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Adam Osborne, English psychiatrist, loses license (in England they say “struck off”) for affair with vulnerable patient – Osborne admitted threatening his patient after she reported him to the General Medical Council
BBC Adam Osborne struck off for affair with vulnerable patient February 11, 2016 Psychiatrist Adam Osborne has been struck off the medical register after having a two-year affair with a vulnerable patient. It follows a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ruling that his fitness to practise had been impaired. The 39-year-old, who is the brother of Chancellor George Osborne, had admitted an inappropriate relationship with a patient. The tribunal ruled his behaviour was "profoundly unacceptable". Dr Osborne, who was married at the time, had been treating the woman - Patient A - for depression, anxiety and chronic fatigue at his private [...]
Minu Chopra, “well renowned” English Psychiatrist, Charged with Slavery of Nanny – Faces 14 years if Convicted
Express 'Upmarket' NHS psychiatrist and engineer husband charged with 'turning au pair into slave' By Rebecca Perring & Oli Smith February 16, 2016 Psychiatrist Minu Chopra (left) A PSYCHIATRIST and her marine engineer husband - who were described as a 'decent' young family from Rochdale - have been charged with turning their 'au pair' into a slave. A 28-year-old woman was found allegedly living as a slave, Greater Manchester Police said. Officers arrested arrested Minu and Sanjeev Chopra, both 47, woman on suspicion of slavery, servitude and forced labour offences under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 on Thursday. The [...]
Whitney Houghton, Maine Psychiatrist, Disciplined “after an independent expert found her recordkeeping and prescribing practices did not meet the accepted standard of care”
Bangor Daily News Brunswick psychiatrist disciplined By Beth Brogan February 17, 2016 BRUNSWICK, Maine — A Brunswick psychiatrist has been disciplined by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine after an independent expert found her recordkeeping and prescribing practices did not meet the accepted standard of care. Dr. Whitney Houghton was placed on one year’s probation starting Wednesday, during which time she must transition to and maintain typewritten records that meet psychiatric standards, successfully complete a recordkeeping and charting course and provide records for the board to review, according to a release. In October 2015, Houghton completed a three-day psychopharmacology [...]
Nadir Omara, English Psychiatrist, Collapses in Court after being Convicted of Obscene Phone Calls
East Anglian Daily Times Suffolk doctor collapses in court after he is sent to prison By Chris Shimwell February 18, 2016 Nadir Omara, 48, of Sapling Place, Rushmere St Andrew, denied he drunkenly distressed two female colleagues at the Abbeycare addiction treatment centre, near Newmarket, with “sexually implicit” phone calls. However, the consultant psychiatrist was convicted on both counts of sending indecent communications at his trial in January. “The calls were overtly sexual and disturbing, with specific sexual language,” said chairman of the magistrates Stuart Roy yesterday, sentencing at Bury St Edmunds magistrates’ court. Upon hearing he would be jailed, [...]
Junaid Syed, St. Louis Psychiatrist, Chairman of psychiatry at St. Alexius Hospital, said the city wouldn’t approve permits and the community wouldn’t support his plan for a halfway house for federal prisoners – “The city is not helping me, nobody is helping me”
Post Dispatch Psychiatrist withdraws plan to open halfway house in south St. Louis January 28, 2016 By Jesse Bogan 2639 Miami Avenue, in south St. Louis ST. LOUIS • A psychiatrist who wanted to open a federal halfway house in south St. Louis said he withdrew his proposal after being served a tough lesson. "I have learned one thing about trying to develop a large business," said Dr. Junaid Syed. "The next time I am going to do business, I am going to do it in the county." Syed wanted to build a 161-bed halfway house, the largest of [...]
Patient Jane Doe Sues Ontario Sexual Predator Psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski, (and University where abuse occurred) who now resides in Federal Prison
London Free Press Disgraced doctor, Western sued by former student By Jane Sims, The London Free Press February 1, 2016 Psychiatrist Stanley Dobrowolski She wanted to be there when former London psychiatrist and sexual predator Stanley Dobrowolski was finally stripped of his medical licence, something many of his female patients believed should have happened decades earlier. The woman, 49, known as Jane Doe, was at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the governing body for Ontario doctors, in November to hear the details of the sexual violence inflicted by the disgraced ex-doctor on more than 40 of his patients, many [...]
Fired Wisconsin VA psychiatrist David Houlihan Under Investigation in Death of Patient
WKOW Former Tomah VA "Candy Man" doctor opening private practice, as state investigation into his medical license lingers By Greg Neumann February 05, 2016 MADISON (WKOW) -- The former chief of staff at the Tomah VA Medical Center - who was fired last November after an investigation found rampant over-prescription of opiates under his direction that resulted in the death of at least one veteran - is set up to soon start a private psychiatry practice in Wisconsin. Dr. David Houlihan, who had his VA clinical privileges revoked on November 9 after a ten-month federal investigation, has been hired by [...]
English Psychiatrist Adam Osborne, Brother of Chief Finance Minister, Admits to having Sex with Patient – made threats towards patient and the consequences for her family if she did not withdraw her complaint
Belfast Telegraph George Osborne's psychiatrist brother admits sex with vulnerable patient February 8, 2016 Psychiatrist Adam Osborne The psychiatrist brother of Chancellor George Osborne is back before the General Medical Council after he admitted having sex with a vulnerable patient who had been under his care, a disciplinary panel has heard. Dr Adam Osborne, who is currently suspended by the General Medical Council (GMC), admitted that he had engaged in an "inappropriate" emotional and sexual relationship with the woman, despite being her private psychiatrist . The woman, referred to as Patient A, had been under Dr Osborne's care between [...]
Ravi Shenava, Psychiatrist, Banned in the USA, goes to Canada where he is now facing criminal allegations of sexually assaulting patients
Toronto Star U.S. psychiatrist faces criminal sex assault charges in Canada, CBC reports Investigation by the fifth estate finds man barred from practising over the border operates clinic in Windsor, despite allegations. By Jacques Gallant January 21, 2016 A psychiatrist banned from practising in the U.S. continues to operate a clinic across the border in Windsor, where he is now facing criminal allegations of sexually assaulting patients, an investigation by the CBC’s the fifth estate has revealed. And despite the criminal charges — 12 counts of sexual assault related to six former patients and one count of extortion, according to [...]
George Nowak, New Hampshire Psychiatrist, Under State Investigation, Ordered to Not “Treat” Female Patients – Nowak cannot “provide after office hours visits, home visits or emergency interventions.”
seacoastonline.com BOARD OF MEDICINE State investigating Portsmouth psychiatrist Restrictions placed on addiction treatment specialist By Jeff McMenemy January 21, 2016 Psychiatrist George Nowak PORTSMOUTH — A psychiatrist specializing in addiction treatment has agreed “to refrain from conducting psychotherapy with female patients,” according to a preliminary agreement for practice restrictions filed with the state. Sarah Blodgett, division director for health care professions, confirmed Thursday the state Board of Medicine has launched an investigation into Dr. George Nowak and the investigation “is ongoing.” Nowak practices in an office off Islington Street. Nowak, in the agreement for practice restrictions he signed after [...]
JULIUS AWAKAME, ENGLISH PSYCHIATRIST, TERMINATED after telling “satanist” patient to get “nice holy water” and watch a 24-hour Church TV Channel in Nigeria – faces losing his license – returns to his native Ghana
Daily Mail NHS psychiatrist told satanist patient to get help from a 24-hour church TV channel in Nigeria because she might be 'possessed' by demonic forces Dr Julius Awakame, 50, said psychiatry or psychology wouldn't help her He gave her the name of the channel and told her to get 'nice holy water' Doctor said he 'studied' the station 'for hours' in the consultation in 2014 Awakame faces being struck off after being found guilty of misconduct By Katie Louise Davies January 21, 2016 Psychiatrist Julius Awakame A NHS psychiatrist advised a patient to get help from a 24-hour [...]
Saquib B. Sayed, NJ Psychiatrist, Suspended, licensing board labeled him “chronic alcoholic” who had been arrested six times after drinking
NJ.com Psychiatrist's license is suspended over recurring problems with alcohol By Kathleen O'Brien January 06, 2016 . A psychiatrist whose disciplinary record shows a long battle with alcohol has once again agreed to an indefinite suspension of his medical license. In a consent order filed by the N.J. Board of Medical Examiners on Dec. 24, Saquib B. Sayed agreed to surrender his license until he can demonstrate his fitness to return to practice. The consent order refers to his "long history with substance abuse." In all the specifics cited, that substance was alcohol. This latest "relapse," as the order [...]
Robert Browne, Hawaiian Psychiatrist, Accused of Sexual Abuse of 26 school children
ABC News Lawsuit Claims Kamehameha Schools' Psychiatrist Molested 26 By Marina Riker January 19, 2016 HONOLULU - Twenty-six former students alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that they were repeatedly sexually abused by a now-deceased psychiatrist at a private school for Native Hawaiians. The plaintiffs are suing Kamehameha Schools and the estate of psychiatrist Robert Browne, who they say molested them during therapy sessions between 1958 and 1985. Kamehameha Schools required each student to undergo therapy, took them to Browne's office and paid for the services, according to the lawsuit. Kamehameha Schools has known about the allegations for the last [...]
Mark Buzzard, Michigan Psychiatrist, arrested – main player in illegal pill mill operation
Monroe News Doctor accused in drug ring By Ray Kisonas December 22, 2015 Psychiatrist Mark Buzzard A physician illegally prescribed more than 2 million narcotic pills during a three-year period in a multi-state, $13 million drug operation that had been overseen by a Monroe man, according to federal documents released today. Federal authorities named Dr. Mark Buzzard, a West Bloomfield psychiatrist, as a main player in the operation allegedly masterminded by Joseph J. Roe, the Monroe man who remains in federal custody in Detroit on drug distribution charges. In the 19-page indictment, Dr. Buzzard and six others were named [...]
Kiyoshi Kimura, Syracuse NY Geezer Psychiatrist – Convicted of Drug Violation – State Slams Door on His Career
Post Standard 84-year-old Syracuse doctor, convicted on drug charge, barred from practicing By James T. Mulder January 04, 2016 Psychiatrist Kiyoshi Kimura SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- An 84-year-old Syracuse psychiatrist accused of illegally selling a prescription to an undercover detective has been barred by the state from practicing medicine. Kiyoshi Kimura was charged in 2014 with selling a prescription for Suboxone, a drug used to treat heroin addicts, for $350 to an Onondaga County Sheriff's Office detective. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 22, 2014, to criminal possession of a controlled substance and willful violation of state health laws, both misdemeanors. [...]
Kwabena Agyei Akuffo-Akoto, New Brunswick Psychiatrist, manipulated patient into sexual acts and threatened to institutionalize her if she exposed his wrongdoing. The patient won a $600,000 judgment. Akuffo-Akota then fled Canada to England. Patient now unable to collect on judgment.
CBCNews Sexual abuse victim loses court fight against doctor's association Court rules association doesn't have to pay damages for N.B. doctor who fled country January 05, 2016 Psychiatrist Kwabena Akuffo-Akoto Shirley Shannon, a New Brunswick woman who was sexually abused by her doctor and then denied money from a fund that compensates patients harmed by negligent medical care, has lost her court fight to force the fund to pay. But Eugene Mockler, who is Shannon's lawyer, says the ruling means New Brunswick doctors do not have the insurance coverage they, their patients and the province think they do. "If [...]
Muhammed Jedaar, South African Psychiatrist Guilty of Sex with Patient – Loses License
Cape Argus (South Africa) December 15, 2015 Psychiatrist loses licence for 'having sex with patient' A CAPE Town psychiatrist has been struck off the roll of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) after he allegedly had sex with a patient. The council has confirmed that Dr Muhammed Ashraf Jedaar - who had a private practice in Wynberg - had since stopped practising and had been removed from the register a year ago after he was found guilty of "unprofessional conduct of a disgraceful nature". Jedaar, who was registered with the Medical and Dental Board is, however, appealing his [...]
Italian Psychiatrist “L.D.” flipped out, brandished fire extinguisher among colleagues
ANSA Psychiatrist suffers psychotic episode 34-year-old man brandished fire extinguisher among colleagues December 9, 2015 (ANSA) - Milan, December 9 - A psychiatrist sparked fear at a hospital in Milan where he worked after he was found roaming the corridors brandishing a fire extinguisher and speaking incoherently, ANSA learned Wednesday. The 34-year-old man, known only as L.D. under Italian privacy law, is believed to have suffered a psychotic episode after he turned up at Pio Albergo Trivulzio hospital at around 10pm on Monday. Although it was not his shift, the psychiatrist, who lives in Pavia, 35km south of Milan, entered [...]