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Chip Fountain, Tennessee Psychiatrist, charged with “being sexually involved with a former juvenile female patient.”
Herald-Citizen (Cookeville, Tennessee) Psychiatrist accused of statutory rape By Mary Jo Denton June 10, 2008 CROSSVILLE -- A Cookeville doctor who has offices here and in other towns has been arrested on two counts of statutory rape by an authority figure. Dr. Chip Hayward Fountain, 44, a psychiatrist, was indicted by the Cumberland County grand jury in May after a lengthy investigation which included the Department of Children's Services, the district attorney's staff, and the Cumberland Sheriff's Department. Cumberland County authorities said Fountain is charged with "being sexually involved with a former juvenile female patient." District Attorney Tony Craighead said [...]
Byron Braid, Pennsylvania psychiatrist accused of sexually abusing woman in his care
The Philadelphia Inquirer Therapist's trial ends in dismissal; Byron Braid was accused of sexual abuse. The allegations came too late, a judge found By Kathleen Brady Shea November 29, 2001 A Chester County judge this week dismissed a malpractice case against a psychiatrist who had been accused of sexually abusing a woman in his care, saying the statute of limitations had expired. Chester County Court Judge Thomas G. Gavin ruled on Tuesday, the second day of the jury trial of Byron Braid, that the statute of limitations had expired on allegations made by former patient Sarahkate Lohmann. Gavin said the [...]
Ajaz Iqbal, Vermont Psychiatrist – “allegedly had sex during an initial counseling session with a woman who was having trouble trusting men”
The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT) Psychiatrist's license suspended April 4, 2002 MONTPELIER The state has suspended the license of a St. Albans psychiatrist after he allegedly had sex during an initial counseling session with a woman who was having trouble trusting men. The Medical Practice Board voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize an emergency suspension of the license of Dr. Ajaz Iqbal, a Harvard-trained physician. Such suspensions are rare, called for only in cases in which the public is seen to be in danger from a physician. Iqbal, 41, did not respond to a request for comment. Amy Sylvester, an [...]
Herman Zeidman, Florida, 50 years as a psychiatrist, busted for “hypnotizing” an undercover cop and fondling her breasts
The Miami Herald POLICE SAY PSYCHIATRIST FONDLED UNDERCOVER COP By Donna Leinwand Herald Staff Writer June 5, 1993 Psychiatrist Herman Zeidman A 77-year-old psychiatrist who allegedly hypnotized his female patients so he could fondle their breasts was arrested Friday by an undercover police officer who pretended to fall under his spell. Pompano Beach police charged Dr. Herman Zeidman of 3100 Estates Dr., Pompano Beach, with one count of simple battery after he allegedly touched the breasts of the undercover officer, Sgt. Tony Lanza said. If convicted, Zeidman could spend up to a year in jail, Lanza said. Police also [...]
Delaware Psych Gregory Villabona – prosecutors are seeking to revoke his license for prescribing drugs to an addict who later died by heroin overdose
The News Journal 'Egregious misconduct' could cost Dover psychiatrist Villabona his license Christina Jedra May 29, 2018 Psychiatrist Gregory VillaBona Delaware prosecutors are seeking to revoke the professional licenses of a Dover psychiatrist who they allege prescribed controlled substances to an addict who later died by heroin overdose, traded medical treatment for guns and is "unable to practice medicine safely, professionally or ethically." Gregory Villabona, whose license has been on and off probation for 15 years, could lose his licenses to practice medicine and prescribe controlled substances. On Monday, Villabona attended the first of several administrative hearings that [...]
Cesar Ruiz, Tampa Psychiatrist – reprimanded – accused of submitting bills to Medicaid for patient visits he didn’t make
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Three doctors get reprimands from state By CAROL GENTRY April 4, 1987 Excerpt: TAMPA - A well-known St. Petersburg doctor and two Tampa psychiatrists were reprimanded Friday by the state medical board. ... The Tampa psychiatrists who received reprimands were Drs. Cesar L.Ruiz and Luis O. Byrne. Ruiz was accused of submitting bills to Medicaid for patient visits he didn't make. After Medicaid caught the discrepancy, Ruiz was sent through a pretrial intervention program rather than prosecuted in court, according to DPR records. Ruiz's attorney, James Alfonso of Tampa, said Ruiz's secretary mistakenly billed for visits [...]
Enrique Friedman, California Psychiatrist – License Revoked – repeatedly suggested to a victim of sexual abuse that she buy a sex toy
San Bernardino Sun (California) Hesperia psychiatrist loses license after woman's complaints By Joe Nelson August 17, 2010 The Medical Board of California has revoked the license of a Hesperia psychiatrist who repeatedly suggested to a victim of sexual abuse that she buy a sex toy to fulfill her sexual needs. The board revoked the medical license of Enrique Jaime Friedman, 71, on Aug. 12. He prescribed medication for a woman suffering from anxiety and depression in 2006 and 2007 while working part time for Lutheran Social Services of Southern California in Big Bear Lake. A 14-page decision by the board [...]
Albert Pike, Mass. Psychiatrist, “your neighborhood drug pusher”; accused of running a pill mill and was convicted
The Boston Herald 'Drug pusher' doctor to be sentenced in Medicaid fraud By PAUL SULLIVAN December 2, 1997 A Leominster psychiatrist, who once introduced himself as "your neighborhood drug pusher," will be sentenced in court tomorrow in connection with Medicaid fraud. "What he did was prescribe addictive drugs to drug addicts," said Peter Clark, who prosecuted the case for the Medicaid Fraud Unit of the office of the state attorney general. "He'd prescribe on the first visit and every subsequent visit. With a couple of exceptions these people never left without a prescription in their pockets," Clark said. The psychiatrist, [...]
Edit Esther Pusztai, Kamloops Psychiatrist, reprimanded for engaging in unprofessional conduct by maintaining a personal relationship with a patient
Infonews.ca Kamloops psychiatrist reprimanded for relationship with patient By Ashley Legassic May 28, 2018 KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops psychiatrist has been reprimanded for engaging in unprofessional conduct by maintaining a personal relationship with a patient. Dr. Edit Esther Pusztai admitted to failing to maintain professional boundaries with a patient, according to a public notification by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. Pusztai allowed the patient to do work in her home, met with the patient and the patient's family socially, exchanged gifts with the patient, had phone conversations with the patient about matters unrelated to medical care, went [...]
David Roemer, NY psychiatrist, sentenced to prison for selling drugs on the black market
The Associated Press May 13, 2004 Psychiatrist sentenced for selling prescriptions Dateline: High Falls, NY A former psychiatrist was sentenced to more than three years in prison for selling prescriptions for OxyContin, Percocet and Xanax to Medicaid recipients for sale on the black market. David Roemer, 44, of High Falls, was one of 34 people indicted in November 2003 on charges of grand larceny, conspiracy and drug sales and possession. Court documents state that four Bronx residents recruited Medicaid recipients from the streets and drug treatment centers in New York City. Prosecutors said the recruits went to Roemer's mid-Hudson Valley [...]