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TV Psych Keith Ablow – office raided by DEA
Newsweek FORMER CELEBRITY PSYCHIATRIST KEITH ABLOW HAS OFFICE RAIDED BY DEA By Matt Keeley February 14, 2020 TV psych Keith Ablow Former celebrity psychiatrist and TV personality Keith Ablow's office was raided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency on Thursday, however, he was not arrested nor charged with a crime. The DEA raid started at approximately 7 a.m. at Ablow's office in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and remained there until 1 p.m. Agents removed paperwork and computers, according to The Newburyport Daily News. The DEA has not revealed what agents were looking for, but told the paper it was [...]
Psychiatrist Harshad Shah, Long Beach Psychiatrist – bribed IRS agent
Psychiatrist Harshad Shah LAW360 Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of Psychiatrist Who Bribed IRS January 21, 2020 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a psychiatrist's challenge to his 51-month prison sentence for bribing an Internal Revenue Service agent. The justices won't consider Harshad Shah's argument that his conviction and prison sentence should be overturned because testimony referring to his Indian heritage had violated his right to a fair jury trial under Sixth Amendment protections. Shah said that the U.S. also relied on stereotypes to make the case that his heritage predisposed him to bribery. He argued it took [...]
Perth Psychiatrist Peter McCarthy had sex with patient and used drugs
Sunshine Coast Daily Psychiatrist had sex with patient and used drugs by Michael Ramsey January 23, 2020 Psychiatrist Peter McCarthy A disgraced Perth psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a patient, inappropriately prescribed her stimulants and smoked marijuana in her company has had a finding of professional misconduct made against him. Peter David McCarthy, 69, also attempted to persuade the patient not to co-operate with authorities during disciplinary proceedings against him. McCarthy was subsequently convicted in 2018 by the WA District Court of attempting to pervert the course of justice. He was handed a minimum six-month jail [...]
Godelieve Thienpont, Belgian Psychiatrist, on Trial in alleged illegal euthanasia case
BioEdge Belgian trial is unveiling dark back story to euthanasia death of Tine Nys By Michael Cook January 26, 2020 Psychiatrist Godelieve Thienpont The criminal trial of three Belgian doctors for assisting in the allegedly illegal euthanasia of a woman with “unbearable psychological suffering” in 2010 is under way. The doctors have been named: Joris van Hove, Frank de Greef and psychiatrist Godelieve Thienpont. A few intriguing facts have emerged. The life of Tine Nys grew sadder with the testimony of each witness. She had been estranged from her family for years. She experienced violence in her [...]
Rajeev Billing, Phoenix psychiatrist, accused of using drugs with a patient
Arizona Republic Phoenix-based psychiatrist suspended, accused of using illicit drugs with a patient By James Carr January 26, 2020 Psychiatrist Rajeev Billing The Arizona Medical Board suspended a Phoenix psychiatrist's license on Thursday while it investigates accusations he used utilized illicit drugs with a patient. Dr. Rajeev Billing has been suspended after the board received a complaint that he "utilized illicit substances including cocaine and marijuana with a patient," according to Arizona Medical Board case documents. The patient had already been prescribed other medications, including Suboxone and Xanax and had a history of opioid abuse, according to case [...]
Karin Kerfoot, London, Ont. psychiatrist, accused of sex abuse
CBC London, Ont. psychiatrist accused of sexually abusing her patient By Kate Dubinski January 27, 2020 Psychiatrist Karin Kerfoot A London, Ont. doctor accused of sexually abusing a patient will have her case heard before a disciplinary committee today. Dr. Karin Kerfoot is a psychiatrist who practiced at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) until two and a half years ago, when her license was suspended after she was accused of having an ongoing relationship with a patient. Kerfoot is accused of professional misconduct, namely sexual abuse of a patient, according to documents filed with the College of [...]
Karin Elaine Kerfoot, Ont. psychiatrist, loses license – sex abuse of patient
CTVNews Licence revoked for Ont. psychiatrist who sexually abused patient By Ben Cousins January 28, 2020 Psychiatrist Karin Kerfoot TORONTO -- A London, Ont. psychiatrist has lost her licence effective immediately after it was found that she engaged in the sexual abuse of one of her patients. Dr. Karin Elaine Kerfoot, who practised at the London Health Sciences Centre, was accused of “engaging in sexual intercourse, oral sex, and kissing with the patient” over a more than one-year relationship with the victim that began in May 2015, according to the written decision. She was also accused of going [...]
Ont. psychiatrist Karin Kerfoot, license revoked for sexually abusing a patient – says she is the victim
CBC News She's accused of sexually abusing a patient. But this London, Ont. psychiatrist says she's the victim By Kate Dubinski January 30, 2020 Psychiatrist Karin Kerfoot A London, Ont., psychiatrist who was stripped of her licence earlier this week is speaking out about working conditions at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), a disciplinary process she says stacks the deck against physicians and a situation with a patient that she describes as a nightmare. Dr. Karin Kerfoot's medical licence was revoked Monday, when the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) ruled at a hearing in [...]
Andrew Clayton, UK psychiatrist, “placed on the sex offenders register”
BBC Derbyshire doctor struck off over harassment claims July 29, 2010 Psychiatrist Andrew Clayton The General Medical Council (GMC) has struck off a doctor after complaints that he sexually harassed female patients over a 12-year period. Dr Andrew Clayton, 54, practised as a consultant psychiatrist in South Derbyshire from 1987 until 2008. The panel heard he had shown sexually motivated behaviour towards two patients and two trainee workers. In two cases he asked patients to undress for unnecessary breast examinations without a chaperone. In September 1990, a patient consulted Dr Clayton at his Swadlincote clinic where he asked [...]
Rohan Jahagirdar, India psychiatrist, allegedly raped patient
PuneMirror Woman claims cop harassment while investigating rape claim against doctor January 15, 2020 Psychiatrist Rohan Jahagirdar After registering a complaint of rape against a well-known psychiatrist from the city, a woman has now claimed that the cops investigating this case have been constantly harassing her. In a letter escalating the complaint to the city’s top cop, the survivor has spelt out a veritable manual of how law enforcement authorities should not handle a case of crime against a woman. The 28-year-old complainant had on November 24, 2019, registered a case against Dr Rohan Jahagirdar at Shivajinagar police [...]
Guam Psychiatrist Abner Pasatiempo accused of inappropriate touching has resigned
Pacific Daily News Guam psychiatrist accused of inappropriate touching has resigned Anumita Kaur January 6, 2020 Abner Pasatiempo - psychiatrist A psychiatrist accused of inappropriately touching patients was suspended by Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center as soon as complaints were received last month, according to the center's director. Dr. Abner Pasatiempo has since resigned from Behavioral Health and withdrawn his re-licensing application with the Guam Board of Medical Examiners, Director Theresa Arriola said. Pasatiempo's Maryland medical license was suspended in 2006 after he had sex with a patient. Pacific Daily News reported on Sunday that the board [...]
Svetlana Anic, UCLA Psychiatrist, resisted arrest
Mountain News Doctor Must Have Needed that Valium December 8, 2016 Things were popping at the Rite Aid store in Blue Jay on Nov. 23 when an out-of-town doctor apparently was unable to pop the pills of her choice and she allegedly jumped the counter in the pharmacy. A caller informed the 9-1-1 dispatcher at 6:22 p.m. that the female subject was being escorted out of the store by security. A second caller said the subject was “trying to bite and hurt the manager” at the location. The subject was identified as a licensed doctor of medicine, Svetlana Anic, 51, [...]
Omar Hasan, Beckley psychiatrist, suspended for having an inappropriate relationship with a patient
The Register-Herald Suspension of psychiatrist's license is in effect By Jessica Farrish January 9, 2020 Omar Hasan - Psychiatrist A Beckley psychiatrist who West Virginia Board of Medicine cited for having an inappropriate relationship with a patient in 2013 and 2014 began a one-year license suspension on Thursday, WVBOM website published. The WVBOM had suspended Dr. Omar Hasan's license in 2017 due to an improper sexual relationship with a patient. Hasan's attorneys appealed the decision to Kanawha Count Circuit Court and then to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Both courts sided with WVBOM, with the [...]
Israeli Pychiatrists accused of giving students drugs
The Times of Israel Doctors accused of giving drugs to yeshiva students to curb their sexual desires By TOI Staff December 9, 2019 The Health Ministry will reportedly investigate four psychiatrists after a television report said they had prescribed drugs to ultra-Orthodox students, including minors, to inhibit their sexual desires. In an expose aired over the weekend, Channel 12 sent two formerly ultra-Orthodox men undercover to seek care from the prominent mental health professionals — Prof. Omer Boneh, the head of the psychiatry department at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital; Prof. Abraham Weizman of Tel Aviv University; Dr. Michael Bontzel [...]
Abner Pasatiempo, Guam Psychiatrist “guilty of immoral or unprofessional conduct”
Pacific Daily News Guam psychiatrist under investigation; previously disciplined in Maryland By Jerick Sablan January 5, 2020 Abner Pasatiempo - psychiatrist A Behavioral Health and Wellness Center psychiatrist whose Maryland medical license was suspended after he had sex with a patient is under investigation by the Guam Board of Medical Examiners. The board knew about Dr. Abner Pasatiempo's troubles in Maryland when he applied for a license here, but the Guam license was granted in April 2018 because of an extraordinary need to fill the position at Behavioral Health, said Dr. Nathaniel Berg, Board of Medical Examiners chairman, [...]
Bob Sammons, Colorado Psychiatrist, reveals failure of psychiatry
Psychiatrist Bob Sammons The Daily Sentinel Psychiatrist to shutter outpatient practice By Joe Vaccarelli December 13, 2019 Excerpt: "'I’ve lived my life taking care of people who only have a 7% chance of getting better when they come to see me,' Sammons said, referencing the odds of finding a suitable prescription after a patient has already failed to respond to four other medications." +++ This article goes on to state that Sammons will now use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which "stimulate normal brain function".
Peadar O’Grady, Irish Psychiatrist, loses challenge
Irish Examiner Psychiatrist loses challenge aimed at lifting his suspension from work By Ann O'Loughlin December 19, 2019 Psychiatrist Peadar O’Grady A Midlands-based consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist who challenged his suspension from his job has lost his High Court action aimed at allowing him to return to work. Ms Justice Miriam O'Regan in dismissing judicial review proceedings brought by Dr Peadar O'Grady said it was not appropriate for the courts to interfere with the consultant's suspension at this time. Following complaints against him, Dr O'Grady was the subject of an investigation, undertaken by Acrux Consulting Limited on [...]
Keith Ablow, Psychiatrist – license suspended in Massachusetts
Psychiatrist Keith Ablow New York Times What It Took for a Fox News Psychiatrist to Finally Lose His License By Ginia Bellafante Dec. 20, 2019 Late in 2009, a 28-year-old woman not long out of graduate school found herself in a stressful job at a Bronx hospital and decided it would be useful to talk to someone. Searching online, she came across the name of a psychiatrist, Keith Ablow. Dr. Ablow was familiar to her from his writing, both his journalism and the best-selling thrillers he turned out — “Denial,’’ “Projection,” “Compulsion,’’ “Murder Suicide.’’ She had read [...]
Hudson County psychiatrist bribed “in exchange for steering patients to fill prescriptions”
NorthJersey.com Paramus man pleads guilty to cheating medical insurance companies By Keldy Ortiz November 25, 2019 A Paramus man who previously owned a pharmacy in West New York admitted in federal court to cheating medical insurance companies out of millions of dollars and bribing a psychiatrist, authorities said. Eduard Shtindler, 36, pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and paying illegal bribes, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said in a statement. Shtindler was arrested in August. Empire Pharmacy, which opened in 2012 and was owned by Shtindler, had enticed doctors to use the business [...]
Theodore Goodman, Sacramento Psychiatrist, Sold Body parts
California Board of Medical Quality December 21, 1982 On or about June 8, 1981, in the case entitled United States of America v. Theodore A. Goodman, Case No. 81-0330-N-Criminal, pending before the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, respondent was convicted of the unauthorized sale of Government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. 641 (felony) to wit: "On or about May, 1977, through November, 1979, in the Southern District of California, defendant THEODORE A. GOODMAN, M. D., unlawfully, willfully and knowingly did without authority sell, convey, and dispose of things of value in excess of $100.00 [...]
Latina Italy Psychiatrist, arrested for issuing fake mental-health certificates
ANSA Psychiatrist arrested for fake gun certs Also attested fake illnesses to get people out of jail December 10, 2019 (ANSA) - Latina, December 10 - A psychiatrist was arrested in Latina south of Rome Tuesday for issuing fake mental-health certificates for people applying for gun licenses. The man was also charged with attesting to fake mental illnesses to get people released from jail. Eleven people including a lawyer were arrested in connection with the racket.
New Zealand Psychiatrist pressures vulnerable patient to sell her his house
nzherald.co.nz Psychiatrist pressures vulnerable patient to sell her his house By Emma Russell November 25, 2019 A New Zealand psychiatrist has been found in breach for convincing her mentally unwell patient to sell his house to her. Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan today released a report which found a psychiatrist and a nurse failed to maintain professional boundaries with their patient. A man - who cannot be named for privacy reasons - was admitted to a public hospital for a five-day medical detoxification programme in June 2017. His clinical notes showed he was facing challenges including a marriage breakdown and [...]
Nathan Thuma, St. Helena Psychiatrist – placed on probabation “after he did not contest accusations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, negligence, excessive prescribing and other charges”
Napa Valley Register St. Helena psychiatrist placed on probation By Jennifer Huffman November 14, 2019 Psychiatrist Nathan Thuma A St. Helena doctor has been placed on four years’ probation after he did not contest accusations of unprofessional conduct, incompetence, negligence, excessive prescribing and other charges, according to the Medical Board of California. Nathan H. Thuma, MD, of St. Helena, works as a psychiatrist. According to a Nov. 8 order from the Medical Board of California, Thuma is also prohibited from supervising physician assistants and advanced practice nurses. The accusations include care of five patients from 1998 to 2016. [...]
Indian Psychiatrist Shamsundar, 83, arrested for shooting dog with an air gun
The Hindu Psychiatrist arrested for firing at stray dog Special Correspondent November 11, 2019 A psychiatrist, who retired from NIMHANS, was arrested by the Jayanagar police for allegedly firing at a stray dog on Monday morning. The accused has been identified as Dr. Shamsundar, 83. The police said he shot at the dog with an air gun thrice. Passers-by found the dog lying in a pool of blood and alerted animal right activists. Based on the complaint, the police conducted inquiries before arresting Shamsundar under various sections of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Considering his age, the police recorded [...]
Mahir Shah, Fort Mill Psychiatrist, charged with forging prescriptions
WSOCTV.COM Fort Mill doctor accused of forging prescriptions By Greg Suskin November 1, 2019 Psychiatrist Mahir Shah FORT MILL, S.C. - A Fort Mill doctor was arrested Wednesday and charged with forging prescriptions for patients at his psychiatry practice. Dr. Mahir Shah, 52, is facing multiple charges, including forging prescriptions and violating state drug laws. Shah owns Integrity Behavioral Health off Highway 160. An employee at his office said Shah was at work Thursday after being released from jail on a $1,000 bond. Channel 9's South Carolina bureau reporter Greg Suskin sorted through more than 20 separate warrants [...]