MEDIA
Brian Cassmassi, Calabasas psychiatrist, showed his patient gay porn, exposed his penis and began masturbating in front of him
The Acorn Lewd psychiatrist could lose license By Ian Bradley April 18, 2018 Psychiatrist Brian Cassmassi Calabasas psychiatrist Brian Cassmassi faces a June 4 court date relating to charges that he exposed himself to a male patient in his office. Cassmassi, who is in danger of losing his medical license, is accused of an October 2015 incident in which he showed the patient gay pornography, exposed himself and began masturbating. Cassmassi, 34, was charged with indecent exposure and pleaded no contest in December 2016. He was placed on probation for 36 months and his medical license restricted. He was [...]
Claudio Soares, University of Alberta head of psychiatry, facing sex misconduct charges
CBCNEWS New University of Alberta psychiatry chair facing sexual misconduct allegation By Charles Rusnell Sep 11, 2012 Psychiatrist Claudio de Novaes Soares The University of Alberta's new head of psychiatry is facing an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a female patient in Ontario. Documents obtained by CBC News indicate the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons will hold a hearing into the allegation that Dr. Claudio de Novaes Soares had sexual relations with a woman who was a patient between November 2007 and May 2009. At that time, he was a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton. A date [...]
Phillip Bird, Aussie Psychiatrist, accused of wrongly drugging patients who suffered catastrophic consquences
Sunshine Coast Daily 'Drugs turned patients to monsters': Doctor faces misconduct by JESSICA GREWAL January 21, 2017 Psychiatrist Philip Bird A RESPECTED psychiatrist with an exclusive private practice in the heart of the Sunshine Coast stands accused of wrongly diagnosing and drugging patients who suffered catastrophic consequences. Amid allegations he was prescribing potentially toxic doses of the speed-like drug dex-amphetamine, widely used on hyperactive children, the Australian Medical Board is pursuing Dr Phillip Bird for alleged professional misconduct - namely favouring a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder rather than treating a patient's primary mental illness. A series of [...]
William Kadish, Mass. Psychiatrist, license revoked – sex with patient leaving her “severely traumatized” – admits his behavior was “an extreme and grotesque deviation from any rational conception of treatment”
The Boston Globe BOARD CITES 'MISCONDUCT,' REVOKES PSYCHIATRIST'S LICENSE By Judith Gaines August 26, 2001 Psychiatrist William Kadish The two women trusted their doctor, and he concedes that he betrayed that trust in "grotesque" ways. Citing "gross misconduct in the practice of medicine" and "extreme deviation from any clinically appropriate standard of care," the Massachusetts Board of Registry in Medicine last week revoked the license of William A. Kadish, 44, who was director of psychiatry at UMass Memorial Marlborough Hospital. At the hospital, Kadish supervised physicians and patients, planned curriculum, lectured on treating addiction and abuse, and, according to [...]
Bartholomeus Lakeman, UK Psychiatrist, Scored badly on competence tests – wants job back
Evening Express Struck off Aberdeen doctor launches bid to start working again By Dale Haslam April 6, 2018 A doctor who lost his job working in Aberdeen after scoring badly on competence tests has launched a bid to start working again. Dr Bartholomeus Lakeman worked for NHS Grampian as a doctor in child and adolescent psychiatry in Aberdeen between 2004 and 2010. He was struck off after concerns were raised to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) about his performance levels. Dr Lakeman has applied to the MPTS for permission to be put back on the register, allowing him to [...]
Resiliana (aka Priscillana) Gilboy, Phillipine Psychiatrist, Arrested for Extortion
The Manila Times Former BJMP doctor nabbed for extortion BY Rhea Ruth Rosell April 5, 2018 Psychiatrist Priscillana Lee Gilboy Police arrested a retired psychiatrist of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and her sister-in-law in an entrapment in Barangay Mabolo in Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) identified the suspects as former superintendent Resiliana Lee Gilboy, 49, of Mount View Village, Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City, and Fatima Gilboy, 45, of Cavite West, Palo, Leyte. Chief Inspector Chuck Barandog, CIDG team leader, said a male BJMP applicant went to their office [...]
David Ruben, Tucson Psychiatrist, indicted on 26 felony charges alleging he illegally prescribed opioids to multiple patients
azcentral.com Tucson doctor charged with unlawfully prescribing opioids By Gabrielle Olivera April 4, 2018 Psychiatrist David Ruben A Tucson doctor has been indicted on 26 felony charges alleging he illegally prescribed opioids to multiple patients, the Arizona Attorney General's Office said Wednesday. Dr. David Alan Ruben, 70, a medical doctor and board certified psychiatrist, was prohibited from prescribing, administering or dispensing any Schedule 2 controlled substances for two years by the Arizona Medical Board in February 2016. Despite that order, Ruben continued prescribing Hydrocodone and Oxycodone to 11 different patients on 25 separate occasions between September 2016 and March [...]
Delaware Psychiatrist Gregory Villabona; “immediate danger to public safety” – history of sex offenses
Associated Press State April 3, 2018 Hearing delayed for psychiatrist accused of sex offenses Delaware Psychiatrist Gregory Villabona DOVER, Del. (AP) - Attorneys for a Delaware psychiatrist with a history of sex offenses have stalled his disciplinary hearing until next month. The delay gives Gregory Villabona's lawyers more time to delve into two Department of Justice investigations that outline serious allegations against 69-year-old Gregory Villabona, including that he prescribed opioids to known drug addicts and bartered treatment for guns. Deputy Attorney General Stacey Stewart protested the delay, saying witnesses may be too intimated to come forward. The News Journal of [...]
Ian de Saxe, Aussie Psychiatrist – mutual masturbation with patient during “treatment” – found guilty of engaging in professional misconduct with three patients
Daily Mail Dr Ian de Saxe was found guilty of engaging in professional misconduct By Brooke Rolfe For Daily Mail Australia March 27, 2018 Psychiatrist Ian De Saxe A psychiatrist has been banned from practice for two years for telling an alleged sex offender his behaviour was 'OK' and offering to lie on his behalf. Dr Ian de Saxe, a Sydney practitioner, was found guilty of engaging in professional misconduct with three patients, dating back to 2010. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal deemed Dr de Saxe unfit for practice on Tuesday, ABC News reported. The tribunal suspended Dr [...]
James Lincoln Duffy, NY Psychiatrist, Medical Director, under investigation for misconduct, surrendered license – failed to tell Putnam Hospital Center
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY) Hospital not told of license surrender By Melissa Klein May 17, 2002 CARMEL - When Dr. James Lincoln Duffy resigned as medical director of Putnam Hospital Center earlier this month, he told hospital officials he was leaving for personal reasons. Duffy, who was known as "Linc," did not say he had been under investigation by a state medical oversight board for misconduct and had agreed to surrender his medical license. "We were completely unaware of this," Marje Schneider, a hospital spokeswoman, said yesterday. Schneider said hospital officials learned of the allegations against Duffy last [...]