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John Dimock, Ottowa Psychiatrist, ordered to anger management after accusing colleagues of stealing his keys which were later found on the floor of his car
Ottawa Citizen Ottawa psychiatrist suspended, ordered to take anger management By Andrew Duffy February 20, 2018 Psychiatrist John Dimock An Ottawa psychiatrist has been suspended for four months and ordered to take anger management after labelling one of his patients a “terrorist,” and accusing two colleagues of plotting against him and stealing his keys. Dr. John Dimock later found the keys to his clinic on the floor of his car. Dimock, 66, has been a practising psychiatrist for more than 35 years with offices in Ottawa and Farmville, Virginia. In a decision issued last month, the discipline committee of [...]
Siew Hin Chin, Singapore Psychiatrist, Suspended – failed to properly evaluate patient’s condition before giving him drugs
Straits Times Psychiatrist suspended, fined for irresponsible drug prescription By Linette Lai February 21, 2018 Psychiatrist Siew Hin Chin SINGAPORE - A 63-year-old psychiatrist has been suspended for six months and fined $15,000 for prescribing medication to a patient, despite knowing that he was at risk of abusing it. Dr Siew Hin Chin also failed to carry out a proper evaluation of the patient's conditions - anxiety, insomnia and obsessive compulsive disorder - before giving him the drugs, a Singapore Medical Council (SMC) disciplinary tribunal found. The patient had sought treatment from Dr Siew at Simon Siew Psychological Medicine [...]
New Zealand Psychiatrist Bruce Spittle’s License revoked – sexually assaulted mentally unwell patient while parked on a side street
Stuff Doctor struck off after being found guilty of sexually assaulting patient By Craig Hoyle February 21 2018 Psychiatrist Bruce Spittle A Dunedin psychiatrist found guilty of sexually assaulting a mentally unwell patient has been struck off. Bruce James Spittle repeatedly molested the woman in 1999, when she was suffering from a number of mental health disorders. The 72-year-old was stripped of his medical license at a hearing of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal's Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) in Auckland on Wednesday. He was also censured, and ordered to pay $5720 in costs. His victim, who has name suppression, [...]
UK Psych Valerie Murphy suspended – “impaired conduct”
The Guardian Psychiatrist suspended for 12 months after man drowned in epileptic fit By Josh Halliday February 21, 2018 Psychiatrist Valerie Murphy A senior psychiatrist has been suspended for 12 months following the death of a vulnerable teenager who suffered an epileptic fit and drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit. Dr Valerie Murphy was the lead clinician responsible for treating Connor Sparrowhawk, 18, who died weeks after arriving at Slade House in Oxford in July 2013. The psychiatrist, who now works in Cork, Ireland, admitted failing to spot the warnings signs before the teenager’s death while [...]
William Hosfield, Minnesota psychiatrist, overstepped boundaries while treating an adolescent female patient
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) U PSYCHIATRIST AMONG 4 DOCTORS DISCIPLINED BY STATE; $3,500 FINE LEVIED FOR HIS ACTIONS IN DRUG STUDY AT U By Tom Majeski May 26, 1998 ...the board fined a Golden Valley psychiatrist $10,000 and restricted his license... Psychiatrist William Hosfield The Golden Valley psychiatrist, Dr. William B. Hosfield, 56, was disciplined for unprofessional conduct, inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness, improper management of medical records and becoming addicted or habituated to a drug or intoxicant. According to the board, Hosfield overstepped doctor-patient boundaries while treating an adolescent [...]
Mark Goldsmith, Westerville Ohio Psychiatrist, accused of turning crash landing into an insurance swindle
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) DEPUTIES SAY EQUIPMENT THEFT FAKED; WESTERVILLE PSYCHIATRIST ACCUSED IN CRASH SWINDLE By Don Baird March 5, 1998 Psychiatrist Mark Goldsmith A Westerville psychiatrist is accused of turning a 1996 crash landing at the Madison County airport into an insurance swindle by saying thieves broke into his damaged aircraft there. Dr. Mark E. Goldsmith, 53, faked the theft of thousands of dollars worth of avionics equipment along with lists of the serial numbers that could have helped trace the items, said Lt. Jim Sabin of the Madison County Sheriff's Department. Investigators uncovered the possible swindle when they [...]
Clifford Jacobson, NY Psychiatrist, Loses license – sold drugs for “recreational use”
Democrat & Chronicle Brighton doctor avoids prison for selling prescriptions Associated Press February 10, 2018 Psychiatrist Clifford Jacobson A Brighton psychiatrist will avoid prison but lose his medical license for selling prescriptions. Dr. Clifford Jacobson was sentenced Friday to one year of probation that will include four months of home confinement. He also must surrender his license to practice medicine and pay $75,000 in penalties. Federal prosecutors say Jacobson sold prescriptions for the tranquilizer clonazepam and other medications to people for recreational use between 2014 and 2017. He charged his patients $120 for each illegal prescription. Jacobson pleaded guilty [...]
Jason Evans, South Texas psychiatrist – license suspended – thousands of opioid prescriptions – “presents a continuing threat to the public”
Caller Times Questionable opioid prescriptions cost South Texas doctor his license By Eleanor Dearman February 1, 2018 Psychiatrist Jason Evans A South Texas psychiatrist has temporarily lost his license after an investigation found he issued thousands of opioid prescriptions over a year, according to Texas Medical Board records. The Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended the license of Jason Evans on Jan. 25, according to an order from the board. Evans' main practice is in Harlingen, but he also practices in Corpus Christi, the document shows. An investigator found that from August 2016 to August 2017, he prescribed "a total [...]
Gregory Lombardo, NY Psychiatrist – “convicted of driving while impaired by drugs”
The Journal News (Westchester County, New York) December 7, 2012 Friday Psychiatrist cited for DWAI case Psychiatrist Gregory Lombardo Dr. Gregory T. Lombardo, a psychiatrist in Pound Ridge and New York City, has had his license to practice medicine suspended for five years, with the suspension stayed, and was sentenced to professional probation for five years and a $5,000 fine. The state Office of Professional Medical Conduct assigned the penalties after Lombardo was convicted in Yonkers a year ago of a misdemeanor count of driving while impaired by drugs. He is permanently limited from prescribing controlled substances to employees, [...]
Michael DeLain, Wisconsin Psychiatrist, convicted of sexual misconduct with a teenage patient
Green Bay Press-Gazette February 11, 2003 No new trial for therapist convicted of misconduct By Andy Nelesen Psychiatrist Michael DeLain Brown County Circuit Court Judge Richard Dietz Monday rejected a bid for a new trial from a therapist convicted of sexual misconduct with a teenage patient. Michael DeLain, 40, had petitioned Dietz for post-conviction relief arguing that there was evidence not used at trial that could have affected the outcome of the case. The evidence revolved around whether DeLain, a psychiatrist, used an appropriate counseling technique with the then 16-year-old girl. The girl told police that DeLain fondled her [...]
Ronald Malave, Florida psychiatrist – license revoked – sex with patient
Orlando Sentinel (Florida) STATE REVOKES PSYCHIATRIST'S MEDICAL LICENSE October 6, 2002 Psychiatrist Ronald Malave The Lake Mary psychiatrist accused of having sex with a patient suffering from multiple-personality disorder lost his medical license on Saturday. The Florida Board of Medicine permanently revoked Dr. Ronald Malave's license at a meeting in Miami. Malave, whose patient said he was having sexual relations with one of her personas, has vowed to fight to have his license reinstated by the 1st District Court of Appeal. Malave was acquitted in April of criminal charges that he violated a state law that prohibits psychotherapists from [...]
Robert Weitzel, Utah Psychiatrist, killed five elderly patients by prescribing fatal morphine overdoses
Contra Costa Times (California) PSYCHIATRIST DRAWS 15 YEARS IN MORPHINE-OVERDOSE DEATHS By C.G. Wallace September 10, 2000 Psychiatrist Robert Weitzel FARMINGTON, Utah A psychiatrist who killed five elderly patients by prescribing fatal morphine overdoses was sentenced to 15 years in prison, half the term he had faced. Dr. Robert Weitzel, 44, was convicted in July of two counts of manslaughter and three counts of negligent homicide. Judge Thomas Kay sentenced him Friday to two 15-year terms one for each manslaughter count and three one-year terms for the negligent homicide convictions, to be served concurrently. He faced up to 30 [...]
Christian Sueur, French Psychiatrist, accused by President of causing panic
RNZ PACIFIC FRENCH POLYNESIA January 27, 2018 Tahiti's president accuses child psychiatrist of causing panic The President of French Polynesia Edouard Fritch The French Polynesian president Edouard Fritch has accused a child psychiatrist of causing panic with his report on troubled children whose conditions he has linked to the legacy of the French nuclear weapons tests. He was reacting to a report by the former head of child psychiatry in Tahiti Christian Sueur in a French newspaper detailing his experiences, especially in the areas close to the Moruroa test site. Dr Sueur noted that of the 271 children he [...]
Alex Fider, Tennessee VA hospital psychiatrist, shoots up car on highway – charged with road rage
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee) August 21, 2006 Psychiatrist charged in 'road rage' shooting By Mike O'Neal Psychiatrist Alex Fider A psychiatrist was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with three counts of aggravated assault following a road rage incident, according to Tennessee Department of Safety spokeswoman Julie Oaks. The incident occurred about 12:17 p.m. CDT on eastbound Interstate 24 as two vans were driving down Monteagle Mountain, Ms. Oaks said. A Nissan Quest carrying an adult and two 11-year-olds from Tullahoma, Tenn., was exiting the freeway when three shots were fired from a Dodge Caravan, with at least one [...]
Joseph Zito, NY Psychiatrist, Arrested for selling drugs out of his apartment with no medical examination
Daily News (New York) SHRINK CHARGED IN ILLEGAL DRUG SALES By CORKY SIEMASZKO March 06, 1998 Psychiatrist Joseph Zito A West Side psychiatrist was arrested yesterday for allegedly peddling prescriptions for tranquilizers out of his Central Park West apartment. Joseph Zito's arrest capped a five-month undercover state investigation during which he allegedly wrote and sold prescriptions for Xanax and Klonopin to an investigator without any medical examination. Zito, 57, also allegedly sold the state's Medicaid fraud squad investigator three prescriptions for a fictitious wife, officials said. Zito was paid $ 160 for each of the nine prescriptions, which state [...]
Psychiatrist Alan Emamdee, New Mexico, arrested for rape – again
KRQE Farmington doctor faces new rape accusations January 24, 2018 By KRQE News 13 under News Briefs Psychiatrist Alan Emamdee FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A Farmington doctor has been arrested again for rape. Alan Emamdee, 41, worked as a psychiatrist at San Juan Behavioral Health. Last year, he was arrested for raping a 40-year-old patient, then was hit with a civil lawsuit from 12 other patients accusing him of the same thing. He’s now been charged with the rape of a 62-year-old patient. She claims Emadee forced her to perform a sex act in order to get her medication. [...]
Donald Pet, Connecticut Psychiatrist, license suspended, allegedly had sexual contact with four patients
Hartford Courant (Connecticut) PSYCHIATRIST'S SEX CASE SENT BACK TO TRIAL COURT By Lynne Tuohy March 8, 1994 Psychiatrist Donald Pet The appeal of Dr. Donald Pet, whose medical license was suspended in 1989 after he allegedly had sexual contact with four patients, became even more complicated and protracted Monday, when the state Supreme Court sent his case back to the trial court level for yet another hearing. The high court's ruling represents a Pyrrhic victory for the Manchester psychiatrist. On one hand, the court ruled that Pet should have been allowed to present evidence of procedural irregularities by the [...]
Jasung Kim – Lincoln psychiatrist’s license suspended – sexual misconduct
Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska) Doctor's license suspended amid sexual allegations February 23, 2010 Psychiatrist Jasung Kim The medical license of a Lincoln psychiatrist has been suspended on the grounds he twice pursued sexual relationships with patients and once revealed confidential information. A hearing for Dr. Jasung Kim was to have taken place Friday but was rescheduled for March 25, according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services. Kim's license was suspended Feb. 4, according to documents published on the department's Web site. The suspension order said allowing Kim to continue practicing medicine could constitute a [...]
John George Phocas III, Virginia Beach Psychiatrist, license suspended for “relationship” with patient and failing to document drug treatment
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA.) Psychiatrist, accused of relationship with a patient, loses license indefinitely By Elizabeth Simpson February 20, 2010 Psychiatrist John George Phocas III The license of a Virginia Beach psychiatrist has been suspended indefinitely after he was accused of having a romantic relationship with a patient and improperly prescribing narcotics. Dr. John George Phocas III agreed to the suspension in a consent order that was entered in court by the Virginia Board of Medicine on Tuesday. The agreement allows him to avoid a formal disciplinary hearing before the state board. Phocas will not be allowed to apply [...]
Ahmed Haggag, California psychiatrist, settled Sexual Misconduct lawsuit for $50,000
Sacramento Bee From hidden cameras to crotch-watching: California pays out millions for sexual harassment By Marjie Lundstrom January 26, 2018 Excerpt: Alice Conteh, a female psychiatric technician for the Department of State Hospitals, said that a male staff psychiatrist, Dr. Ahmed Haggag, cornered her at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton, restrained her by the head and forcibly kissed her on the lips, her lawsuit stated. Conteh, who settled her case for $50,000, said Haggag continuously subjected her to “unwelcome verbal, visual, and physical conduct of a sexual nature,” including telling her that she needed to leave her [...]
John Theroux, Pennsylvania Psychiatrist, arrested for stockpiling Child Porn
Citizens' Voice Child psychiatrist arrested on child porn charges By Bob Kalinowski September 8, 2011 Psychiatrist John Theroux A local child psychiatrist is accused of stockpiling hundreds of images of child pornography, admitting to investigators he is "addicted to teen images for arousal," according to charges filed Wednesday. Dr. John Francis Theroux worked as a child psychiatrist at Children's Service Center in Wilkes-Barre until his wife outed him as a "kiddy porn" addict during a marriage counseling session in late August and prompted a criminal investigation, police say. The 53-year-old didn't think he was doing anything wrong, police say. [...]
Win Yu, Hong Kong Psychiatrist – license revoked – sex with patient
South China Morning Post Doctor struck off for having sex with patient By Joyce Man May 2, 2009 The Medical Council handed down its harshest punishment ever by striking a doctor off the medical register indefinitely for having sex with and living with a psychiatric patient for nine years. The council said the reason for the severity of the sentence was that the offence by Win Yu, previously a medical officer in United Christian Hospital's psychiatry department, was at the 'high end of gravity'. 'The fact that the offence was committed on a particularly vulnerable psychiatric patient further aggravates the [...]
Jay Kuris, New Jersey psychiatrist, surrenders license to prescribe drugs – guilty of indiscriminate prescribing
myCentralJersey.com Flemington psychiatrist surrenders license to prescribe drugs By Mike Deak January 17, 2018 Psychiatrist Jay Kuris FLEMINGTON - A borough psychiatrist has voluntarily surrendered his license to prescribe drugs after an investigation found he was guilty of gross negligence and indiscriminately prescribing drugs. Jay Kuris, who has an office on Mine Street and another in Montgomery Township, gave up his Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration on Jan. 12, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III said. In August 2017, Kuris was found guilty by the state Board of Medical Examiners of eight counts of violating multiple provisions of [...]
Aussie Psychiatrist Pralay Mazumdar – “ripped tens of thousands of dollars off taxpayers”
Herald Sun Psychiatrist suspended three years after admitting phantom treatments By Peter Mickelburough January 23, 2018 Psychiatrist Pralay Mazumdar A GREEDY doctor who ripped tens of thousands of dollars off taxpayers through bogus consultations and telling patients they were sicker than they were has kept his right to practise. More than three years after psychiatrist Pralay Mazumdar pleaded guilty to having wrongfully claimed for 114 treatments, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has approved the Medical Board of Australia’s recommendation to reprimand and suspend him for six months. Dr Mazumdar systematically defrauded the Victorian WorkCover Authority of $44,539.78 over [...]
Craig Krause, Virginia Psychiatrist, License suspended, in his office Police found 3,000 videotapes and 10,000 photographs of patients’ feet
INSIDENOVA Psychiatrist's license suspended over feet pics, drug allegations January 23, 2018 Psychiatrist Craig Krause The Virginia Board of Medicine suspended a Gainesville doctor’s medical license Jan. 18 based on multiple violations. Craig Charles Krause, a psychiatrist, is accused of engaging in sexual contact with patients; lewd, offensive behavior toward patients; keeping 3,000 videotapes and 10,000 photographs of patients’ feet; and routinely prescribing large quantities of medications to patients who should not have been receiving the drugs. Many of the patients had a history of abusing or selling drugs, according to the board. Krause was one of 27 people [...]