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Satyendra Diwan, Sleazebag Penn. Psychiatrist Exposed

Fox 29 FOX 29 Investigates: Delco Psychiatrist Sex Abuse Claims A psychiatrist accused of groping, kissing, even exposing himself to patients, gives up his license. But now says he was pressured into admitting things he didn't do. This, as others step forward. NOTE: We want to caution you about some of the content. By Jeff Cole May 19 2016 Psychiatrist Satyendra Diwan MEDIA, Pa. - Three women tell FOX 29 Investigates a former Delaware County psychiatrist kissed, groped them and even exposed himself during treatment. It's not the first time he's been accused. Satyendra Diwan surrendered his license [...]

Irwin Rosenfeld, Orange County Psychiatrist – history of excessively prescribing – stopped, for now, by Judge

Orange County Register Laguna Hills psychiatrist barred from prescribing narcotics By Jenna Chandler May 19, 2016 Psychiatrist Irwin Rosenfeld A judge temporarily is barring a Laguna Hills psychiatrist from prescribing controlled substances – drugs such as Percocet, Valium and Xanax – as the doctor awaits the outcome of a hearing to determine if he excessively doled out medicine to addicted patients. Administrative Law Judge Ralph Dash said his May 11 decision allowing Dr. Irwin Ira Rosenfeld to continue practicing medicine – but not prescribe narcotics – would protect the public. That ruling is in effect pending the outcome of [...]

Clarence Verdell, Philadelphia Psychiatrist, Suspended by State, says stories like his have a chilling effect on psychiatrists

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette OVERDOSED special report Suboxone doctor drew DEA search By Rich Lord May 23, 2016 Psychiatrist Clarence Verdell Though charged with no crime, Clarence R. Verdell, M.D., had to halt his 28-year work as a psychiatrist serving hard-pressed Philadelphia neighborhoods after a Drug Enforcement Administration search focused on his prescribing to addicts. The search led the state Board of Medicine to suspend his license. “I’m just caught up in the tradewinds of my time,” Dr. Verdell said in a February interview. “I didn’t commit any crime.” After years treating both mentally ill and addicted patients, Dr. Verdell a [...]

Dirk de Brito, Pasadena psychiatrist, arrested after alleged violent attack on two

The Pasadena Star-News Pasadena psychiatrist faces assault charges after allegedly attacking nanny, former employee By Stephanie K. Baer May 24, 2016 Psychiatrist Dirk de Brito A Pasadena psychiatrist is facing assault charges after allegedly attacking his children’s nanny and a former employee during separate incidents over the past seven months. Dirk de Brito, 53, of La Canada Flintridge, has been charged with two felony counts of assault by means of force, making criminal threats, interfering with a communication device, having a concealed firearm and exhibiting a firearm in connection with separate incidents in October and January. De Brito runs [...]

Michael Taylor, Iowa Psychiatrist, Says he will Continue to work as an Expert Witness in Criminal Court Trials despite the fact that he no longer has a medical license

Des Moines Register Frequent expert witness surrenders his medical license By Tony Leys April 15, 2016 Psychiatrist Michael Taylor A psychiatrist who often testifies in Iowa criminal trials says he intends to continue working as an expert witness even though he no longer has a medical license. Dr. Michael Taylor of Cumming surrendered his state license on April 8, the Iowa Board of Medicine reported this week. The board had accused Taylor of failing to maintain appropriate medical records on several patients. It said the psychiatrist demonstrated a “failure to conform to the minimal standard of acceptable and prevailing practice [...]

Alison Bailey, English Psychiatrist, Loses Lawsuit, Claimed her Mental Problems were Caused by Work Stress and Her Bosses Did Not Do Enough to Protect her

Exeter Express and Echo Devon psychiatrist who suffered stress-related heart attack loses claim for damages from the NHS By Exeter Express and Echo April 20, 2016 Psychiatrist Alison Bailey A DEVON psychiatrist who suffered a stress-related heart attack at work has lost her claim for damages from the NHS after claiming she was overworked. Dr Alison Bailey had her heart attack in 2008 and, although she went back to work, she retired in 2011 with a 'psychiatric injury'. Suing the Devon Partnership NHS Trust, she claimed her mental problems had been ultimately caused by the stress she was [...]

George Glumac, Kitchener Psychiatrist, License Revoked, but now offering psych “treatment” online

CTV News A Psychiatrist that had licence revoked now offers online mental health help Kitchener: George Glumac May 4, 2016 Psychiatrist George Glumac A former Guelph psychiatrist that had his licence revoked is now offering mental health guidance online. Dr. George Glumac’s licence to practice was taken away by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The College deemed him incompetent after sexually abusing a patient. He has since started an online psychiatric resource called Shrinklink.ca. On the website, he offers “a weekly webinar to discuss mental health questions and worries.” The cost is $9.97 a month [...]

Yehuda Baruch, Israeli Psychiatrist, Former Director of Psychiatric Hospital, Accused of Sexually Abusing Suicidal Patient

Haaretz Former Director of Israeli Psychiatric Hospital Accused of Sexually Abusing Suicidal Patient Ronny Linder-Ganz, Ido Efrati and Sharon Pulwer May 08, 2016 Psychiatrist Yehuda Baruch A female patient at Abarbanel Psychiatric Hospital has accused the hospital’s former director of sexually abusing her while she was his patient. Maya Berger, 27, wrote a letter to Health Minister Yaakov Litzman in November 2015, after filing a police complaint and a complaint to the ethics committee of the Israel Medical Association against Dr. Yehuda Baruch, 59. Last week the High Court of Justice lifted a gag order and allowed Baruch’s name [...]

Letter by Marilyn Monroe describes her excruciating Psych Hospital Experience: “A very bad effect” – Committed by Psychiatrist Marianne Kris – Copy of 1961 letter to be auctioned off

People Marilyn Monroe's Harrowing Letter Detailing Her Sanitarium Stay BY Liz McNeil and Kathy Ehrich Dowd May 10, 2016 In a six-page letter to the psychiatrist who would find her dead a year later, a forlorn Marilyn Monroe wrote about her harrowing experience inside a New York psychiatric clinic, a stay which she said "had a very bad effect." The March 1, 1961, letter to Dr. Ralph Greenson detailed her excruciating experience within Payne-Whitney Psychiatric Clinic, a New York City sanitarium her other psychiatrist, Dr. Marianne Kris, committed her to the previous month. A carbon copy of the letter (not [...]

Morris Fraser, Irish Child Psychiatrist – History of Child Sex Crimes Exposed

RTE Child psychiatrist worked after abuse conviction March 31, 2016 Psychiatrist Morris Fraser A child psychiatrist, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a child while working for a Belfast hospital in 1972, was allowed to remain on the British medical register for 24 more years during which he was convicted on abuse charges on two further occasions. Griffith College academic, Niall Meehan, who has published an account of Morris Fraser's crimes, has called for the case to be investigated by the Goddard Inquiry which is conducting Britain's most comprehensive-ever examination of child abuse. Mr Meehan's study, published by Spinwatch, [...]

Jopinder R. Harika

HOME NEWS Judge orders psychiatrist to Berks County Prison Tuesday April 5, 2016 12:01 AM By Stephanie Weaver READING, PA After failing to show up for his sentencing hearing three times, a psychiatrist convicted of committing fraud in Berks has until the end of the week to report to Berks County Prison. Senior Judge Scott D. Keller imposed a sentence for Dr. Jopinder R. Harika on March 22 even though the Allegheny County psychiatrist was not present. TODAY'S SPONSOR: Keller sentenced him to three to 23 months in Berks County Prison followed by six months of probation and to pay [...]

Jopinder Harika, Penn. Psychiatrist, has until the end of the week to report to prison – Medicaid Fraud

Reading Eagle Judge orders psychiatrist to Berks County Prison By Stephanie Weaver April 5, 2016 Psychiatrist Jopindar Harika READING, PA - After failing to show up for his sentencing hearing three times, a psychiatrist convicted of committing fraud in Berks has until the end of the week to report to Berks County Prison. Senior Judge Scott D. Keller imposed a sentence for Dr. Jopinder R. Harika on March 22 even though the Allegheny County psychiatrist was not present. Keller sentenced him to three to 23 months in Berks County Prison followed by six months of probation and to pay [...]

Nadir Omara, English Psychiatrist, Suspended for “Lewd Phone Calls”

East Anglian Daily Times Doctor who made lewd phone calls is suspended April 9, 2016 newmarket: A consultant psychiatrist who made lewd phone calls to night-time care workers at an addiction treatment centre has been suspended from the list of registered medical practitioners. Nadir Omara, 48, of Sapling Place, Rushmere St Andrew, denied two charges of sending indecent communications to staff members at the Abbeycare addiction treatment centre. He was found guilty by magistrates in January and sentenced to 12 weeks custody. This week, a medical practitioners tribunal decided to suspend Dr Omara for 15 months, subject to a review. [...]

Sharon Marble, Maine Psychiatrist, booted from “practicing” for two years – “inappropriate personal and romantic relationship with a patient”

Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine WATERVILLE PSYCHIATRIST CENSURED BY MAINE BOARD OF LICENSURE IN MEDICINE April 14, 2016 AUGUSTA, ME – On April 12, 2016 the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine and the Maine Office of Attorney General entered into a Consent Agreement with Sharon Marble, M.D. The Consent Agreement includes a censure and requires education in ethics and professional boundaries. Additionally, the agreement imposed a $1,500 civil penalty, probation and a condition that does not allow Dr. Marble to practice clinical medicine for two years. The discipline was based upon unprofessional conduct by Dr. Marble, which involved [...]

WISCONSIN SUSPENDS LICENSE OF PSYCHIATRIST DAVID HOULIHAN, former Veterans Administration Chief of Staff

News8000 State suspends medical license of former Tomah VA Chief of Staff March, 16 2016 Psychiatrist David Houlihan MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) - The former Chief of Staff of the troubled Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center won't be practicing medicine anytime soon. The Wisconsin Medical Examining Board suspended the medical license of the former VA psychiatrist Dr. David Houlihan Wednesday. In a report from the Center for Investigative Reporting, Houlihan was known by some veterans as the 'Candy Man' for handing out excess narcotics. Houlihan was fired from the VA and his clinical privileges was revoked back in November. [...]

Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Psychiatrist, War Time Criminal, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, including slaughtering 8,000 Muslim men and boys – Verdict Expected Next Week after 5-year trial

Reuters Ahead of war crimes verdict, Karadzic's divisive Bosnia legacy endures By Daria Sito-Sucic Mar 18, 2016 Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic The verdict that a U.N. tribunal will hand down next week in Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic's trial for genocide has re-opened old wounds for many Bosnians, who for years feared him as the "master of life and death". The long-awaited decision by the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, to be handed down on Thursday after a five-year trial, reminds Bosnians that Karadzic's legacy lives on in a country still divided along ethnic lines two decades after the [...]

Maine Psychiatrist Charles Clemetson barred from maintaining a private practice

The Forecaster State board censures Cumberland psychiatrist By The Forecaster March 22, 2016 Psychiatrist Charles Clemetson CUMBERLAND — The Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine placed a Cumberland Foreside psychiatrist on probation. The board found Dr. Charles Clemetson to have “engaged in misrepresentation in connection with the practice for which he was licensed, as well as unprofessional conduct,” and that he had failed to “comply with conditions of probation,” according to a March 16 press release. The board in July 2013 imposed a five-year probation period on Clementson, during which he was to be overseen by a practice monitor. [...]

Psychiatrist Fidiansjah

Jakarta Post Government to probe psychiatrist for false LGBT claim By Hans Nicholas Jong March 24 2016 Psychiatrist Fidiansjah The government will summon psychiatrist Fidiansjah for his recent controversial remarks on LGBT people, in which he labeled homosexuality and bisexuality mental disorders. A renowned physician and member of the Indonesia Psychiatrists Association (PDSKJI), Fidiansjah made a statement that have been widely criticized by international medical circles as he paraphrased diagnostic guidelines to support his statements. Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek said on Wednesday that she would ask for confirmation from Fidiansjah, who currently serves as the ministry’s mental health [...]

70-year-old Psychiatrist War Criminal Gets 40 Years

WSJ Radovan Karadzic, Ex-Bosnian Serb Leader, Convicted of Genocide The International Criminal Tribunal found him guilty on 10 of the 11 counts By Valentina Pop March 24, 2016 Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic A United Nations court sentenced former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to 40 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Bosnian war in the 1990s. He will appeal the ruling. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Thursday found Mr. Karadzic guilty on 10 of the 11 counts, including genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and criminal responsibility for the shelling [...]

George Glumac, Ontario Psychiatrist, Sexually Abused Patient – License now Revoked

CTV News Psychiatrist has licence revoked for sexual abuse March 29, 2016 Psychiatrist George Glumac A Guelph psychiatrist has been found guilty of committing professional misconduct for sexual abuse following a hearing on March 21, 2016. According to a report released by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, a female patient in 2008 sought treatment from psychiatrist Dr. George Glumac. Glumac treated both the patient ( Patient A) who initially sought his services, as well as her husband (Patient B). In the report the College of Physicians and Surgeons outlines the incidents that took place between [...]

Canadian University Apologizes to Victims for Psychiatrist Misdeeds

The Canadian Press Western University apologizes to victims of psychiatrist who worked at school March 14, 2016 Psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski An Ontario university issued an apology Monday for the part it may have played in the "trauma and hurt" suffered by former students abused by a psychiatrist employed at the school more than two decades ago. Western University's apology concerned former London, Ont., psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski, who is currently in prison. The university explained it was making the apology after information involving three former students came to its attention earlier this year. "We apologize for the trauma and pain [...]

Michael Vivian, California Psychiatrist, Disciplined – found passed out in his office after he used amphetamine and a powerful antipsychotic

Ventura County Star Ventura psychiatrist faces medical license probation By Tom Kisken February 18, 2016 Psychiatrist Michael Vivian A Ventura psychiatrist accused by regulators of using amphetamines in his office will be placed on five years medical probation, according to the Medical Board of California. Dr. Michael Vivian's probation will begin March 4, according to a decision reached on Feb. 5. He can continue to practice but the probation includes provisions for psychiatric evaluation, support groups, drug testing, monitoring and completion of an ethics course. Vivian, who agreed to the probation in a settlement with the Medical Board, was [...]

Leela Panoor, Conn. Psychiatrist, must pay $404,798 to settle lawsuit over false Medicaid claims for payment

State of Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen March 8, 2016 AG Jepsen: State Enters Settlement with Tolland Psychiatrist Resolving False Claims Allegations A Tolland psychiatrist will pay $404,798 to settle a civil False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that she submitted false claims for payments to Connecticut's Medicaid program. The resolution stems from a lawsuit and settlement agreement approved yesterday by a Hartford Superior Court judge, Attorney General George Jepsen said today. The Attorney General alleged that, while enrolled as a behavioral health and psychiatric services provider in the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP), Dr. Leela A. Panoor engaged in a [...]

Sujan Thyagaraj, Roswell, NM Psychiatrist, Flees Country to India when Police start investigating sexual assault of patient

Roswell Daily Record Psychiatrist flees country February 24, 2016 Psychiatrist Sujan Thyagaraj A local psychiatrist is believed to have fled the country this week after Roswell police began investigating an allegation that the doctor had sexually assaulted one of his female patients. An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Sujan Thyagaraj, 37. He is charged with criminal sexual penetration, a third-degree felony that holds a potential prison sentence of up to three years. The criminal complaint was filed in Magistrate Court in Roswell Wednesday. RPD’s Criminal Investigation Division began the investigation when the alleged victim came to the [...]