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States News Service October 17, 2006 Tuesday PSYCHIATRIST SENTENCED TO HOME DETENTION FOR FRAUD BYLINE: States News Service LENGTH: 314 words DATELINE: Baltimore, Md. The following information was released by the Maryland Attorney General: Maryland Attorney General, J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today that Dr. Opauraugo Ihentuge Udebiuwa was sentenced to three years incarceration, suspending all but 12 months to be served as home detention, for defrauding the Medicaid Program by billing Medicaid for services that were never provided. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn K. Stewart also ordered Udebiuwa, 47, of the 400 block of West Central Avenue in [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire October 23, 2010 Saturday 12:55 PM GMT NH psychiatrist surrenders license SECTION: STATE AND REGIONAL LENGTH: 130 words DATELINE: LACONIA N.H. A New Hampshire psychiatrist who was suspended for alleged misconduct at Lakes Regoinal General Hospital in Laconia has agreed to surrender his license. The New Hampshire Board of Medicine said Friday it accepted the permanent, voluntary surrender from 62-year-old Lawrence Mazur. Mazur acknowledged his action "has occurred in settlement of pending disciplinary charges." Lakes Region General Hospital suspended Mazur on June 22 and the board of medicine ordered an emergency suspension of [...]
San Bernardino Sun (California) October 4, 2010 Monday Colton psychiatrist accused of having sex with patients BYLINE: Melissa Pinion-Whitt and Michael J. Sorba, Staff Writers SECTION: NEWS LENGTH: 503 words A Colton psychiatrist surrendered his license to practice medicine on Friday after being accused of having sex with patients and wrongfully prescribing drugs to patients with histories of drug abuse. Gurmeet Singh Multani, who has been a licensed doctor since 1990, turned over his license to the state medical board. Medical board officials said Multani had sex with a patient he was treating for depression and sexual trauma. He provided [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire October 1, 2010 Friday 11:23 AM GMT Reprimanded psychiatrist still practicing SECTION: STATE AND REGIONAL LENGTH: 142 words DATELINE: DULUTH Minn. A former Duluth psychiatrist whose license was suspended for misusing prescription drugs says he's still practicing in Rochester. A license suspension for Dr. Stanislav Kruglikov is on hold as long as he complies with treatment conditions ordered by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. His license was suspended Sept. 11 for unauthorized use of a prescription drug. Kruglikov says he took prescription drugs he got from a friend to treat a panic [...]
San Jose Mercury News (California) June 16, 2001 Saturday MORNING FINAL EDITION PSYCHIATRIST FACES HEARING ON SEX CHARGES MORGAN HILL DOCTOR ACCUSED OF ASSAULT BY 2 FEMALE PATIENTS BYLINE: DALE RODEBAUGH, Mercury News SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 314 words A Morgan Hill psychiatrist is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for a hearing to determine whether there is reason to try him on charges of sexually assaulting two female former patients, one of them a minor. Dean Gary Freedlander, 49, is charged with one count of lewd and lascivious acts for allegedly inappropriately touching a teenage girl. He also [...]
Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa) September 18, 2010 Saturday Psychiatrist's license suspended SECTION: NEWS; Pg. a3 LENGTH: 155 words An Iowa City psychiatrist has had his medical license suspended indefinitely by the Iowa Board of Medicine The board charged Vernon Varner, 67, with "suffering from a physical, neuropsychological or mental condition" that could impair his ability to "practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety," according to a news release. The license suspension, dated Aug. 25, followed the board receiving a report that he had violated "appropriate physician-patient boundaries" and that his health could hurt his ability to continue his practice. He [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire May 24, 2001, Thursday, BC cycle Las Vegas jail psychiatrist had Arizona, Massachusetts licenses revoked SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 519 words DATELINE: LAS VEGAS Jail authorities are reviewing the work of a psychiatrist who treats high-risk inmates after a newspaper found his medical license was revoked in Massachusetts. Dr. Gilles Desmarais received license renewals from the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners despite a 1994 Massachusetts court finding of gross misconduct for having sex with a patient, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Thursday. Arizona's Board of Medical Examiners also ordered Desmarais in [...]
George Fairey
Newsday (New York) May 4, 2001 Friday NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION On Probation, He's Still Practicing; Psychiatrist's status concerns LI woman BYLINE: By Roni Rabin; STAFF WRITER SECTION: NEWS, Pg. A37 LENGTH: 608 words Laura Lombardi chose a psychiatrist for her 10-year-old daughter the way most folks find a doctor these days: She called the 800 number on the back of the insurance card, jotted down some names and made an appointment with the first one who could fit her in. Then, as a precaution, she plugged the doctor's name into the state Health Department's Web site. The Suffolk County [...]
The Houston Chronicle May 11, 2001, Friday 3 STAR EDITION Psychiatrist is charged in sex sting SOURCE: Staff BYLINE: LISA TEACHEY SECTION: A; Pg. 41 LENGTH: 238 words The former head of the Harris County Jail's psychiatric unit has been accused of charging a fee for patients to have sex with him and two female surrogates at his Galleria-area sex therapy practice, officials said Thursday. Marvin A. Stone, 58, is charged with two counts of aggravated promotion of prostitution - a third-degree felony that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. According to court documents, Stone was arrested [...]
The Baltimore Sun December 27, 2006 Wednesday Correction Appended FINAL EDITION DOCTOR SUED ON ASSAULT CLAIM; SUSPENDED ON DRUG CHARGE, PSYCHIATRIST ACCUSED OF RAPING PATIENT WHILE SHE WAS SEDATED BYLINE: Josh Mitchell, Sun Reporter SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 361 words A Baltimore County psychiatrist who was suspended amid allegations that he traded drugs for sex was sued yesterday by a woman who says he raped her while she was sedated. The lawsuit was filed in Baltimore County Circuit Court by an unnamed woman against Dr. Nelson H. Hendler, medical director and founder of the Mensana Clinic in Stevenson. The [...]
The News Herald (Morganton, North Carolina) December 19, 2009 Saturday Medical board suspends local doctor's license BYLINE: Staff reports SECTION: NEWS LENGTH: 431 words Raleigh, NC - The North Carolina Medical Board has suspended a Morganton psychiatrist's license. The board issued a consent order on Oct. 8 suspending the license of Dr. Kurian Chiramel Abraham. The board immediately stayed the suspension, except for 30 days from Dec. 1 through Dec. 30. Dr, Abraham will remain on probation until April 8. Every two months, the N.C. Medical Board produces a complete bi-monthly report of all its disciplinary actions such as revocations, [...]
Los Angeles Times December 17, 2009 Thursday Home Edition Doctor's license put on probation; Norman J. Lachman is accused of having improper relationships with 2 patients. BYLINE: Rong-Gong Lin II SECTION: MAIN NEWS; Metro Desk; Part A; Pg. 10 LENGTH: 607 words A Los Angeles psychiatrist agreed to have his medical license placed on probation last month after the Medical Board of California alleged he had controlling and improper relationships with two adult patients, a brother and sister. In an accusation filed by the Medical Board of California, the state agency that disciplines doctors accused Dr. Norman J. Lachman, 68, [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press December 19, 2000, Tuesday, BC cycle Doctor disciplined for prescribing painkillers for himself SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 192 words DATELINE: PHOENIX A Scottsdale psychiatrist has been disciplined by the State Board of Medical Examiners after admitting to prescribing thousands of prescriptions for pain killers -- mostly for himself. Dr. Daniel Glick told Board of Medical Examiners members that pain in his back forced him to need ten to twelve doses of the powerful narcotic Lortab a day [...]
William Leader
City News Service No City News Service material may be republished without the express written permission of City News Service, Inc. February 6, 2001, Tuesday Psychiatrist Sentenced to Five Years in Jail LENGTH: 366 words DATELINE: LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles psychiatrist was sentenced to five years in jail for illegally prescribing dangerous narcotics to two people with histories of psychiatric and drug problems. Dr. William Leader, 42, who has an office in the Mid-City district, was sentenced late yesterday by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Josh Fredricks. A jury convicted the doctor of 14 counts of illegally prescribing a [...]
Chicago Sun-Times January 20, 2001, SATURDAY, Late Sports Final Edition 'Monkey doctor' witness for Lemak BYLINE: BY ART GOLAB SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4 LENGTH: 334 words Prosecutors sparred Friday with lawyers for Marilyn Lemak over whether the Naperville woman should be allowed to offer testimony from a psychiatrist prosecutors belittled as "the monkey doctor." Dr. William McKinney hasn't examined Lemak, who is accused of murdering her three young children. But her lawyers want him to testify that depression can make a person insane -- her defense. Prosecutors argued before Judge George Bakalis that most of the doctor's research has involved [...]
The Houston Chronicle June 06, 2004, Sunday 2 STAR EDITION Texas case points to wider abuse issue; Nationwide lack of reporting leaves public in dark about doctor misconduct SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram BYLINE: JAN JARVIS SECTION: A; Pg. 34 LENGTH: 757 words Six years before the Texas medical board temporarily suspended the license of child psychiatrist Donald Hughes based on sexual misconduct allegations, he was accused of similar behavior at one hospital and reprimanded for late-night visits to patients' rooms at another. One hospital restricted him from seeing adolescent patients after 10 p.m.; the other required him to quit seeing [...]
Portland Press Herald (Maine) September 20, 2006 Wednesday YORK Edition Physician suspended for ignoring counseling order BYLINE: From staff reports SECTION: LOCAL & STATE; Dispatches; Pg. B2 LENGTH: 95 words DATELINE: KENNEBUNK A Kennebunk physician was suspended from practicing medicine Tuesday by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine. The state agency said that Sarah E. Babine, a psychiatrist, failed to comply with an order issued in July, when she was found to have engaged in habitual substance abuse and ordered to undergo monitoring and counseling. The board said failure to comply with that order represented ''an imminent danger to [...]
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee) September 13, 2006 Wednesday SECTION: SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE; Pg. b1 LENGTH: 305 words JASPER Grand jury gets I-24 shooting case Aggravated assault charges were bound over to a grand jury Tuesday against Alex Fider, a Shelbyville, Tenn., psychiatrist accused of shooting into a van on Interstate 24. Marion County General Sessions Court Judge Mark Raines sent the case to the grand jury during a 45-minute preliminary hearing. Dr. Fider, who worked at the VA hospital in Murfreesboro, has been out on bond since the Aug. 20 incident. He was ordered back to court Oct. 13 to [...]
Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) October 5, 1996 Saturday ONE-3 EDITION PSYCHIATRIST IS DISCIPLINED AGAIN BYLINE: KAREN GARLOCH, Staff Writer SECTION: METRO; Pg. 1C LENGTH: 348 words A Charlotte psychiatrist who gave up his medical privileges in 1989 after admitting he had sexual relationships with two patients has been disciplined again, for making inappropriate statements to patients. In 1993, the N.C. Medical Board reinstated Dr. Robert Shive's license with certain conditions, but after meeting with Shive this summer, the board reprimanded him for "having made inappropriate statements to two of his female patients" during therapy sessions. In a consent order dated [...]
The Union Leader (Manchester NH) October 4, 2006 Wednesday STATE EDITION House candidate had M.D. license pulled BYLINE: By JOHN DiSTASO, Senior Political Reporter SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A8 LENGTH: 611 words CONCORD -- A retired psychiatrist running for the state House of Representatives had his medical license suspended in 1995 after a patient accused him of having a two-year sexual relationship with her. The patient abruptly withdrew the complaint against Dr. Edward L. Rowan of Exeter about a week after it was filed in October 1993, but the state Board of Medicine continued to investigate the charge as possible physician [...]
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS October 9, 1996, Wednesday, HOME FINAL EDITION Court awards woman $ 8.4 million; Her psychiatrist, sought on fraud counts, defended rage reduction' therapy BYLINE: Michael Saul, Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 25A LENGTH: 646 words A 23-year-old Arlington woman who accused her psychiatrist of physically abusing her during "rage reduction" therapy won an $ 8.4 million judgment Tuesday. Human rights advocates said they hope the ruling will prompt the Legislature to ban the treatment statewide. The court found Dr. Robert H. Gross responsible for assaulting and intentionally inflicting emotional distress on [...]
Daily News (New York) November 19, 1996, Tuesday SHRINK SUSPENDED AFTER FAKE-RX STING BYLINE: By K.C. BAKER and KIMBERLY SCHAYE SECTION: News; Pg. 55 LENGTH: 287 words A Park Ave. psychiatrist, whose neighbors said his office attracted beer-swilling vagrants to their posh neighborhood, had his license suspended yesterday for allegedly selling prescriptions to undercover investigators. State Health Commissioner Dr. Barbara Ann DeBuono said she used emergency authority to suspend Dr. Mark Moshe Kesten's license because he "represents an imminent danger to public health." Kesten was nabbed in a sting by State Attorney General Dennis Vacco's office in June after he [...]
The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) February 16, 2006 Thursday Dr. Nelson Hendler sued in Baltimore Co. BYLINE: CYNTHIA DI PASQUALE SECTION: NEWS LENGTH: 367 words A second woman who claims she was sexually abused by a prominent Baltimore County psychiatrist filed suit against the doctor this week."Jane Doe" alleges Dr. Nelson H. Hendler, a nationally recognized pain specialist whose license was recently suspended because of allegations by three women, pushed her into unnecessary psychiatric treatment starting in 1994, and then convinced her to separate from her husband. It was during that separation that Hendler abused her, according to the complaint [...]
The Baltimore Sun February 10, 2006 Friday FINAL EDITION Pain doctor targeted by police; He has been accused by medical board of sexual improprieties BYLINE: FRED SCHULTE, SUN REPORTER SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 4B LENGTH: 570 words A psychiatrist suspended from practice amid allegations that he traded narcotics for sex at a Baltimore County pain clinic is the target of a criminal investigation, police said. "We are still in consultation with the state's attorney's office," Baltimore County police spokesman Bill Toohey said yesterday. As part of their investigation, Baltimore County police seized more than 5,800 pills, including such powerful narcotics as [...]
The Journal News (Westchester County, New York) November 16, 2009 Monday Thiells psychiatrist accused of negligence BYLINE: Jane Lerner SECTION: NEWS; Pg. NaN LENGTH: 155 words THIELLS - A Rockland psychiatrist has had his license to practice medicine limited by the state Department of Health after he was charged with negligence on more than one occasion , according to state records. Shyam Patil was also charged with failure to maintain accurate patient records. He did not contest either charge, records show. The state Board for Professional Medical Conduct took action against Patil after he treated a 46-year-old man. The board found [...]