MEDIA
Austin American-Statesman (Texas) February 4, 2012 Saturday Final Edition Documents cast doubt on state doctor's work history BYLINE: Andrea Ball AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF SECTION: METRO; Pg. B01 LENGTH: 1100 words Despite assurances from officials that three state hospital psychiatrists once disciplined for sexual misconduct had "good work histories" at the facilities, public records show that one of those doctors was suspended last year for verbally and emotionally abusing a patient. Dr. Gary Paul Kula , a psychiatrist at Rusk State Hospital in East Texas, received three days of unpaid suspension in January 2011 for demeaning an aggressive patient - which escalated [...]
Daniel S. Smithpeter
Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) January 12, 2012 Thursday Psychiatrist's license suspended after sexual misconduct BYLINE: By, Sharahn D. Boykin SECTION: NEWS LENGTH: 199 words SALISBURY -- The state physicians board has suspended the medical license of a Salisbury psychiatrist after it determined he had engaged in sexual misconduct with a female patient. The board suspended Dr. Daniel S. Smithpeter's license for three years when it made its ruling in December; however, the suspension could be lifted after a year if he completes a professional ethics course. "Dr. Smithpeter used the authority and trust granted to him as a psychiatrist to [...]
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) June 12, 2007 Tuesday Correction Appended Failed to keep data properly, Dilday admits Charged with Medicaid fraud, doctor pleads to misdemeanor BYLINE: BY NELL SMITH ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE SECTION: ARKANSAS LENGTH: 651 words A psychiatrist accused of charging the Arkansas Medicaid program for procedures he didn't perform pleaded guilty instead on Monday to a misdemeanor charge of failure to maintain and supply medical records. He agreed to pay $20,000 and will serve no jail time. Dr. James "Kurt" Dilday, a 1998 candidate for lieutenant governor, had been charged with one count of felony Medicaid fraud, along with [...]
Austin American-Statesman (Texas) September 13, 2006 Wednesday Williamson Edition Board: Psychiatrist harmed boy BYLINE: Mary Ann Roser AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF SECTION: METRO & STATE; Pg. B01 LENGTH: 557 words A panel of the Texas Medical Board suspended the license of an Austin psychiatrist after it said he improperly medicated a 7-year-old with Prozac and another drug and mishandled the care of a household member who overdosed on drugs he prescribed. Dr. Sergio Silva, whom the board said is 38, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The answering machine at his Bee Cave Road office said that "due to circumstances beyond [...]
The Times Union (Albany, New York) July 8, 2007 Sunday 3 EDITION Molester who fled U.S. being returned; Ex-psychiatrist lived overseas while on parole in Capital Region case BYLINE: By KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer SECTION: CAPITAL REGION; Pg. C3 LENGTH: 218 words A convicted child molester who skipped out on his parole last year will arrive at Newark Liberty International Airport this morning under armed escort from India where he was arrested in May, a state Division of Parole spokeswoman said Saturday. Alan Horowitz, 60, will be extradited from New Jersey under a New York arrest warrant issued [...]
The New York Post June 22, 2002, Saturday DR. STRANGELOVE AXED FOR SEX WITH PATIENT BYLINE: KENNETH LOVETT and LORENA MONGELLI SECTION: All Editions; Pg. 003 LENGTH: 386 words The state Health Department yesterday revoked a Staten Island psychiatrist's license for having sexual contact with a patient he was treating for "hypersexuality." The department's board for professional conduct found that Dr. George Coppa displayed "moral unfitness" to practice psychiatry for exploiting a patient "who was clearly vulnerable." The board said Coppa knew his patient had a bipolar disorder that included a history of hypersexuality - including a claim that she [...]
The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) February 2, 1996 Friday FINAL EDITION Psychiatrist denies, then finally admits having sex with patient BYLINE: GALE SCOTT SECTION: STATE; Pg. 19 LENGTH: 1062 words For six years, Rocky Hill psychiatrist Dr. Michael A. Tricarico denied having sex with a 24-year-old woman patient. He denied it to the courts during a civil suit filed by the Union County woman after the two-year relationship ended. He said the valentines, love notes, expensive gifts and cash he gave to the patient known in court as ``D.K.'` were just part of therapy. He denied having sex with the [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire July 13, 2002, Saturday, BC cycle Drug tests on inmates investigated SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 208 words DATELINE: PHOENIX, Ariz. A psychiatrist working in the state prison system who faces termination for doing drug research on unwitting inmates told investigators he was trying to protect patients from overprescribed anti-psychotic drugs. Kerwin Lebeis, 51, who has twice been disciplined for professional misconduct, is on administrative leave. According to Department of Corrections records obtained by The Arizona Republic, Lebeis violated inmate rights while pursuing a "personal theory" that some medications cause excessive activity in [...]
Martin Wayne
The Associated Press November 21, 1986 Doc Sentenced To Treat Medicaid Patients For Free A judge Friday ordered a psychiatrist to treat all his Medicaid patients free-of-charge for six months as part of his sentence for Medicaid fraud. Westchester County Court Judge Nicholas Colabella also sentenced Martin Wayne, 51, of Briarcliff Manor to five years probation, 104 hours of community service at the White Plains Veterans Outreach Program plus another 150 hours of community service to be determined. Wayne has already repaid $45,000 plus $5,000 interest for the money he admitted stealing in September. According to Edward Kuriansky, the deputy [...]
USA TODAY May 16, 1994, Monday, FINAL EDITION Calif. therapists lose false-memory suit BYLINE: Paul Leavitt; Sandra Sanchez SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 3A LENGTH: 1054 words A Napa, Calif., jury verdict awarding $ 500,000 against two therapists accused of planting a false sexual abuse memory in a patient could have a chilling effect on therapists and lead to similar lawsuits, experts said Sunday. The jury Friday found psychiatrist Richard Rose and counselor Marche Isabella negligent in treating the adult daughter of former winery executive Gary Ramona. It's one of the first verdicts where a non-patient won damages for treatment of someone [...]