MEDIA
Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) October 5, 1996 Saturday ONE-3 EDITION PSYCHIATRIST IS DISCIPLINED AGAIN BYLINE: KAREN GARLOCH, Staff Writer SECTION: METRO; Pg. 1C LENGTH: 348 words A Charlotte psychiatrist who gave up his medical privileges in 1989 after admitting he had sexual relationships with two patients has been disciplined again, for making inappropriate statements to patients. In 1993, the N.C. Medical Board reinstated Dr. Robert Shive's license with certain conditions, but after meeting with Shive this summer, the board reprimanded him for "having made inappropriate statements to two of his female patients" during therapy sessions. In a consent order dated [...]
The Union Leader (Manchester NH) October 4, 2006 Wednesday STATE EDITION House candidate had M.D. license pulled BYLINE: By JOHN DiSTASO, Senior Political Reporter SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A8 LENGTH: 611 words CONCORD -- A retired psychiatrist running for the state House of Representatives had his medical license suspended in 1995 after a patient accused him of having a two-year sexual relationship with her. The patient abruptly withdrew the complaint against Dr. Edward L. Rowan of Exeter about a week after it was filed in October 1993, but the state Board of Medicine continued to investigate the charge as possible physician [...]
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS October 9, 1996, Wednesday, HOME FINAL EDITION Court awards woman $ 8.4 million; Her psychiatrist, sought on fraud counts, defended rage reduction' therapy BYLINE: Michael Saul, Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 25A LENGTH: 646 words A 23-year-old Arlington woman who accused her psychiatrist of physically abusing her during "rage reduction" therapy won an $ 8.4 million judgment Tuesday. Human rights advocates said they hope the ruling will prompt the Legislature to ban the treatment statewide. The court found Dr. Robert H. Gross responsible for assaulting and intentionally inflicting emotional distress on [...]
Daily News (New York) November 19, 1996, Tuesday SHRINK SUSPENDED AFTER FAKE-RX STING BYLINE: By K.C. BAKER and KIMBERLY SCHAYE SECTION: News; Pg. 55 LENGTH: 287 words A Park Ave. psychiatrist, whose neighbors said his office attracted beer-swilling vagrants to their posh neighborhood, had his license suspended yesterday for allegedly selling prescriptions to undercover investigators. State Health Commissioner Dr. Barbara Ann DeBuono said she used emergency authority to suspend Dr. Mark Moshe Kesten's license because he "represents an imminent danger to public health." Kesten was nabbed in a sting by State Attorney General Dennis Vacco's office in June after he [...]
The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) February 16, 2006 Thursday Dr. Nelson Hendler sued in Baltimore Co. BYLINE: CYNTHIA DI PASQUALE SECTION: NEWS LENGTH: 367 words A second woman who claims she was sexually abused by a prominent Baltimore County psychiatrist filed suit against the doctor this week."Jane Doe" alleges Dr. Nelson H. Hendler, a nationally recognized pain specialist whose license was recently suspended because of allegations by three women, pushed her into unnecessary psychiatric treatment starting in 1994, and then convinced her to separate from her husband. It was during that separation that Hendler abused her, according to the complaint [...]
The Baltimore Sun February 10, 2006 Friday FINAL EDITION Pain doctor targeted by police; He has been accused by medical board of sexual improprieties BYLINE: FRED SCHULTE, SUN REPORTER SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 4B LENGTH: 570 words A psychiatrist suspended from practice amid allegations that he traded narcotics for sex at a Baltimore County pain clinic is the target of a criminal investigation, police said. "We are still in consultation with the state's attorney's office," Baltimore County police spokesman Bill Toohey said yesterday. As part of their investigation, Baltimore County police seized more than 5,800 pills, including such powerful narcotics as [...]
The Journal News (Westchester County, New York) November 16, 2009 Monday Thiells psychiatrist accused of negligence BYLINE: Jane Lerner SECTION: NEWS; Pg. NaN LENGTH: 155 words THIELLS - A Rockland psychiatrist has had his license to practice medicine limited by the state Department of Health after he was charged with negligence on more than one occasion , according to state records. Shyam Patil was also charged with failure to maintain accurate patient records. He did not contest either charge, records show. The state Board for Professional Medical Conduct took action against Patil after he treated a 46-year-old man. The board found [...]
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) October 29, 2009 Thursday Final Edition MUSC psychiatrist arrested on drug charges BYLINE: DAVID W. MacDOUGALL, The Post and Courier SECTION: LOCAL & STATE; Pg. B1 LENGTH: 541 words A prominent Lowcountry psychiatrist was arrested on prescription drug charges during a raid Tuesday at an adult entertainment club in North Charleston, authorities said. Two women were arrested on prostitution charges, and charges against a third woman were pending. Dr. Alberto B. Santos Jr., 52, of Sullivan's Island, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, theft of a controlled substance and unlawful possession [...]
The New York Times December 25, 1996, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final Psychiatrist Admits Selling Prescriptions BYLINE: By The Associated Press SECTION: Section B; Page 3; Column 6; Metropolitan Desk LENGTH: 199 words A Park Avenue psychiatrist has admitted selling prescriptions for controlled drugs to almost anyone who wanted to buy them. The psychiatrist, Dr. Mark M. Kesten, 58, has pleaded guilty in State Supreme Court in Manhattan to attempted sale of a prescription for a controlled substance, the state's Attorney General, Dennis C. Vacco, said yesterday. Dr. Kesten faces up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced [...]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette June 14, 2012 Thursday SOONER EDITION PSYCHIATRIST'S CONTRACT TERMINATED FOLLOWING AUDIT BYLINE: Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. B-1 LENGTH: 365 words The state has canceled the contract of a physician at Torrance State Hospital who had been accused in an audit of receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation that he may not have earned. Safdar Chaudhary, a psychiatrist from Monroeville who worked at the mental hospital under a contract with Liberty Healthcare Corp., was released Friday, the Department of Public Welfare confirmed. The agency said the move was based "in part" on Auditor General [...]