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Portland Press Herald (Maine) January 27, 1997, Monday, FORMER AMHI PSYCHIATRIST AGREES TO GIVE UP HIS MEDICAL LICENSE; DR. DON L. WESTON DENIES BEHAVING INAPPROPRIATELY WITH PATIENTS AT THE STATE HOSPITAL. BYLINE: Associated Press SECTION: LOCAL & STATE, Pg. 2B LENGTH: 381 words DATELINE: AUGUSTA A part-time psychiatrist at the state mental hospital whose conduct and mental condition came under question has agreed to surrender his professional license. A consent agreement signed by Dr. Don L. Weston concluded that, ''due to his psychiatric illness, Dr. Weston's clinical judgment put the health and safety of his patients at risk.'' Weston's medical [...]
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS January 5, 1997, Sunday, HOME FINAL EDITION Eight prison doctors have discipline records State official defends quality of inmate care BYLINE: Christy Hoppe, Austin Bureau of The Dallas Morning News SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A LENGTH: 1927 words DATELINE: AUSTIN AUSTIN - In June 1990, the state of Michigan revoked Dr. Robert A. Komer's medical license for sexually abusing six patients; one of them attempted suicide after an encounter with him. Dr. Komer did not contest allegations made in sworn affidavits that he drugged several severely depressed patients and then fondled them. Or that he instructed a [...]
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Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska) January 6, 1998 Tuesday City Edition Psychiatrists face possible sanctions from state BYLINE: DAVID SWARTZLANDER Lincoln Journal Star SECTION: B; Pg. 3 LENGTH: 363 words One Lincoln psychiatrist could be suspended for refusing to submit to a mental examination and another faces a disciplinary hearing for allegedly having sex with a patient. A hearing on the license suspension of Dr. Subramanyam Rajagopal is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday at the Nebraska State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South. Accord- ing to a notice of hearing filed against the doctor by the state attor- ney general's office, [...]
The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) July 10, 1998 Friday WARREN EDITION Psychiatrist shuts down office over sexual misconduct charge BYLINE: Bill Swayze, Star-Ledger Staff SECTION: COUNTY NEWS; Pg. 25 LENGTH: 374 words A Morristown psychiatrist accused of sexual misconduct by a female patient has voluntarily closed his practice pending a hearing next month before the state Board of Medical Examiners. The state Attorney General's Office will try to permanently revoke the license of Dr. Robert Levin over charges the 49-year-old psychiatrist called "highly misleading and inaccurate." ``I think the woman is a person with great integrity and honesty . . [...]
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Saint Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) February 2, 1998 Monday ST. PAUL DOCTOR ORDERED TO SURRENDER HIS LICENSE BYLINE: Tom Majeski, Staff Writer SECTION: METRO; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 302 words The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has ordered a St. Paul physician to surrender his medical license permanently and pay a $7,500 fine for inappropriately treating several patients. In other action announced today, the board indefinitely suspended the license of an Edina psychiatrist and restricted the license of a Richfield ophthalmologist. The St. Paul physician, Dr. O. Guy Johnson, 69, was disciplined for unprofessional and unethical conduct, improper management of medical [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire December 2, 2003, Tuesday, BC cycle Sex with patient costs psychiatrist his license BYLINE: By BOB ANEZ, Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 436 words DATELINE: HELENA A Helena psychiatrist has lost his state medical license because he had a sexual relationship with one his female patients for more than two years. In an order released Monday, the Board of Medical Examiners revoked the license of Dr. Nathan Munn for two years, after which time he can ask to have it reinstated. The revocation took effect Nov. 25. A patient accused [...]
Orlando Sentinel (Florida) November 30, 2003 Sunday, FINAL Correction Appended 11 DIED FROM PILLS LOCAL DOCTOR PRESCRIBED; CENTRAL FLORIDA'S DR. E. MICHAEL GUTMAN IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THREE STATE ENTITIES. BYLINE: Rene Stutzman, Sentinel Staff Writer SECTION: A SECTION; Pg. A20 LENGTH: 1336 words At least 11 people -- including two young brothers from Winter Springs -- overdosed and died from drugs prescribed by one of the most prominent psychiatrists in Central Florida, according to an Orlando Sentinel examination of more than three years of medical records. Ten of those who died were patients of Dr. E. Michael Gutman, and [...]
The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) November 7, 2003 Friday Doctor disciplined for drinking during drug treatment BYLINE: DEAN OLSEN STAFF WRITER SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 15 LENGTH: 381 words A former Springfield doctor who now practices in Indiana has been disciplined by Illinois medical officials for drinking alcohol after he was treated for drug dependency. Dr. Vishwanath Gundur, a psychiatrist now based in Jeffersonville, Ind., had his medical license put on probation for five years in 1999 by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. He had pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol in 1998 in Sangamon County. Gundur [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire October 30, 2003, Thursday, BC cycle Former psychiatrist gets 30 days in sexual assault SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 165 words DATELINE: ROCKLAND, Maine A former Maine psychiatrist is going to jail for 30 days for having sex with a patient he was treating. Forrest Sherman, 54, of Rockport, was sentenced Tuesday by Superior Court Justice John Atwood to two years in jail with all but 30 days suspended. He also was ordered to serve two years of probation. Sherman had pleaded guilty to one count of gross sexual assault for having sex [...]
The Montgomery Advertiser October 15, 2003 Wednesday 01 Edition Ex-patient wants ruling reconsidered BYLINE: William F. West Montgomery Advertiser SECTION: B; Pg. 4 LENGTH: 337 words A former counseling patient plans to contest an Alabama Supreme Court opinion that took away his $495,000 jury verdict for a psychiatrist's improper conduct. Justice Champ Lyons' recent opinion said East Alabama Behavioral Medicine wasn't responsible for Dr. Kimberly Whitchard having an affair with Phillip Chancey. "We're extremely disappointed," attorney Frank Hawthorne, who is representing Chancey, said Tuesday. He said he would file papers asking the high court to reconsider but didn't say when. [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire September 26, 2003, Friday, BC cycle Doctor, nurse charged with illegally prescribing OxyContin SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 149 words DATELINE: LOUISVILLE, Ky. A Louisville psychiatrist and her nurse practitioner have been charged with illegally prescribing controlled substances, including the painkiller OxyContin. Dr. Wrenda B. Gallien and Felisa H. Rogers were arrested Thursday night at the Alternative Health and Wellness Center, said Sgt. Bill Stivers, supervisor of the prescription drug squad of Metro Narcotics. Stivers said the investigation resulted from a tip from a pharmacist who noticed that Gallien, a psychiatrist, was prescribing [...]
David Houlihan, Wisconsin VA psychiatrist, reassigned, will not see patients nor prescribed medication during federal investigation
LaCrosse Tribune Medical center director: 'We had already taken steps' By Chris Hubbuch January 27, 2015 Psychiatrist David Houlihan TOMAH, Wis. — As the VA launches an investigation into media reports of overmedication of patients at the Tomah VA, the director of the medical center says he wouldn’t have done anything differently. Director Mario DeSanctis said in an interview Monday that his staff began looking into an unusually high rate of opiate prescriptions by providers at the Tomah VA in 2012, two years before an internal investigation said the practice “raised potentially serious concerns.” “We had already taken steps [...]
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 24, 2002 Sunday Psychiatrist voluntarily gives up his license BYLINE: Matt Leingang, Staff SECTION: LOCAL STATE; Pg. 1B LENGTH: 409 words BY STAFF WRITER MATT LEINGANG A Rochester psychiatrist has turned in his medical license after state officials accused him of prescribing improper and excessive medications to family members and to a patient who subsequently died of a drug overdose. Jerome Woodward, 48, voluntarily surrendered his license earlier this month to the state Board for Professional Medical Conduct, admitting that he was negligent and failed to maintain adequate records. In one allegation, Woodward treated a [...]
Newsday (New York) June 22, 2001 Friday QUEENS EDITION Stancik: Doc Didn't Belong; Hired by school despite conduct BYLINE: By Nick Chiles; STAFF WRITER SECTION: NEWS, Pg. A08 LENGTH: 474 words The Board of Education hired a psychiatrist to teach high school biology, even though his medical license had been suspended twice for misconduct, special schools investigator Edward Stancik said yesterday. Stancik said board officials and administrators at Murry Bergtraum High School did no background checks before hiring Dr. Franklin Simon, 60, last September. Simon, whose license was suspended because he masturbated in front of another doctor and waived a [...]
CNN Wire January 17, 2013 Thursday 5:22 PM GMT Accused gunman's doctor, university face lawsuits BYLINE: By Jim Spellman, CNN LENGTH: 761 words DATELINE: DENVER (CNN) DENVER (CNN) -- The university psychiatrist who treated the accused gunman in last year's deadly Colorado theater rampage could face more than a dozen lawsuits that blame her and the school for not properly handling James Holmes' treatment. At least 14 people have filed legal documents indicating they are planning to sue the University of Colorado Denver and Dr. Lynne Fenton for negligence. Holmes, 25, was a doctoral student in neuroscience at the university. [...]
The Daily Gazette December 31, 2012 Monday Schenectady/Albany; Final Edition Psychiatrist placed on 2-year probation BYLINE: STEVEN COOK; Gazette Reporter SECTION: B: LOCAL; Pg. B2 LENGTH: 306 words An Albany psychiatrist accepted a two-year stayed suspension of his license earlier this month from a state board over what his attorney called a documentation issue. Gregory Lavigne, a psychiatrist practicing in Albany, had been accused of both gross negligence, a lower-level negligence and failure to maintain records, all connected with three separate patients. In an agreement filed earlier in December with the state Board for Professional Medical Conduct, Lavigne admitted to [...]
Contra Costa Times (California) December 12, 2012 Wednesday California prison phychiatrist under investigation for $800,000 pay BYLINE: By Thomas Peele Staff writer SECTION: BREAKING; News LENGTH: 578 words An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported that Dr. Mohammad Safi of Newark was sued in state court by a collections agency in 2011 for an undisclosed amount. The suit was filed against a different Mohammad Safi. After raking in half a million dollars for being "on call," California's top paid public employee of 2011 -- a prison psychiatrist from Newark -- has been suspended with pay for allegedly falsifying time [...]
Chicago Tribune July 27, 2001 Friday SOUTHWEST FINAL EDITION Doctor's state license revoked in diploma probe BYLINE: By Diana Strzalka, Tribune staff reporter SECTION: METRO; ZONE: SW; Pg. 5 LENGTH: 337 words The state has revoked the medical license of a psychiatrist who worked for five years in Illinois' mental health system, including a job as medical director at the Tinley Park Mental Health Center, because of questions about the authenticity of his medical diploma, according to a report issued Thursday by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. The Illinois license of Joseph Kleinplatz--who holds a license in New York, [...]
The Olympian (Olympia, WA) December 27, 2002 Friday Doctor's troubles resurface BYLINE: Patrick Condon, Staff SECTION: SOUTH SOUND; Pg. 1B LENGTH: 702 words Olympia psychiatrist charged over prescribing pain killers, having relationship with patient BY PATRICK CONDON THE OLYMPIAN The state Department of Health has charged an Olympia psychiatrist with prescribing excessive amounts of pain medication to patients and with maintaining a sexual relationship with a patient after being ordered not to. Dr. Ralph T. Hummel, who has been practicing medicine in Washington since 1962, will go before the department's Medical Quality Assurance Commission in April and could face punishment [...]
Daily News (New York) November 27, 2002, Wednesday IT'S THE CLINK FOR KID SHRINK BYLINE: BY BARBARA ROSS SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 24 LENGTH: 197 words A Brooklyn psychiatrist whose company was once a major provider of therapy services to preschoolers was sentenced to up to 7 1/2 years in prison yesterday for overbilling the city by $1.2 million. Jack Retkinsky, 55, also was ordered to repay about half the stolen money. Retkinsky was executive director of the Retberg Child Center, a leading provider of speech, physical and other therapy services for city kids. Until it went out of business in [...]
Los Angeles Times January 4, 1995, Wednesday, Home Edition METROPOLITAN DIGEST / LOS ANGELES COUNTY NEWS IN BRIEF: SANTA MONICA; PSYCHIATRIST NAMED IN SEX MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT SECTION: Metro; Part B; Page 2; Column 3; Metro Desk LENGTH: 168 words The Medical Board of California announced Tuesday that it has filed a sexual misconduct complaint against a Santa Monica psychiatrist who allegedly had an affair with a juvenile patient's mother, whom he was also treating. Dr. Carl D. Utsinger is accused of unprofessional conduct, gross negligence, sexual misconduct and repeated negligent acts, said Deputy Atty. Gen. Rosa Mosley. The board alleges [...]
Los Angeles Times March 21, 1995, Tuesday, Valley Edition DOCTOR SENTENCED FOR DEFRAUDING INSURANCE COMPANIES; COURTS: PSYCHIATRIST ADMITS TAKING PART IN A WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM AND SUBMITTING BILLS FOR NON-COVERED TREATMENT. BYLINE: By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, TIMES STAFF WRITER SECTION: Metro; Part B; Page 4 LENGTH: 541 words A psychiatrist was sentenced Monday to six months at a halfway house for falsifying documents at Van Nuys Community Hospital to bilk insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments for weight-disorder treatments. Barry Smolev, 48, a former chief psychiatric resident at UCLA Medical Center who now has a private practice [...]
USA TODAY May 1, 1995, Monday, FINAL EDITION ACROSS THE USA: NEWS FROM EVERY STATE ANCHORAGE - The state Medical board has lifted the suspension of psychiatrist James McGuire. But he can only treat men. His license was suspended in '94 after he admitting having sex with a patient with multiple personality disorders.
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution April 12, 1995, Wednesday, ALL EDITIONS Psychiatrist, accountant given 2 years for fraud BYLINE: Ellen Whitford; STAFF WRITER SECTION: LOCAL NEWS, Pg. 4B LENGTH: 376 words A Dunwoody psychiatrist and Decatur accountant were sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for bilking Medicaid of up to $ 534,000 by falsely claiming to provide therapy to low-income children. Dr. Theodore Smith, 41, president of the medical staff at Charter Peachford Hospital, and accountant Helen Battle Malone, 45, were sentenced in DeKalb County Superior Court and ordered to repay Medicaid $ 235,717, the loss for which authorities [...]
Orlando Sentinel (Florida) May 8, 1995 Monday, CENTRAL FLORIDA CASE AGAINST PSYCHIATRIST UPHILL BATTLE, STATE ADMITS SECTION: LOCAL & STATE; Pg. C3 LENGTH: 141 words DATELINE: DELRAY BEACH A psychiatrist accused of having sex with two underage patients who subsequently committed suicide is scheduled to go on trial May 22, but prosecutors admit they have a near-impossible case. Dr. Keith Haynes, 54, has been charged with four counts of sexual activity with a child, based on allegations made by patient Keith Pillow before he killed himself last year by overdosing on sleeping pills and pain killers. At a March hearing, [...]