MEDIA
Alex Fider, Tennessee VA hospital psychiatrist, shoots up car on highway – charged with road rage
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee) August 21, 2006 Psychiatrist charged in 'road rage' shooting By Mike O'Neal Psychiatrist Alex Fider A psychiatrist was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with three counts of aggravated assault following a road rage incident, according to Tennessee Department of Safety spokeswoman Julie Oaks. The incident occurred about 12:17 p.m. CDT on eastbound Interstate 24 as two vans were driving down Monteagle Mountain, Ms. Oaks said. A Nissan Quest carrying an adult and two 11-year-olds from Tullahoma, Tenn., was exiting the freeway when three shots were fired from a Dodge Caravan, with at least one [...]
Joseph Zito, NY Psychiatrist, Arrested for selling drugs out of his apartment with no medical examination
Daily News (New York) SHRINK CHARGED IN ILLEGAL DRUG SALES By CORKY SIEMASZKO March 06, 1998 Psychiatrist Joseph Zito A West Side psychiatrist was arrested yesterday for allegedly peddling prescriptions for tranquilizers out of his Central Park West apartment. Joseph Zito's arrest capped a five-month undercover state investigation during which he allegedly wrote and sold prescriptions for Xanax and Klonopin to an investigator without any medical examination. Zito, 57, also allegedly sold the state's Medicaid fraud squad investigator three prescriptions for a fictitious wife, officials said. Zito was paid $ 160 for each of the nine prescriptions, which state [...]
Psychiatrist Alan Emamdee, New Mexico, arrested for rape – again
KRQE Farmington doctor faces new rape accusations January 24, 2018 By KRQE News 13 under News Briefs Psychiatrist Alan Emamdee FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A Farmington doctor has been arrested again for rape. Alan Emamdee, 41, worked as a psychiatrist at San Juan Behavioral Health. Last year, he was arrested for raping a 40-year-old patient, then was hit with a civil lawsuit from 12 other patients accusing him of the same thing. He’s now been charged with the rape of a 62-year-old patient. She claims Emadee forced her to perform a sex act in order to get her medication. [...]
Donald Pet, Connecticut Psychiatrist, license suspended, allegedly had sexual contact with four patients
Hartford Courant (Connecticut) PSYCHIATRIST'S SEX CASE SENT BACK TO TRIAL COURT By Lynne Tuohy March 8, 1994 Psychiatrist Donald Pet The appeal of Dr. Donald Pet, whose medical license was suspended in 1989 after he allegedly had sexual contact with four patients, became even more complicated and protracted Monday, when the state Supreme Court sent his case back to the trial court level for yet another hearing. The high court's ruling represents a Pyrrhic victory for the Manchester psychiatrist. On one hand, the court ruled that Pet should have been allowed to present evidence of procedural irregularities by the [...]
Jasung Kim – Lincoln psychiatrist’s license suspended – sexual misconduct
Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska) Doctor's license suspended amid sexual allegations February 23, 2010 Psychiatrist Jasung Kim The medical license of a Lincoln psychiatrist has been suspended on the grounds he twice pursued sexual relationships with patients and once revealed confidential information. A hearing for Dr. Jasung Kim was to have taken place Friday but was rescheduled for March 25, according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services. Kim's license was suspended Feb. 4, according to documents published on the department's Web site. The suspension order said allowing Kim to continue practicing medicine could constitute a [...]
John George Phocas III, Virginia Beach Psychiatrist, license suspended for “relationship” with patient and failing to document drug treatment
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA.) Psychiatrist, accused of relationship with a patient, loses license indefinitely By Elizabeth Simpson February 20, 2010 Psychiatrist John George Phocas III The license of a Virginia Beach psychiatrist has been suspended indefinitely after he was accused of having a romantic relationship with a patient and improperly prescribing narcotics. Dr. John George Phocas III agreed to the suspension in a consent order that was entered in court by the Virginia Board of Medicine on Tuesday. The agreement allows him to avoid a formal disciplinary hearing before the state board. Phocas will not be allowed to apply [...]
Ahmed Haggag, California psychiatrist, settled Sexual Misconduct lawsuit for $50,000
Sacramento Bee From hidden cameras to crotch-watching: California pays out millions for sexual harassment By Marjie Lundstrom January 26, 2018 Excerpt: Alice Conteh, a female psychiatric technician for the Department of State Hospitals, said that a male staff psychiatrist, Dr. Ahmed Haggag, cornered her at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton, restrained her by the head and forcibly kissed her on the lips, her lawsuit stated. Conteh, who settled her case for $50,000, said Haggag continuously subjected her to “unwelcome verbal, visual, and physical conduct of a sexual nature,” including telling her that she needed to leave her [...]
John Theroux, Pennsylvania Psychiatrist, arrested for stockpiling Child Porn
Citizens' Voice Child psychiatrist arrested on child porn charges By Bob Kalinowski September 8, 2011 Psychiatrist John Theroux A local child psychiatrist is accused of stockpiling hundreds of images of child pornography, admitting to investigators he is "addicted to teen images for arousal," according to charges filed Wednesday. Dr. John Francis Theroux worked as a child psychiatrist at Children's Service Center in Wilkes-Barre until his wife outed him as a "kiddy porn" addict during a marriage counseling session in late August and prompted a criminal investigation, police say. The 53-year-old didn't think he was doing anything wrong, police say. [...]
Win Yu, Hong Kong Psychiatrist – license revoked – sex with patient
South China Morning Post Doctor struck off for having sex with patient By Joyce Man May 2, 2009 The Medical Council handed down its harshest punishment ever by striking a doctor off the medical register indefinitely for having sex with and living with a psychiatric patient for nine years. The council said the reason for the severity of the sentence was that the offence by Win Yu, previously a medical officer in United Christian Hospital's psychiatry department, was at the 'high end of gravity'. 'The fact that the offence was committed on a particularly vulnerable psychiatric patient further aggravates the [...]
Jay Kuris, New Jersey psychiatrist, surrenders license to prescribe drugs – guilty of indiscriminate prescribing
myCentralJersey.com Flemington psychiatrist surrenders license to prescribe drugs By Mike Deak January 17, 2018 Psychiatrist Jay Kuris FLEMINGTON - A borough psychiatrist has voluntarily surrendered his license to prescribe drugs after an investigation found he was guilty of gross negligence and indiscriminately prescribing drugs. Jay Kuris, who has an office on Mine Street and another in Montgomery Township, gave up his Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration on Jan. 12, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III said. In August 2017, Kuris was found guilty by the state Board of Medical Examiners of eight counts of violating multiple provisions of [...]