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Psychiatrist Surendra Johri, New Hartford, accused of sex crimes against patients
PSYCHIATRIST ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING PATIENTS APPEARS IN COURT The New Hartford psychiatrist who is accused of sex crimes against patients appeared in Utica City Court on Thursday. By WKTV September 6, 2018 Psychiatrist Surendra Johri Psychiatrist Surendra JohriUTICA – The New Hartford psychiatrist who is accused of sex crimes against patients appeared in Utica City Court on Thursday. Dr. Surendra Johri was acquitted on sexual abuse charges back in June and then pleaded not guilty to new charges of sexual abuse and forcible touching, both misdemeanors. There is still no decision on the prosecution’s effort to consolidate the [...]
Richard Michaelson, Iowa Psychiatrist, substance abuse problems
Muscatine Journal (Iowa) Muscatine doctor faces sanctions April 9, 2008 MUSCATINE, Iowa -- A psychiatrist from Muscatine has had his license indefinitely suspended, officials from the Iowa Board of Medicine said this morning. Richard Michaelson of Muscatine, who was placed on indefinite probation in December, has now had his license suspended for failing to follow orders of the board issued because of substance abuse problems. Specifically, Michaelson consumed alcohol, did not comply with a drug screening program, did not attend required counseling sessions and did not pay his fine, among others. He could not be reached immediately this morning for [...]
Psychiatrist Edwin Hall, Albuquerque Psychiatrist, under investigation, government alleges that 36 patients died while in his “care”
Albuquerque Journal AG probing deaths of 36 patients in doctor’s care By Marie C. Baca September 10, 2018 Psychiatrist Edwin Hall A search warrant served by the New Mexico Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division alleges that 36 patients died while in the care of an Albuquerque psychiatrist over a six-year period. Edwin B. Hall ran a now-closed practice at 1709 Girard Blvd. NE. He has not been charged with a crime, and the warrant states that investigations into 30 of the 36 deaths are ongoing. Six of the deaths were allegedly the result of overdoses, according to the [...]
Royle Miralles, NY Psychiatrist, “accused of negligence involving seven patients”
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (New York) Wayne County psychiatrist resigns By Chris Swingle August 20, 2009 Dr. Royle Miralles, psychiatrist at Wayne County Behavioral Health Network who was disciplined by the state for professional misconduct and then suspended with pay by the county, has agreed to resign to resolve the internal investigation. The county Board of Supervisors agreed this week to the plan, which includes paying Miralles nearly $11,000 in accrued vacation time. Miralles has been the county's highest paid employee at a salary of $179,923. The state accused him of negligence involving seven patients from 2002 through 2008. Miralles [...]
Neil Pauker, Florida Psychiatrist, “accused of medical malpractice, professional misconduct and intentional infliction of emotional distress”
The News-Press Psychiatrist settles suit with ex-patient By Mike Hoyem February 5, 2005 A south Fort Myers psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a former patient - and ended up getting sued for it - has settled the case out of court. Dr. Neil Pauker was accused of medical malpractice, professional misconduct and intentional infliction of emotional distress in an April 2001 lawsuit filed in Lee Circuit Court by Lynne Rae Olson of Fort Myers. Olson, 62, was a patient of Pauker's for several years. The lawsuit said about a year after Pauker stopped treating Olson, the two of [...]
Monissa Solberg, Rhode Island Psychiatrist, surrenders license over ‘intimate relationship’ with patient
Providence Journal Providence psychiatrist surrenders license over ‘intimate relationship’ with patient By G. Wayne Miller August 30, 2018 Psychiatrist Monissa Solberg PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Psychiatrist Monissa Solberg has agreed to voluntarily surrender her license to practice medicine in Rhode Island following a state Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline investigation that concluded that she “had an intimate relationship with an existing patient,” according to the Department of Health. Under the terms of a consent order signed earlier this month by Solberg and Health Department director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, the psychiatrist has agreed to surrender her license no later than [...]
Miguel Rivera-Sanabria, Puerto Rico Psychiatrist, Arrested by Feds for health care fraud, identity theft, false statement, attempted distribution of drugs
Department of Justice Doctor Indicted And Arrested For Health Care Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Puerto Rico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 24, 2018 SAN JUAN, P.R. - On July 19, 2018, a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging Dr. Miguel Rivera-Sanabria with 18 counts of health care fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, three counts of false statement relating to health care matters, and eight counts for attempted distribution of controlled substances. The defendant was arrested today, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto [...]
Prashanth Puspanathan, Aussie Psychiatrist, “I don’t plan on being in conventional psychiatry for the rest of my life. The psychedelic sphere is where I see promise for the future.”
Psychiatrist Prashanth Puspanathan John puts The Passion of the Christ soundtrack on the stereo and lies on the single bed in this Melbourne house. He's a 37-year-old engineer working in the renewable energy sector, and not at all savvy about street deals, so he bought his dose of cactus, which contains mescaline, on the dark web. He takes it without ceremony, then talks to his therapist about how he's been feeling. When he starts to feel a vague effect of the drug in his thighs, John puts on his eye shades and waits for the first wave to hit. [...]
Nigel Strauss, Aussie Psychiatrist, wants to experiment on subjects with Psychedelic drugs
abc.net.au The hidden world of underground psychedelic psychotherapy in Australia By Jenny Valentish August 30, 2018 Psychiatrist Nigel Strauss John puts The Passion of the Christ soundtrack on the stereo and lies on the single bed in this Melbourne house. He's a 37-year-old engineer working in the renewable energy sector, and not at all savvy about street deals, so he bought his dose of cactus, which contains mescaline, on the dark web. He takes it without ceremony, then talks to his therapist about how he's been feeling. When he starts to feel a vague effect of the drug in [...]
Ohio Pill Mill Psychiatrist Samuel Nigro faces up to 14 years in prison
Psychiatrist Samuel Nigro fox8.com Doctor Pleads Guilty to Running ‘Pill Mill’ by Jack Shea April 18, 2013 CLEVELAND– A local psychiatrist admitted on Thursday that he used his practice to illegally prescribe powerful drugs for profit. Dr. Samuel Nigro pleaded guilty to charges that include drug trafficking, tampering with drugs and attempting to engage in a pattern of corrupt activity. Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Dan Kasaris told FOX 8, “Drug addicts went to him for pills. Now there probably were some who did go to him for psychiatry, but they’re shoppers. Doctor shoppers find out where to go, where [...]