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Lyda Monte, New Jersey Psychiatrist, pleads guilty to Fraud – faces up to five years in prison, and a possible $250,000 fine
Courier Post Camden psychiatrist pleads guilty in Medicaid fraud case By Kim Mulford May 14, 2018 CAMDEN - A psychiatrist for Nueva Vida Behavioral Health Center admitted Monday that she signed fake treatment plans meant to mislead New Jersey Medicaid inspectors, announced U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito. Dr. Lyda Monte, 78, of Bellmawr, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman in Camden federal court to making false statements to a health care benefit program. Nueva Vida provided mental health services to the Camden Hispanic community. Most of the nonprofit's patients were Medicaid beneficiaries. Between January 2010 and August 2016, [...]
Walter Exon, Tulsa Wannabe Psychiatrist “I do everything a psychiatrist does” – license revoked – accused of over-prescribing drugs
newson6.com Tulsa Doctor's Medical License Revoked May 15, 2018 By Lori Fullbright Wannabe Psychiatrist Walter-Exon TULSA, Oklahoma - The state medical board has revoked the license of a Tulsa doctor. Doctor Walter Exon is accused of over-prescribing medicine and poor record keeping. Exon says the state board has left his 1,100 patients in a terrible bind. A note on the door of Dr. Exon's practice says he's no longer able to treat patients and encourages them to call the state licensing board, but the state board says the reason he's closed at all is because he's over-prescribing patients. Exon [...]
John Christensen, Vancouver Psychiatrist – quadriplegia doesn’t stop his sexual misconduct
CBC Lawsuits claim Vancouver psychiatrist deceived care aides into sexual acts B.C. Supreme Court suits claim Dr. John Allan James Christensen hired women as home care aides By Jason Proctor May 11, 2018 Psychiatrist John Christensen Six women who claim they were employed as personal care aides are suing a disabled Vancouver psychiatrist for allegedly deceiving them into giving him sexual gratification. The women all filed lawsuits in B.C. Supreme Court last week against Dr. John Allan James Christensen. According to their notices of civil claim, Christensen is a quadriplegic "and hires personal care aides in order to assist [...]
Psychiatrist Jack M. Gorman – admits sex with patient
Boston Globe Ex-McLean chief admits sex with patient Guilt said to lead him to resignation, crisis Scott Allen October 10, 2007 Psychiatrist Jack Gorman The former president of McLean Hospital in Belmont, who abruptly left his post last year without explanation, has admitted to "inappropriate sexual contact" with a patient that led to a personal crisis while he was running the prestigious psychiatric hospital, according to documents and an associate of the psychiatrist. Dr. Jack M. Gorman had stunned the staff at the Harvard-affiliated hospital in May 2006, resigning after just four months on the job for undisclosed "personal [...]
Canadian Psychiatrist James Hanley Had sex with patient – licence revoked
CBC News Had sex with patient, psychiatrist's licence revoked 'It was almost like reliving the trauma,' complainant says after emotional hearing Psychiatrist James Hanley A psychiatrist and a complainant both wept Thursday at an emotion-packed hearing in which Newfoundland and Labrador's medical regulatory authority revoked his licence. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador stripped Dr. James Hanley of his privileges to practise medicine in the province after he admitted having sex with a patient who was under his care. Hanley, who is now practising at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick, told a college [...]
Psychiatrist Alan Horowitz is a convicted child molester
America’s Most Wanted Alan J Horowitz – Capture #940 , May 22, 2007 The Makeup Of A Predator? Psychiatrist Alan Horowitz Alan Horowitz is a convicted child molester. Alan Horowitz is an Ivy-League educated child psychiatrist. He’s also an ordained Orthodox Rabbi. He’s not exactly the kind of guy you would peg as child sexual predator. That’s why the community of Hagerstown, Md. was shocked in 1983 when Horowitz was convicted of performing an unnatural sexual act on one of his 12-year-old male patients. His medical license was suspended. He was sentenced to five years probation. And after serving [...]
Emanuel Falcone, Florida State Prison’s former psychiatrist loses his license – sex with patient
Florida Times Union Supporters defend his work at Raiford, but a state board cites improprieties in New York. By Jeremy Cox December 5, 2009 ORLANDO - A Florida State Prison psychiatrist who resigned this week amid revelations of a sexual relationship with a former patient can no longer practice medicine in Florida, a state panel ruled Friday. The Florida Board of Medicine voted unanimously to revoke Emanuel John Falcone's medical license. The move came about 14 months after the state of New York stripped Falcone of his license for having sex with a female patient with multiple personalities. Attorneys for [...]
BARTHOLOMEUS LAKEMAN, UK PSYCHIATRIST, SCORED BADLY ON COMPETENCE TESTS, HAS NOW BEEN DENIED LICENSURE
Evening Express Struck-off Aberdeen doctor fails in bid to return to medical profession by Dale Haslam May 8, 2018 Psychiatrist Bartholomeus Lakeman A doctor who lost his job working in Aberdeen has failed in an attempt to get back into the profession. Dr Bartholomeus Lakeman was employed by NHS Grampian as a doctor in child and adolescent psychiatry in Aberdeen between 2004 and 2010. He was struck off in 2012 after concerns were raised to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) that his low performance levels could put patient safety at risk. Earlier this year, Dr Lakeman applied to [...]
Santa Ana Psychiatrist Robert Perez – in hot water for having sex with a patient
OC Weekly Allegation of Sex with Patient Spurs More License Woes for Santa Ana Psychiatrist By Matt Coker May 8, 2018 Psychiatrist Robert Perez, 1420 E EDINGER AVE STE 123, Santa Ana, CA 92705 A Santa Ana psychiatrist—who was disciplined by the state medical board in December for his ill treatment of patients, family members, an Orange County judge and a medical board investigator—is now in hot water for allegedly having sex with a patient he went on to marry. It is a twisted tale of Perez hitting on a married female patient, discussing his divorce and child custody [...]
Marco Chavez, San Diego psychiatrist, Drunk while “practicing” – license suspended
KGTV San Diego doctor's license suspended for reportedly practicing while intoxicated By Zac Self May 8, 2018 Psychiatrist Marco Chavez SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- A San Diego psychiatrist no longer has a license after authorities say he was intoxicated while practicing. According to the Medical Board of California, Marco Antonio Chavez’s license was suspended following an investigation. The investigation began after authorities say a patient reported that Chavez sent him a box of medication in 2017 that contained an empty vodka bottle. During one of several office visits, an investigator said Chavez appeared to be intoxicated. Documents show [...]
San Diego Psychiatrist Marco Chavez Drank a Pint of Vodka before “Treating” patients
NBCSanDiego Judge Suspends License of Doctor Who Drank a Pint of Vodka Before Treating Patients Investigator found a "nearly empty" bottle of vodka in Dr. Marco Chavez's office. By Paul Krueger May 9, 2018 San Diego Psychiatrist Marco Chavez A state judge on Tuesday suspended the medical license of a local psychiatrist who admitted to drinking two eight-ounce glasses of vodka mixed with cloves just two hours before seeing patients at his office near downtown San Diego. According to Administrative Law Judge Susan Boyle’s ruling, Dr. Marco Chavez acknowledged he had a drinking problem, and said he drank the [...]
Walter Vandereycken, Belgian psychiatrist, Sexually abused Patient – Catholic University Suspended him as Professor, Suspended for Life as a Psychiatrist
BioEdge Belgian psychiatrist deregistered over abuse by Michael Cook November 9, 2014 Psychiatrist Walter Vandereycken A Belgian psychiatrist who sexually abused a patient who subsequently sought euthanasia has been deregistered. Walter Vandereycken’s offences surfaced in 2012 when Ann G, a woman with anorexia nervosa, accused him on Terzake, a well-known current affairs program. He was suspended from his position as a professor at the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven), but continued in private practice. Now he has been suspended for life from the medical profession. (See original report in BioEdge.) Vandereycken, who is now 65, was no ordinary [...]
Psychiatrist Lyndon Steinhaus Sued for medical malpractice – sexual relationship with patient
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Woman files suit against psychiatrist boyfriend after crime spree By Dan Benson July 20, 2008 Psychiatrist Lyndon Steinhaus Port Washington - A former Cedarburg woman who along with her psychiatrist boyfriend led police on a cross-country chase has filed a lawsuit against him alleging medical malpractice because the two began a sexual relationship while she was his patient. Darcy J. Bogenrief, 43, alleges in the lawsuit filed in Ozaukee County Circuit Court that she sought treatment in late 2001 or early 2002 from former Thiensville psychiatrist Lyndon K. Steinhaus, 48, the two began a sexual relationship [...]
Richard Seigle, California Psychiatrist – license revoked – gross negligence, prescribed drugs to addicts, lied, failed to keep accurate medical records and had sexual relations with a former patient
The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, California) Psychiatrist's license revoked By Angela Franzer June 10, 2008 The California Medical Board has revoked a Coachella Valley psychiatrist's medical license, alleging gross negligence, prescribing drugs to addicts, lying to the board, failing to keep accurate medical records and having sexual relations with a former patient. Richard Duboe Seigle, who was employed part-time by the county of Riverside from October 2002 to February 2007 and has had practices in Carlsbad and Monterey, can petition in three years for reinstatement, according to the medical board. His license, issued in 1981, was revoked May 30. When [...]
James Ross, MASSACHUSETTS PSYCHIATRIST, license revoked – sexual misconduct – then threatened the life of the medical board chairman and its attorney
The Associated Press September 10, 1998 Psychiatrist pleads guilty to threatening doctor A Quincy psychiatrist has pleaded guilty to threatening the life of a doctor who disciplined him. Dr. James L. Ross, 48, admitted Wednesday that he threatened the life of Dr. Nishan J. Kechejian, chairman of the Board of Registration in Medicine, which revoked Ross' license to practice. In a similar case, Ross pleaded guilty in July to threatening Milton lawyer James J. Barrett, who represented the state board of registration when Ross appealed the revocation of his medical license. The Enterprise of Brockton reported that Ross made threatening [...]
Raymond Maciewicz, Massachusetts Psychiatrist, accused of secretly videotaping his children’s nanny undressing and distributing those images over the Internet
The Boston Globe DOCTOR'S LICENSE SUSPENDED December 13, 2001 A doctor accused of secretly videotaping his children's nanny undressing and distributing those images over the Internet had his medical license indefinitely suspended by the State Board of Medicine yesterday. Dr. Raymond J. Maciewicz cannot renew his license because of "conduct that undermines public confidence in the integrity of the medical profession," the board said. In the ruling, the board called Maciewicz, a psychiatrist and neurologist, a person who "lacked the good moral character necessary for licensure as a physician." Maciewicz has practiced medicine at Mass General Hospital and taught neurology [...]
Gerd Teschke, Massachusetts Psychiatrist, convicted of failing to file federal income tax returns
Business Wire Melrose Psychiatrist Sentenced to Four Months' Imprisonment for Probation Violations, Including Motor Vehicle Homicide September 29, 1998 Sept. 29, 1998--A Melrose psychiatrist who was on federal probation for his criminal tax convictions was yesterday sentenced to four months' imprisonment for violating the conditions of his probation. United States Attorney Donald K. Stern announced that DR. GERD C. TESCHKE, of 466 Lebanon Street in Melrose, Massachusetts was found to have violated the conditions of his probation by committing the crime of motor vehicle homicide while on probation, as well as committing other non-criminal violations of his terms of probation. [...]
Jacob Goldberg, Massachusetts Psychiatrist – Censured After more than a decade of investigation
The Boston Globe Board censures Framingham psychiatrist By Dolores Kong, Globe Staff January 4, 1995 Concluding its longest-running sexual misconduct case ever, the state Board of Registration in Medicine announced yesterday it has censured a Framingham psychiatrist for improperly dealing with a patient in the early 1970s. After more than a decade of investigating allegations of sexual misconduct, the board found that Jacob Goldberg, a doctor of osteopathy who specializes in psychiatry, exercised poor judgment in allowing "Patient A" to stroke his hair and, at least once, to kiss him on the cheek. Dr. Goldberg "engaged in these departures from [...]
Arthur Palladino, Massachusetts Psychiatrist, accused of engaging in sexual relationships with two patients and concealing one case
The Boston Globe August 7, 2003 STATE SUSPENDS PSYCHIATRIST'S LICENSE The state's Board of Registration in Medicine yesterday suspended the medical license of Dr. Arthur M. Palladino Jr., an Amherst psychiatrist, accusing him of engaging in sexual relationships with two patients and concealing one case from the board. Palladino, 53, admitted in April to having a sexual relationship with one patient, but asked for leniency, citing his candor, the support of his colleagues, and saying under oath that he had never had an inappropriate relationship with another patient. But subsequently, according to the board, another patient came forward and alleged [...]
Laurence Levine, Massachusetts Psychiatrist – gave patient money to go buy drugs and deliver to him
The Boston Herald Psych doc has license suspended May 16, 1997 An Andover psychiatrist has had his license to practice medicine suspended indefinitely for controlled substance violations. The Board of Registration in Medicine said Dr. Laurence F. Levine issued prescriptions for painkillers on six different occasions to one of his patients and provided the patient with money to buy the drugs. Then, he arranged to have the patient deliver the drugs to him, the board said. Levine may not petition to get his license back until February 1998.
Jonathon Thomas, Wisconsin Psychiatrist, suspended for sexual contact with two patients
Green Bay Press-Gazette (Wisconsin) Officials suspend doctor's license By Andy Nelesen June 11, 2009 State officials have suspended the medical license of a Green Bay psychiatrist, alleging he had sexual contact with two female patients. A formal complaint was filed May 18 against Dr. Jonathon W. Thomas, which led to the suspension. Thomas recently moved his practice to NEW Behavorial Medicine LLC, 1543 Park Place, Ashwaubenon, after practicing with Riverside Psychiatric Group SC in Ledgeview. The suspension prohibits Thomas from practicing medicine for 30 days and can be extended while disciplinary proceedings go forward.
Walter Ocampo Anderson, Indiana psychiatrist, arrested at psych hospital – Medicaid fraud
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) Psychiatrist arrested on fraud charges Madison State Hospital doctor By Harold J. Adams January 11, 2002 A staff psychiatrist at Madison State Hospital has been arrested on federal charges of health care fraud and money laundering involving the Medicaid program in Mississippi. Internal Revenue Service agents took Dr. Walter Ocampo Anderson of Lexington, Ind., into custody Tuesday at the mental hospital, where he has been on staff since May of last year after practicing in Mississippi. At the time Anderson was hired, he was under indictment on state charges in Mississippi, accused of bilking its Medicaid [...]
Kenneth Spaulding, Missouri Psychiatrist, Sued by patient after sexual misconduct
Missouri Lawyers Media Verdicts & Settlements: Hospital settles with former psych patient By Allison Retka October 10, 2011 Psychiatrist Kenneth Spaulding A woman who claimed her psychiatrist carried on a sexual relationship with her has reached a confidential settlement with the Kansas City psychiatric hospital that hired the doctor. In 2009, the Missouri Division of Professional Registration suspended the license of the psychiatrist, named in court records as Dr. Kenneth Spaulding, for having inappropriate relationships with patients. The woman settled confidentially with Spaulding last year, said one of her attorneys, Chad C. Lucas. The woman checked in to Two [...]
GLORIA VANDERBILT won a $1.5 million judgment against her former psychiatrist Christ Zois and her former lawyer
New York Times September 29, 1993 By Nadine Brozan GLORIA VANDERBILT has won a $1.5 million judgment against her former psychiatrist and her former lawyer, who is now deceased, The Associated Press reported yesterday. They were accused of preying on her wealth and emotional fragility. Justice EDWARD J. GREENFIELD of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan said he agreed with a lawyers' disciplinary committee that concluded in 1992 that Thomas A. Andrews, the lawyer, had misappropriated funds and diverted them to himself and to Dr. Christ L. Zois, the psychiatrist. "In her mind, the worst betrayal was by the psychiatrist, [...]
Adam Travis, San Fran Psychiatrist – not allowed to see female patients without a chaperone
KPIX 5 San Mateo Bay Area Psychiatrist On Leave Amid Investigation By Devin Fehely April 25, 2018 Psychiatrist Adam Travis A well-known Bay Area psychiatrist is under investigation with new documents revealing he is not being allowed see female patients without a chaperone. According to documents obtained by KPIX 5 from the California Medical Board, Dr. Adam Travis’ license was restricted Friday, barring him specifically from treating “female patients” without a “female third party chaperone present” at all times. The move comes as the state agency said it has conducted an investigation into Dr. Travis and is prepared to [...]