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Convicted war criminal, Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic, appealing 40-year jail sentence
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE UN judges to hear Karadzic appeal against 40-year jail term By AFP April 20, 2018 Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic THE HAGUE: Once-feared Bosnian Serb leader, now convicted war criminal, Radovan Karadzic, on Monday launches his appeal before UN judges, seeking to overturn a 40-year jail term for abuses committed during Bosnia’s bloody 1990s conflict. Karadzic, 72, was sentenced to four decades behind bars in 2016 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, arising from the Balkan country’s three-year war which killed 100,000 people and left 2.2 million others homeless. The former strongman — with his recognisable [...]
Psych Kim Hyun-chul, Korea, inappropriate sexual relationships with patients, posted private information about one of his patients online – expelled from psych group
Korean Biomedical Review Korean psychiatrists bolster ethics education after ‘You Ah-in incident’ By Marian Chu April 20, 2018 Psychiatrist Kim Hyun Chul The Korean Neuropsychiatric Association said Thursday that it would add an ethics portion to the exam for psychiatric specialists following a controversial psychiatrist tweeting that a top Korean celebrity had bipolar disorder in December. The psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chul publicly claimed through a series of tweets that top star You Ah-in displayed symptoms of acute hypomania without having any experience of meeting, treating, or diagnosing the actor. Hypomania is a feature of bipolar II disorder characterized by little [...]
Connecticut psychiatrist Naimetulla Syed, paid $422,641 to resolve allegations that he submitted false Medicaid claims
CTPOST Med Board Fines Newtown Psychiatrist, Ansonia Doctor By Kate Farrish April 19, 2018 --- EXCERPT The state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday disciplined three doctors, including fining a Newtown psychiatrist $15,000 for submitting false insurance claims. In 2016, the doctor, Naimetulla Syed, paid $422,641 to resolve allegations that he submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid between 2009 and 2013, state and federal officials said in a news release at the time. An investigation revealed that he used a code for psychotherapy sessions lasting 45 to 50 minutes when in most cases, he only saw the patients for five [...]
Brian Cassmassi, Calabasas psychiatrist, showed his patient gay porn, exposed his penis and began masturbating in front of him
The Acorn Lewd psychiatrist could lose license By Ian Bradley April 18, 2018 Psychiatrist Brian Cassmassi Calabasas psychiatrist Brian Cassmassi faces a June 4 court date relating to charges that he exposed himself to a male patient in his office. Cassmassi, who is in danger of losing his medical license, is accused of an October 2015 incident in which he showed the patient gay pornography, exposed himself and began masturbating. Cassmassi, 34, was charged with indecent exposure and pleaded no contest in December 2016. He was placed on probation for 36 months and his medical license restricted. He was [...]
Claudio Soares, University of Alberta head of psychiatry, facing sex misconduct charges
CBCNEWS New University of Alberta psychiatry chair facing sexual misconduct allegation By Charles Rusnell Sep 11, 2012 Psychiatrist Claudio de Novaes Soares The University of Alberta's new head of psychiatry is facing an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a female patient in Ontario. Documents obtained by CBC News indicate the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons will hold a hearing into the allegation that Dr. Claudio de Novaes Soares had sexual relations with a woman who was a patient between November 2007 and May 2009. At that time, he was a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton. A date [...]
Phillip Bird, Aussie Psychiatrist, accused of wrongly drugging patients who suffered catastrophic consquences
Sunshine Coast Daily 'Drugs turned patients to monsters': Doctor faces misconduct by JESSICA GREWAL January 21, 2017 Psychiatrist Philip Bird A RESPECTED psychiatrist with an exclusive private practice in the heart of the Sunshine Coast stands accused of wrongly diagnosing and drugging patients who suffered catastrophic consequences. Amid allegations he was prescribing potentially toxic doses of the speed-like drug dex-amphetamine, widely used on hyperactive children, the Australian Medical Board is pursuing Dr Phillip Bird for alleged professional misconduct - namely favouring a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder rather than treating a patient's primary mental illness. A series of [...]
William Kadish, Mass. Psychiatrist, license revoked – sex with patient leaving her “severely traumatized” – admits his behavior was “an extreme and grotesque deviation from any rational conception of treatment”
The Boston Globe BOARD CITES 'MISCONDUCT,' REVOKES PSYCHIATRIST'S LICENSE By Judith Gaines August 26, 2001 Psychiatrist William Kadish The two women trusted their doctor, and he concedes that he betrayed that trust in "grotesque" ways. Citing "gross misconduct in the practice of medicine" and "extreme deviation from any clinically appropriate standard of care," the Massachusetts Board of Registry in Medicine last week revoked the license of William A. Kadish, 44, who was director of psychiatry at UMass Memorial Marlborough Hospital. At the hospital, Kadish supervised physicians and patients, planned curriculum, lectured on treating addiction and abuse, and, according to [...]
Bartholomeus Lakeman, UK Psychiatrist, Scored badly on competence tests – wants job back
Evening Express Struck off Aberdeen doctor launches bid to start working again By Dale Haslam April 6, 2018 A doctor who lost his job working in Aberdeen after scoring badly on competence tests has launched a bid to start working again. Dr Bartholomeus Lakeman worked for NHS Grampian as a doctor in child and adolescent psychiatry in Aberdeen between 2004 and 2010. He was struck off after concerns were raised to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) about his performance levels. Dr Lakeman has applied to the MPTS for permission to be put back on the register, allowing him to [...]
David Ruben, Tucson Psychiatrist, indicted on 26 felony charges alleging he illegally prescribed opioids to multiple patients
azcentral.com Tucson doctor charged with unlawfully prescribing opioids By Gabrielle Olivera April 4, 2018 Psychiatrist David Ruben A Tucson doctor has been indicted on 26 felony charges alleging he illegally prescribed opioids to multiple patients, the Arizona Attorney General's Office said Wednesday. Dr. David Alan Ruben, 70, a medical doctor and board certified psychiatrist, was prohibited from prescribing, administering or dispensing any Schedule 2 controlled substances for two years by the Arizona Medical Board in February 2016. Despite that order, Ruben continued prescribing Hydrocodone and Oxycodone to 11 different patients on 25 separate occasions between September 2016 and March [...]
Resiliana (aka Priscillana) Gilboy, Phillipine Psychiatrist, Arrested for Extortion
The Manila Times Former BJMP doctor nabbed for extortion BY Rhea Ruth Rosell April 5, 2018 Psychiatrist Priscillana Lee Gilboy Police arrested a retired psychiatrist of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and her sister-in-law in an entrapment in Barangay Mabolo in Cebu City on Tuesday afternoon. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) identified the suspects as former superintendent Resiliana Lee Gilboy, 49, of Mount View Village, Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City, and Fatima Gilboy, 45, of Cavite West, Palo, Leyte. Chief Inspector Chuck Barandog, CIDG team leader, said a male BJMP applicant went to their office [...]
Delaware Psychiatrist Gregory Villabona; “immediate danger to public safety” – history of sex offenses
Associated Press State April 3, 2018 Hearing delayed for psychiatrist accused of sex offenses Delaware Psychiatrist Gregory Villabona DOVER, Del. (AP) - Attorneys for a Delaware psychiatrist with a history of sex offenses have stalled his disciplinary hearing until next month. The delay gives Gregory Villabona's lawyers more time to delve into two Department of Justice investigations that outline serious allegations against 69-year-old Gregory Villabona, including that he prescribed opioids to known drug addicts and bartered treatment for guns. Deputy Attorney General Stacey Stewart protested the delay, saying witnesses may be too intimated to come forward. The News Journal of [...]
Ian de Saxe, Aussie Psychiatrist – mutual masturbation with patient during “treatment” – found guilty of engaging in professional misconduct with three patients
Daily Mail Dr Ian de Saxe was found guilty of engaging in professional misconduct By Brooke Rolfe For Daily Mail Australia March 27, 2018 Psychiatrist Ian De Saxe A psychiatrist has been banned from practice for two years for telling an alleged sex offender his behaviour was 'OK' and offering to lie on his behalf. Dr Ian de Saxe, a Sydney practitioner, was found guilty of engaging in professional misconduct with three patients, dating back to 2010. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal deemed Dr de Saxe unfit for practice on Tuesday, ABC News reported. The tribunal suspended Dr [...]
Charles Williams (aka C. Donald Williams); Washington Psychiatrist, disciplined for inappropriate sexual contact with women patients
The Seattle Times PSYCHIATRIST HASSLED FOR PAST MISTAKES? -- INVESTIGATION REACTIVATED AFTER WOMAN INQUIRES ABOUT SEXUAL-CONTACT COMPLAINT By Peter Lewis June 22, 1993 Psychiatrist Charles Williams A Yakima psychiatrist, disciplined five years ago for inappropriate sexual contact with women patients, alleges the state Medical Disciplinary Board has bowed to political pressure and is hounding him for the same conduct for which he's already been punished. Lawyers for Dr. C. Donald Williams, who are asking a federal judge to halt what they claim is harassment of the doctor, say the board acted to take his license after U.S. Rep. Jay [...]
James Lincoln Duffy, NY Psychiatrist, Medical Director, under investigation for misconduct, surrendered license – failed to tell Putnam Hospital Center
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY) Hospital not told of license surrender By Melissa Klein May 17, 2002 CARMEL - When Dr. James Lincoln Duffy resigned as medical director of Putnam Hospital Center earlier this month, he told hospital officials he was leaving for personal reasons. Duffy, who was known as "Linc," did not say he had been under investigation by a state medical oversight board for misconduct and had agreed to surrender his medical license. "We were completely unaware of this," Marje Schneider, a hospital spokeswoman, said yesterday. Schneider said hospital officials learned of the allegations against Duffy last [...]
Antonio Colotto, Italian Psychiatrist – being investigated for Forgery and Corruption
Ansa.It Peculiar, investigated former primary Psychiatry Power of attorney, irregular intramoenia and money for certified forgery Editorial Staff March 29, 2018 Psychiatrist Antonio Colotto Antonio Colotto , former director (now retired) of the Department of mental health of the Valle d'Aosta, is being investigated by the aostana prosecutor in an investigation for peculation , forgery and corruption . The ANSA has learned it. The hypothesis of the investigators is that he has withheld the money (which should have gone to the health care company) of some visits carried out under the freelance profession and received money in exchange for [...]
Patsy Firth, Maryland Psychiatrist, reprimanded – failure to maintain medical records on 10 juvenile patients
The Daily Record Md. psychiatrists disciplined The Daily Record Staff November 12, 2008 The Maryland Board of Physicians on Tuesday announced disciplinary actions against two Maryland-based psychiatrists for failing to meet basic standards of psychiatric care. According to a board announcement, Dr. Myron Brenner of Owings Mills "surrendered his license to avoid disciplinary charges and the prosecution of the charges based on his unprofessional and sexual relationship with a female patient while under his care as her treating psychiatrist. " Brenner may not apply for nor seek reinstatement of his medical license for five years. In the second case, Dr. [...]
Myron Brenner, Maryland Psychiatrist, surrendered his license to avoid disciplinary charges – sexual relationship with a female patient
The Daily Record Md. psychiatrists disciplined The Daily Record Staff November 12, 2008 The Maryland Board of Physicians on Tuesday announced disciplinary actions against two Maryland-based psychiatrists for failing to meet basic standards of psychiatric care. According to a board announcement, Dr. Myron Brenner of Owings Mills "surrendered his license to avoid disciplinary charges and the prosecution of the charges based on his unprofessional and sexual relationship with a female patient while under his care as her treating psychiatrist. " Brenner may not apply for nor seek reinstatement of his medical license for five years. In the second case, Dr. [...]
Delaware Psychiatrist Gregory Villabona – license suspended after sex, drug, gun complaints
The News Journal After sex, drug, gun complaints, state department suspends doctor's license By Margie Fishman March 19, 2018 Psychiatrist Gregory VillaBona A Dover psychiatrist, accused by the Department of Justice of bartering treatment for guns and failing to properly monitor patients' pain medications, had his license suspended Monday. Gregory Villabona, whose license has been on probation in Delaware off and on for 15 years, had his medical license and controlled substances privileges suspended for 60 days by Secretary of State Jeff Bullock. During that time, the state Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline will conduct a disciplinary hearing [...]
Woonsocket psychiatrist Stuart Gitlow raided by FBI
NBC 10 FBI searches home, office of Woonsocket psychiatrist by NBC 10 March 21st 2018 Psychiatrist Stuart Gitlow FBI agents searched the home and the office of a Woonsocket psychiatrist who specializes in addiction. Officers had warrants to search Dr. Stuart Gitlow's property on Saturday as part of an ongoing investigation. The FBI told NBC 10 News that it could not comment. Gitlow told The Call of Woonsocket that agents were looking for patient records, but he doesn't know why.
Alfredo Cervantes, Virginia Psychiatrist, arrested on drug trafficking charges
BRISTOL HERALD COURIER Lebanon, Virginia psychiatrist indicted on federal drug trafficking, healthcare fraud charge By Zach Irby March 20, 2018 Psychiatrist Alfredo Cervantes ABINGDON, Va. -- A Lebanon, Virginia-based psychiatrist faces 25 federal drug trafficking and healthcare fraud charges following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Abingdon. Alfredo Cervantes, 61, of Abingdon is charged in an indictment returned last week following his arrest on 23 counts of unlawfully distributing a Schedule IV controlled substance, one count of healthcare fraud and one count of wire fraud. Cervantes, a psychiatrist who provides treatment on an outpatient basis, engaged in [...]
Omar Sabadia, South Africa Psychiatrist – Sentenced to 50 years in prison for his part in killing his wife – has served 20 years – now wants out
IOL Wife killer turns to high court for parole By Zelda Venter March 22, 2018 Psychiatrist Omar Sabadia He has spent nearly 20 years of his effective 50-year jail term behind bars for his part in killing his wife Zahida Sabadia in 1996, and now Omar Sabadia feels he is entitled to his freedom. Sabadia made headlines when he was arrested for the murder of his wife, who was a university medical student at the time. Zahida went missing in February 1996, and her body was found 22 days later tied to a tree in Ga-Rankuwa. Her husband led [...]
Vincent Berg, long-time Aussie Psychiatrist, faked medical diploma, claims he was trained in secret by the KGB
Daily Mail Gold Coast 'doctor' who claimed he was a qualified psychiatrist trained in secret by the KGB is jailed for fraud after a 13-year investigation By Jacob Polychronis March 23, 2018 Psychiatrist Vincent Berg A fraudster who claimed he was a doctor trained in secret by the KGB faces 14 years behind bars after he was ousted following a more than decade-long investigation into his crimes. Vincent Berg, 67, was on Friday found guilty in the Southport District Court of faking a medical diploma, before maintaining the lie that he was a fully trained psychiatrist for almost two [...]
Delaware Psychiatrist Gregory VillaBona, pleaded guilty in 2002 to two sex offenses involving young girls – in hot water again
Delaware State News Dover psychiatrist fights suspension of medical license by Craig Anderson March 24th, 2018 Psychiatrist Gregory VillaBona DOVER — A Dover-based psychiatrist plans to dispute the suspension of his Delaware medical license and controlled prescription privileges announced by Delaware Secretary of State Jeffrey W. Bullock on Monday. The suspension came “in light of allegations of unprofessional conduct related to the prescription and distribution of opioid medications,” the secretary said in a release. In support of the decision, Secretary Bullock pointed to complaints filed by the Delaware Department of Justice with the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline [...]
Brian Barash, Kansas Psychiatrist – sued for malpractice 13 times in Illinois
Kansas City Star HEALTH CARE Doc was sued for malpractice 13 times in Illinois. He's in 'good standing' in Missouri By Andy Marso March 25, 2018 Excerpt: Psychiatrist Brian Barash In the case of Gladstone psychiatrist Brian Barash, The Star found that his Kansas license page has no information at all about a public reprimand he got from the Missouri board in 2006. The Missouri licensing board found that in the early 2000s, Barash pre-signed blank prescription forms for patients being seen by an advanced practice nurse who worked with him at Comprehensive Psychiatric Associates. One of those patients [...]
Subramanyam Rajagopal, Nebraska Psychiatrist, mentally (paranoia) and physically unfit – shoots 5 times, wounding himself 4 times in police standoff
Lincoln Journal Star Grand jury to investigate death of Lincoln psychiatrist in weekend standoff near Nebraska 2 Riley Johnson March 26, 2018 Psychiatrist Subramanyam Rajagopal A grand jury will investigate the death of a 62-year-old psychiatrist found inside his south Lincoln home following a standoff with a police SWAT team over the weekend. Dr. Subramanyam Rajagopal died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his home at 4001 Gertie Ave. late Saturday, according to a Lincoln police report. Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister didn't identify Rajagopal during a news conference on the standoff Monday morning, but provided additional details into the [...]