MEDIA

Psychiatrist Marek Walczyk of Chicago Fined $100,000 – Immigration Fraud

LAW360 Doc Giving Citizenship Test Waiver Gets Probation, $100K Fine By Jessica Corso May 22, 2017 Psychiatrist Marek Walczyk A Chicago psychiatrist was sentenced to three years probation and a $100,000 fine Monday by a judge who questioned why it took the federal government so long to indict him for trying to procure a U.S. citizenship test waiver for at least one immigrant patient. U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood said at a hearing Monday that three years of probation without home confinement was “sufficient but not greater than necessary” to punish Marek Walczyk for signing off on a waiver [...]

Faruk Abuzzahab, 85-year-old Minnesota Psychiatrist, “surrounded by controversy and complaints for decades”

Minneapolis WCCO Investigation Into Man’s Death Reveals Depth Of Minnesota’s Prescription Drug Problem By Liz Collin May 30, 2017  Psychiatrist Faruk Abuzzahab A Twin Cities family wants answers after they believe a psychiatrist went too far in prescribing medications to their son and brother. Mike Arens died 18 months ago. WCCO found the doctor writing his prescriptions has been in trouble before. WCCO investigates the psychiatrist who’s been on the state’s radar for decades and the upcoming changes to better track what medications Minnesotans take. Known for his generosity and signature smile, Mike Arens grew up the middle boy [...]

Henrik Day Poulsen, Controversial Danish Psychiatrist, gets massive criticism for “careless treatment of patients”

Translation provided by Ulrik Pedersen Avisen DK By Freja Wedenborg January 27, 2017 Psychiatrist Henrik Day Poulsen The controversial psychiatrist Henrik Day Poulsen is receiving criticism from the health care Disciplinary Board, which evaluates the complaint cases in health care. In one case he diagnosed a patient with paranoid schizophrenia after just one and a half hour consultation. This is the conclusion from the Board's decision in the complaint case, which has been publicised on the website www.sundhed.dk. Inadequate basis "it is the Disciplinary Committee's assessment that the diagnosis was made on an inadequate basis, because a conversation of [...]

Temitope Oluwagbemisola Ademola, Scottish Psychiatrist, convicted of assaulting patient , kicking her and covering her mouth to stop breathing

The Press and Journal NHS Grampian doctor suspended for assaulting disabled patient By Jon Hebditch June 8, 2017 Royal Cornhill Psychiatric Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland A former NHS Grampian doctor has been suspended after assaulting and threatening a disabled patient. Dr Temitope Oluwagbemisola Ademola has been disciplined by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) following her actions at Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen in December 2014 and January 2015. Dr Ademola was convicted in November, 2015 at Aberdeen Sheriff Court of assaulting a patient, known only as patient A, at the Bracken ward of the hospital – by kicking her on [...]

Jason Hui-Tek Yang, California Psychiatrist, convicted for involvement in insurance fraud

Business Insurance By Joyce Famakinwa June 8, 2017 The California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers’ Compensation said Wednesday it has suspended Pasadena, California-based psychiatrist Jason Hui-Tek Yang from participating in California’s workers compensation system. Dr. Yang was convicted in Riverside County Superior Court for his involvement in an insurance fraud conspiracy that involved referring patients for unnecessary care to justify workers comp billing, the California Department of Industrial Relations said in a statement. Dr. Yang has more than 2000 active workers comp liens with an estimated total claim value of more than $13.7 million, according to [...]

Tonmoy Sharma, psychiatrist, lost license in England, now in California – Offices raided by FBI today

Orange County Register Federal agents searching Sovereign Health rehab in San Clemente, elsewhere By Scott Schwebke and Teri Sforza June 13, 2017 The FBI, along with state and local officials, executed multiple sealed search warrants at several Sovereign Health locations on Tuesday, including the company’s offices in San Clemente. No immediate arrests were expected to be made in conjunction with the raids, said Thom Mrozek, spokesman for the U.S. Dept. of Justice. There’s no timetable for when the warrants might become public, and Mrozek would not comment on what information officials were seeking. Sovereign has addiction treatment centers in San [...]

Theodore Jasper, NJ Psychiatrist – “World’s Sexiest Psychiatrist” – License Revoked

South Passaic Daily Voice Clifton's 'World's Sexiest Psychiatrist' Loses License For Sex With Patient By Jerry DeMarco Psychiatrist Theodore F. Jasper CLIFTON, N.J. -- A Clifton psychiatrist who had sex with a patient in his office and at her home -- for which she gave him gifts that included a "World's Sexiest Psychiatrist" pin -- had his license revoked for four years, authorities said. Theodore F. Jasper will be able to return to practice in August 2019, however: The revocation by the State Board of Medical Examiners is retroactive to 2015, when he first agreed to surrender his [...]

Piet Casier, Danish Psychiatrist, expelled in the Faroe Islands

Hat tip to Ulrik Pedersen for providing this translation: fagbladet3f.dk SCANDAL-PSYCHIATRIST EXPELLED IN THE FAROE ISLANDS National Hospital in Torshavn Psychiatric Centre at the national hospital in Torshavn, last year fired and expelled the now convicted psychiatrist Piet Casier. As chief doctor Tormóður Stórá became aware of a number of articles in the trade union 3F journal, Piet Casier was asked to go to his Office, pick up his stuff and leave the premises. In the same period of time that Piet Casier wrote medical statements for a wide variety of Danish municipalities, the disputed and today sentenced specialist [...]

Joel Glass, South Jersey Psychiatrist, license suspended over prescriptions

Philly.com S. Jersey psychiatrist's license suspended over opioid prescriptions By Julie Shaw May 24, 2017 Psychiatrist Joel Glass A South Jersey psychiatrist’s medical license has been temporarily suspended after authorities accused him of prescribing painkillers to two patients without first checking their prescription histories as required by state law, authorities announced Wednesday. Joel B. Glass, 74, who had a practice in Marlton, Burlington County, has been ordered by the State Board of Medical Examiners to turn over his medical license and to stop practicing medicine and writing prescriptions. Glass is the first physician to be cited by the board [...]

Psychiatry is Dying in Stewiacke Nova Scotia by Doc Shillington

    Psychiatry is Dying in Stewiacke Nova Scotia Words & Music by Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D. PO Box 88, Datil, NM 87821 EMail: DocShillington@GilaNet.com Copyright © 1971, 2017 by Ian Shillington. All Rights Reserved. Verse #1: Psychiatry is Dying, in Stewiacke Nova Scotia. Psychiatry is Dying, in Stewiacke Nova Scotia. Haaaa, Haha, ha Haaaaaaaaa, In Stewiacke Nova Scotia. Chorus: Hack! Wack! Put holes in your Brain. Cut a few nerves and you’ll feel no pain. Hack! Wack! Put holes in your Brain. Cut a few nerves and you’ll feel no pain. Verse #2: There once was a [...]

HEIDI ASHIH – Mass. Psychiatrist, Suspended Indefinitely – resigned after an investigation into allegations that a patient was living in her home

Excerpts below. Full public record COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, SS. Board of Registration in Medicine Adjudicatory Case No. 2016-011 In the Matter of HEIDI W. ASHIH, M.D. Psychiatrist Heidi Ashih FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Excerpts: Through her admission that she committed non-sexual boundary violations with a patient, the Respondent engaged in conduct that places into question her competence to practice medicine, committed misconduct in the practice of medicine, and engaged in conduct that undermines the public confidence in the integrity of the medical profession. Given the findings of fact and conclusions of law set forth by the Recommended [...]

Psycho-Psychs

Recently, several Psychs publicly attempted to label President Trump with a "mental disorder" despite the fact they've never met him, which is against their own ethics rules. The American Psychiatric Association's "Principles of Medical Ethics" says: "On occasion psychiatrists are asked for an opinion about an individual who is in the light of public attention or who has disclosed information about himself/herself through public media. ...it is unethical for a psychiatrist to offer a professional opinion unless he or she has conducted an examination and has been granted proper authorization for such a statement." The APA created this rule in [...]

Abdi Tinwalla, Illinois psychiatrist, prescribed antipsychotic to inmate who unknowingly took it – Judge says this is medical battery

LAW360 7th Circ. Nixes Ill. Prison Doc's Medical Battery Claims Win By Hannah Meisel May 1, 2017 EXCERPT: Psychiatrist Abdi Tinwalla The Seventh Circuit on Friday nixed a quick win to a psychiatrist in an Illinois detention facility accused of allegedly causing an inmate to take the antipsychotic drug Risperdal for more than a month without the man's knowledge or consent. A three-judge panel found that a reasonable jury could conclude that Dr. Abdi Tinwalla had been deliberately indifferent to the plaintiff's right to refuse and had committed a common law tort of medical battery when he wrote a [...]

Arvid Linde, Aussie Psychiatrist, Surrenders License after Sex with Patient

Medical Board of Australia Former medical practitioner disqualified from applying for registration after sexual relationship with patient 02 May 2017 A former medical practitioner has been reprimanded and disqualified from applying for registration after admitting to a sexual relationship with a patient. In July 2016, the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) referred Dr Arvid Linde, a psychiatrist, to the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia (the tribunal) alleging, among other things, that he engaged in professional misconduct in that he failed to maintain professional boundaries and inappropriately engaged in a sexual relationship with a patient. On 4 April 2017, [...]

Margaret Knowle, Wisconsin Psychiatrist, Sentenced to Prison, supplied herself with drugs by writing prescriptions in other doctor’s names

Stevens Point Journal Former Stevens Point psychiatrist sent to prison Kevin Murphy May 9, 2017 MADISON - A former central Wisconsin psychiatrist who supplied herself with amphetamines by writing prescriptions in other doctors' names was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to 16 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Margaret “Meg” Knowles, who practiced psychiatry in the Stevens Point area, faced four years in prison after pleading guilty in March to attempting to obtain a drug by fraud. Knowles, 53, of Amherst, was indicted in October on one count of prescription fraud and four counts of conspiring [...]

Susan Roche, Ottowa Psychiatrist, loses license – used patient to pick up groceries for her

Ottawa Sun Ottawa psychiatrist who had patients run errands for her loses licence By Andrew Seymour April 13, 2017 An Ottawa psychiatrist who hired one patient as a private nurse and took advantage of others by having them pick up her eye medication and groceries has been found guilty of professional misconduct and agreed to never practise medicine again. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario said it found Dr. Susan Louise Roche’s “self-serving, selfish, disgraceful and unprofessional behaviour” included the hiring of one patient to be her own private nurse after an abdominal operation. Roche also inappropriately billed [...]

Joanna Louis, California Psychiatrist, “repeated negligent acts” gets 5 year probation

nbcsandiego.com Leucadia Psychiatrist Accused of “Negligent Acts” By J.W. August April 5, 2017 A psychiatrist examining her on behalf of the medical board found she failed to "maintain proper boundaries with patients which makes her unsafe to practice medicine." Dr. Joanna Louis, a 60-year-old psychiatrist from Leucadia, has been placed on five years' probation. The Medical Board of California accused the doctor of “repeated negligent acts in the care and treatment” of three of her patients over a number of years. According to the Medical Board’s stipulated settlement and disciplinary order, Dr. Louis failed to monitor and track her patients' [...]

Morales Brown, NY Psychiatrist, Arrested for Stealing $6,524 from State

localsyr.com Former psychiatrist accused of stealing $6,524 from NYS April 14, 2017 WSYR-TV - A former psychiatrist has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $6,000 from the state by falsifying time and attendance records. According to the New York State Inspector General, 59-year-old Morales Brown was working for the New York State Office of Mental Health at its Central New York Psychiatric Center and is accused of falsifying inmate medical records, claiming he evaluated and treated inmate patients, when he actually did not. Between August and September 2016 while employed as a psychiatrist for the New York State Office of [...]

Bruce Spittle, New Zealand Psychiatrist – 45 year career ended with criminal conviction of sexual misconduct with a patient – appeal now denied

Otago Daily Times Doctor's appeal rejected By Rob Kidd April 17, 2017 Psychiatrist Bruce Spittle A Dunedin psychiatrist found guilty of molesting a patient has failed in a bid to clear his name. Dr Bruce James Spittle's 45-year medical career ended in 2015 when he was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault after a jury trial. The now 71-year-old was sentenced to seven months' home detention by Judge Michael Crosbie in the Dunedin District Court four months later. The Crown had called for a term of imprisonment. Defence counsel Harry Waalkens QC called it ''a sad and [...]

Marco Bonetti, Italian Psychiatrist, arrested for Sexual Assault, Corruption & Embezzlement

ANSA.it Sexual abuse and fraud, arrested doctor March 29, 2017 For sexual assault , aggravated fraud , embezzlement and corruption for acts contrary to official duties, the financial police of Aosta has arrested Marco Bonetti, 63, Aosta, psychiatrist against whom it was issued an arrest warrant by the investigating magistrate. The doctor house arrest were granted. The investigations were carried out with the use of hidden cameras in outpatient studies that the USL had made available for healthcare and have documented incidents of sexual violence and bribery to psychiatric patients entrusted to his care by the NHS. "The doctor has [...]

IF PSYCHIATRY loses the confidence of society…

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT “Sexual misconduct is particularly damaging to the reputation of psychiatry because the damages to patients which result are mental and emotional in nature. If psychiatry loses the confidence of society, its ability effectively to pursue its mission will be damaged.” – American Psychiatric Association, March 1993 You can file a complaint against a Psychiatrist at https://www.psychsearch.net/complaints/

NJ Psychiatrist Chowdhury Azam suspended for 5 years, overprescribed drugs

mycentraljersey.com Four Central Jersey doctors punished for overprescribing drugs By Mike Deak March 2, 2017 FRANKLIN (Somerset) - A township psychiatrist, who previously had his medical license suspended for inappropriately touching a female patient's breast, and three other Central Jersey physicians were among 31 physicians sanctioned last year by the state for allegedly overprescribing painkillers and other narcotics that can lead to addiction. Chowdhury Azam, of Edison, whose office was located on Davidson Avenue, had his license suspended for five years. The state Board of Medical Examiners has also ordered Azam to pay $42,567 in costs, payable in monthly installments [...]

NY Psychiatrist Clifford Jacobson, Surrenders License after 40 years, Disciplined 3 times & felony conviction

Democrat and Chronicle Brighton psychiatrist to surrender medical license By Patti Singer March 6, 2017 Psychiatrist Clifford Jacobson A psychiatrist who practices in Brighton is being disciplined for the third time by the state Department of Health and will surrender his medical license March 31. From March 7 until then, Dr. Clifford Jacobson no longer can prescribe controlled substances. He also will have to submit to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) a weekly log of all medications he prescribes. Jacobson did not contest the charge of having practiced with negligence on more than one occasion, according to [...]

Kent Brockmann, Wisconsin Psychiatrist, accused of sexual contact with patient

Amery Free Press Former Polk Co. Psychiatrist makes initial appearance in sex assault case By Jessica de la Cruz March 15, 2017 Psychiatrist Kent Brockmann Kent G. Brockmann, the former Polk County psychiatrist accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a former patient made his first appearance in Polk County Circuit Court Monday. Like a fair number of cases appearing before Judge Daniel Tolan, Brockmann’s was immediately slated for judicial reassignment because of Tolan’s former prosecutorial knowledge of the case. According to Judge Jeffrey Anderson, given his own prior dealings with Brockmann the case will likely be handled by an [...]