MEDIA

New Jersey Psychiatrist Joel Glass willfully fanned the flames of a deadly epidemic

Burlington County Times State officials: Evesham psychiatrist’s license revoked By Rose Krebs November 16, 2017 Psychiatrist Joel Glass A Burlington County psychiatrist’s medical license has been permanently revoked after he prescribed massive doses of opioids, New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino and the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs announced Thursday. Joel B. Glass, 74, who had a practice in Evesham, allegedly prescribed tens of thousands of oxycodone pills to two patients over four years without justification and violated the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program. The program, which mandates that doctors conduct quarterly checks on patients prescribed Schedule II narcotics for [...]

Dale Giolas, Illinois psychiatrist, sued by patient for improper sexual activity

Business Insurance Insurer must cover defense of psychiatrist accused of sexual misconduct By Judy Greenwald November 9, 2017 Psychiatrist Dale Giolas A federal court has ruled a medical malpractice insurer has a duty to defend a psychiatrist accused of inappropriate sexual activity with a patient, while also holding he is entitled to obtain independent counsel in the underlying litigation. Dr. Dale Giolas treated Staci Ferguson as a patient from 2011 until early 2016, according to Wednesday’s ruling by the U.S. District Court in Chicago in Professional Solution Insurance Co. v. Dale Giolas M.D. and Staci Ferguson. In August 2016, [...]

Harshad Shah, Long Beach Psychiatrist, Gets the Slammer for Bribing an IRS agent

Press-Telegram Psychiatrist in Long Beach sentenced for trying to bribe IRS agent By STAFF REPORT November 6, 2017 A psychiatrist who practices in Long Beach was sentenced to more than four years in prison for paying a $30,000 bribe to an IRS agent who was auditing the man’s taxes, authorities said Monday. Dr. Harshad Shah, 62, of Cypress, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney, the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a written statement. Shah was convicted of one count of bribery of a public official by a federal jury after a five-day trial in October [...]

Valerie Murphy, UK Psychiatrist, accused of misconduct following the death of a teenager

Oxford Mail Hearing resumes for psychiatrist accused of catalogue of failings following teenager's death November 6, 2017 By Georgina Campbell Psychiatrist Valerie Murphy THE hearing of a psychiatrist accused of a catalogue of failings following the death of a teenager resumed yesterday. Dr Valerie Murphy is accused of misconduct and was the psychiatrist responsible for the care of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk who drowned in a bath following a seizure at an Oxford care unit. Yesterday the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) heard evidence from Professor of psychiatry at University College Cork, Timothy Dinan, where Dr Murphy was a honorary [...]

Ontario Psychiatrist Ravi Shenava trial starts – accused of using his “power” to get sexual favors from patient & under investigation for sexual assault against 11 patients

CTV Alleged victim takes stand in sex assault trial of Windsor psychiatrist CTV Windsor October 23, 2017 Psychiatrist Ravi Shenava A Windsor doctor is accused of using his power, and his signature, to get sexual favours from a former patient. The trial of Doctor Ravi Shenava, 67, started Monday in Windsor Superior Court. Dr. Shenava is charged with five counts of sexual assault and extortion for incidents in 2012, and again in 2015. There is a publication ban on facts and testimony that could identify the lone female complainant in the case. A warning that some of the content of [...]

Lubna Shazore Mirza, Indian psychiatrist, arrested – road rage

DECCAN CHRONICLE Hyderabad: Psychiatrist creates ruckus on road October 27, 2017 Hyderabad: The video of a woman creating ruckus by abusing fellow commuters in Begumpet on Thursday has gone viral. The woman in the video has been identified as a city-based psychiatrist Lubna Shazore Mirza. She was speeding and cutting across lanes before she was stopped and reprimanded by other commuters. A case has been registered against her for rash driving. Police records indicate that there is a challan pending on her car. According to witnesses, Lubna was driving her white Volkswagen Vento at a high speed and zig-zagging between [...]

Jimmy Jindal, Indian psychiatrist, nearly stripped and paraded around town for molesting a woman patient

Indian Express Doctor assaulted, paraded for ‘molesting’ woman patient The victim told police that Jindal molested her after giving her sedatives when she visited him for consultation Thursday. By Sukhbir Siwach October 29, 2017 Psychiatrist Jimmy Jindal A PSYCHIATRIST in Fatehabad town of Haryana was assaulted, nearly stripped and paraded around the city Friday before being handed over to the police for allegedly molesting a woman patient. An angry mob also blackened the face of Dr Jimmy Jindal, 37, and allegedly vandalised portions of his hospital. Jindal was later arrested based on a complaint by the victim’s family. Fatehabad [...]

Maine Psych Reinaldo de los Heros loses license – “fraud, deceit or misrepresentation”

  Press Herald Falmouth psychiatrist’s license permanently revoked By Joe Lawlor October 31, 2017 Psychiatrist Reinaldo de los Heros A Falmouth psychiatrist can no longer practice medicine in Maine after he signed a consent agreement that permanently revokes his license, the Maine state medical board announced on Tuesday. Dr. Reinaldo de los Heros, who operated a practice in Portland, had his license suspended Oct. 10 by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine for falsifying records and other reasons. De los Heros signed an agreement Oct. 23 with the licensing board, and it was finalized on Tuesday. The [...]

Jean Paul Guittet, French psychiatrist, suspended for inappropriate contact with patient

machine translation: lefigaro.fr Sarthe: a psychiatrist suspended for 3 months for displaced gestures October 19, 2017 Psychiatrist Jean Paul Guittet Dr Jean-Paul Guittet, a psychiatrist in Le Mans, was sentenced by the disciplinary chamber of the order of doctors to three months suspended exercise, according to information from France Bleu Maine. An elderly patient accuses the practitioner of having raped her in 1989. "I was 27 years old at the time. I talked to my attending physician who listened to me but did nothing!" She cries. She filed a complaint in 2015, while other patients denounced the actions of [...]