon County's 60th District Court on a charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. A preliminary examination is set for Nov. 2. His $15,000 bond was continued. The charge stems from Combalecer's alleged contact with a Brooks [...]
Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) December 12, 1996 Thursday ONE & TWO EDITION STATE BOARD DISCIPLINES 3 DOCTORS FOR MISCONDUCT BYLINE: KAREN GARLOCH, Staff Writer SECTION: METRO; Pg. 4C LENGTH: 546 words Three N.C. physicians have been disciplined by the state medical board for sexual misconduct with patients. One, Dr. George Andrinopoulos, is a Charlotte obstetrician/gynecologist. The other two, neurologist Martin Hatcher and psychiatrist Robert Wangelin, are from Greensboro. All but Hatcher signed consent orders with the board, agreeing to suspensions or restrictions on their licenses to practice medicine. Signing a consent order enables the doctors to avoid public disciplinary hearings. [...]
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) September 10, 1997, Wednesday, 0 South Pinellas Edition Psychiatrist accused of misconduct SECTION: CITY & STATE; BRIEFLY; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 136 words DATELINE: LARGO A Pinellas County psychiatrist whose medical license was restricted last year was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexual misconduct. Richard Morales, 46, of 12130 75th St. N in Largo, was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday and held in lieu of $ 200,000 bail. Prosecutors filed charges against him on Monday; details of the case were not available. In December, Morales was charged with two counts of sexual misconduct by [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire January 11, 2007 Thursday 11:32 PM GMT Jackson psychiatrist accused of fraud pays settlement SECTION: STATE AND REGIONAL LENGTH: 135 words DATELINE: JACKSON Miss. A Jackson psychiatrist has agreed to pay $216,000 to settle allegations of Medicare and Medicaid fraud after a multiyear investigation concluded. The U.S. Attorney's Office alleges that Dr. Viacin Faeza Jones misused billing codes and billed Medicare and Medicaid for excessive numbers of patients per day. A U.S. Department of Justice release said that Jones billed for treating up to 116 patients in a single day and was paid [...]
The Washington Times December 11, 2006 Monday Doctor faces federal charges; Medicaid drug claims probed BYLINE: By Jim McElhatton, THE WASHINGTON TIMES SECTION: METROPOLITAN; Pg. B01 LENGTH: 402 words A District-based psychiatrist whose license recently was suspended over drug possession now faces criminal charges stemming from a federal probe into his handling of Medicaid claims. Federal prosecutors say Dr. David T. Hackney used phony Medicaid claims to buy narcotic painkillers such as oxycodone. According to charging documents, Dr. Hackney wrote prescriptions for large numbers of painkillers using patients' Medicaid or Medicare information, picked up the drugs and never delivered them [...]
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) December 9, 2006 Saturday Final Edition Psychiatrist jailed for endangerment; Dr. Luttrell also charged in Fayette County with illegal possession of firearm BYLINE: Shirley Downing downing@yourappeal.com SECTION: CORDOVA APPEAL; Pg. CRB1 LENGTH: 284 words SOMERVILLE - A Memphis psychiatrist was arrested Friday on charges of reckless endangerment and illegal possession of a firearm, according to authorities. Dr. Mark Luttrell, 47, was in the Fayette County Jail on Friday awaiting an arraignment Monday in General Sessions Court here. Luttrell was medical director of the Shelby County Jail during the administration of former sheriff A.C. Gilless. Luttrell [...]