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Jasjot Kaur Chadda, Toronto psychiatrist, suspended – enticed four patients to travel to Italy “meditation retreat” (5G’s each included alcohol at meals but not airfare)
Toronto Star Toronto psychiatrist suspended six months for offering her patients a $5,000 meditation retreat to Italy (before tax, not including airfare) May 24, 2019 By Jacques Gallant Psychiatrist Jasjot Kaur Chadda aka Tina Chadda A Toronto psychiatrist's decision to offer her patients a pricey Italian meditation retreat landed her before Ontario's medical regulator Friday, where she was suspended for six months. Dr. Jasjot Kaur (Tina) Chadda had ended up taking four therapy patients on the retreat she organized, according to an agreed statement of facts filed at her discipline hearing at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of [...]
Luke Ainsworth, Aussie Psychiatrist, got patient pregnant – banned from “practising” until next year
The Age Psychiatrist who got 'vulnerable' client pregnant struck off until 2020 By Melissa Iaria May 28, 2019 Psychiatrist Luke Ainsworth A psychiatrist who got a patient pregnant after she was referred to him following a workplace sex assault has been banned from practising until next year. The patient saw Luke Ainsworth five times during 2016 and a personal relationship unfolded between them. She had been referred to him by her psychologist after a workplace sex assault and subsequent attempt at self-harm. The woman told a tribunal that during her first appointment, Dr Ainsworth questioned her in detail about [...]
Psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chul, Korea, accused of sexually assaulting women patients
Korea Biomedical Review Psychiatrists frustrated over alleged sexual predator’s continued medical practice By Song Soo-youn 2019.05.29 Psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chul The Korea NeuroPsychiatric Association (KNPA) expressed resentment over the continued medical practice of a male psychiatrist, who was accused of sexually assaulting women patients. One year ago, the association struck the name of Kim Hyun-chul off its member list for having an inappropriate relationship with his patients. The association requested the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare to revoke Kim’s license, but no action was taken. MBC’s journalism program PD Notebook aired “Good Doctor’s Dangerous [...]
Henry Ehrlich, Tampa Bay Psychiatrist, License Revoked 943 days after complaint
WFLA Tampa Bay doctor's license revoked 943 days after complaint Did pace of investigation put patients at risk? By Mahsa Saeidi May 28, 2019 On September 28, 2016, DOH received a complaint about Dr. Henry Ehrlich. According to the 45-page document, three patients died of an accidental drug overdose or abuse within approximately a three-month span. Dr. Ehrlich is accused of keeping sloppy records and not conducting follow-up appointments with a total of six patients. According to DOH, that is a violation of the Standard of Care required by medical professionals. Documents state the doctor never disputed any of the [...]
Farmington psychiatrist Alan Emamdee dodges one bullet, but has another criminal case pending – A former female patient accused him of withholding drugs unless she performed oral sex on him
Daily Times Jury finds former doctor not guilty of sexually assaulting, abusing female patient By Joshua Kellogg May 30, 2019 Psychiatrist Alan Emamdee AZTEC — The former San Juan Regional Medical Center psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting and abusing a former female patient has been found not guilty of all charges by jury. Dr. Alan Emamdee, 42, was acquitted of six, first-degree felony counts of criminal sexual penetration on May 30 in Aztec District Court. It took the jury less than three hours to reach a verdict on the third day of the trial in front of District Court [...]
Manhattan Psychiatrist William Belfar sentenced for prescribing Oxycodone for cash
New York Daily News Crooked shrink who criticized Lindsay Lohan’s doctor as an enabler is sentenced to 5 years probation for prescribing Oxycodone for cash By Stephen Rex Brown June 03, 2019 Psychiatrist William Belfar A Manhattan shrink who shamelessly criticized Lindsay Lohan’s doctor for turning her into a drug addict received a five-year probation sentence Monday for prescribing Oxycodone for cash. Disgraced psychiatrist William Belfar was all smiles after the lenient sentence was imposed in Manhattan Federal Court. Judge Andrew Carter said he credited Belfar’s cooperation with the government and the psychiatrist’s own mental illness as reasons for [...]
Pradeep Mathur, Ohio Psychiatrist, charged with lying to get family member drugs
WFMJ Poland psychiatrist indicted for lying to get family member prescription drugs May 9, 2019 By Cristen Manion Psychiatrist Pradeep Mathur YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Mahoning County Grand Jury has charged a Poland psychiatrist with three felonies- accusing him of lying to obtain prescriptions for a family member. Sixty-one-year-old Dr. Pradeep Mathur is facing charges of deception to obtain and dangerous drug, violation of drug database laws, and illegal processing of drug documents. According to the indictment, Dr. Mathur allegedly lied to obtain Amrodafinil, also known as Nuvigil, a Schedule IV controlled substance. Medicineplus.gov, an online database of medications, [...]
Lewis Moonie, UK psychiatrist, quits Labour Party after complaints of transphobia
Independent Labour peer Lord Moonie quits party in row over transgender rights By Andrew Woodcock May 15, 2019 Psychiatrist Lewis Moonie A Labour peer has quit the party in a row over transgender rights. Lord Moonie was suspended after an investigation was launched into complaints of alleged transphobia. But he announced he was instead resigning to "save them the trouble" and would "carry on campaigning for women". As Lewis Moonie, the psychiatrist and community medicine specialist was Labour MP for Kirkcaldy from 1987 to 2005 and served as defence minister under Tony Blair. He was awarded a life peerage [...]
Michael Solloway, Florida Psychiatrist – Medical Board refuses to reinstate his license – in 1981 he became first psychiatrist in Florida to lose his license for having sex with a patient
The Miami Herald 4 SOUTH FLORIDA MDS STRIPPED OF LICENSES October 9, 1983 By Carl Hiaasen == Excerpt: Psychiatrist Michael Solloway In other action Saturday, the medical board voted: * To refuse to consider the possible reinstatement of Miami psychiatrist Dr. Michael Solloway. In 1981 Solloway became the first psychiatrist in Florida to lose his license for having sex with a patient. Dr. Solloway called his lengthy relationship with a female patient a "mistake in judgment." He appealed the board's action and continued to practice medicine until last January, when the Florida Supreme Court upheld the revocation. Despite support [...]
Psychiatrist Michael Solloway – in widely publicized case admitted having a sexual relationship with a severely disturbed 19-year-old-patient
Miami Herald DOCTORS PUNISHED FOR IMPROPER CARE By Steve Sternberg February 12, 1984 ++Excerpt Psychiatrist Michael Solloway In other action the board: * Denied a request by former psychiatrist Michael Solloway that his license, revoked in January 1983 after a number of appeals, be reinstated. It was revoked in a widely publicized case in which Solloway admitted having a sexual relationship with a severely disturbed 19-year-old-patient. At Saturday's hearing, Dr. George Metcalf, of the South Florida Psychiatric Society, and two other psychiatrists testified in Solloway's behalf. But board members disagreed. Dr. Robert Katims, a Miami endocrinologist, said, "I don't [...]
Psychiatrist Keith Ablow, Suspended by State of Massachusetts – three young female patients say he sexually abused them
The Daily News State suspends Port psychiatrist Keith Ablow's medical license By Dave Rogers May 16, 2019 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow NEWBURYPORT – The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine indefinitely suspended the medical license of nationally known psychiatrist and author Dr. Keith Ablow Wednesday, concluding he posed an "immediate and serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare." Ablow, 57, who has an office on Water Street in Newburyport, is accused in civil lawsuits of engaging in sexual misconduct and other disturbing activities with patients. Specifically, he is facing allegations from three young women who sought him out [...]
Napa Psychiatrist Michael Cosgrove put on probation for seven years – stumbled to work drunk
Sacramento Bee California psychiatrist ‘depressed’ by Trump 2016 win stumbled to work drunk, board says By Jared Gilmour May 16, 2019 California’s medical board put a Napa psychiatrist on probation for seven years after he admitted to stumbling to work drunk the day after President Donald Trump’s election because he was “depressed” by the outcome, board records say. Dr. Michael Cosgrove, a staff psychiatrist at Napa State Hospital, showed up to work on Nov. 9, 2016, walking unsteadily and with difficulty keeping his balance — and a police officer who noticed Cosgrove’s behavior stopped him to ask if he’d been [...]
Cesar Benitez, El Cajon, CA psychiatrist, “Chief of Staff” Alvarado Parkway Institute – specialty? Girl Hitting
Psychiatrist Cesar Benitez Psychiatrist Cesar Benitez is the "Chief of Staff" at Alvarado Parkway Institute. He has a criminal history of girl hitting. See California Board of Medicine accusation. See page 4: he consumed large amounts of alcohol and was arrested for domestic violence in 2015 In 2016, he was convicted of battery of a current or former significant other. In 2017, police investigated a report of a woman yelling for help. Benitez was again arrested for domestic violence. "She had a blood nose and bruising to her face". The Medical Board of California now plans to hold a [...]
Psychiatrist Pradeep Mathur, Ohio, Jailed – “investigators say he lied to obtain prescriptions for a family member”
WFMJ Poland psychiatrist jailed, accused of lying to get prescription By Mike Gauntner May 21, 2019 Psychiatrist Pradeep Mathur A Poland psychiatrist was booked into the Mahoning County jail Monday after investigators say he lied to obtain prescriptions for a family member. The Mahonng County Grand Jury indicted 61-year-old Dr. Pradeep Mathur on charges of deception to obtain and dangerous drug, violation of drug database laws, and illegal processing of drug documents. According to the indictment, Dr. Mathur allegedly lied to obtain Amrodafinil, also known as Nuvigil, a Schedule IV controlled substance. Medicineplus.gov, an online database of medications, describes [...]
Rui Mendel, New Zealand psychiatrist, fined $5,000 for making a throat-slitting gesture towards a colleague
NZ Herald Doctor censured following number of unprofessional behaviour incidents, including cut-throat gestures May 1, 2019 Psychiatrist Rui Mendel A psychiatrist has been censured after he was found to have behaved unprofessionally towards two patients and colleagues during his practice. Doctor Rui Mendel was found to make a throat-slitting gesture towards a colleague but while the action was found to be misconduct, a tribunal said it did not warrant disciplinary action. The psychiatrist was also found to have misled a patient's mother, behaved inappropriately towards colleagues and kept inadequate notes in relation to a 2014 case. Details were published [...]
Emine Ozdemir, Turkish Psychiatrist, says she is under investigation for membership in a terrorist organization
TurkeyPurge Psychiatrist under investigation over therapy services to victims of Erdogan’s purge by TurkeyPurge May 6, 2019 Turkish Psychiatrist Emine Ozdemir Turkish psychiatrist said she was taken under investigation on charge of membership to a terrorist organization and that the prosecutor’s evidence include her professional counselling as well. I was told yesterday that a legal case was opened against me. The accusation is being a terrorist organization by providing psychological support to those dismissed under post-coup emergency decrees; having an account at Bank Asya; and spending my vacation at Kizilcahamam,” Ozdemir tweeted Sunday. The psychiatrist also said she was [...]
Hayley Pinto, UK psychiatrist, carried away by cops after lying down to form a road block – delayed patients reaching hospital
The Sun ECO DOC SLAMMED Rich NHS doctor blasted after climate change protest ‘wastes public cash’ and ‘delays patients’ By Rob Pattinson and Jonathan Reilly April 22, 2019 Psychiatrist Hayley Pinto A WEALTHY NHS doctor charged over the London climate protests was rapped for wasting public cash. Dr Hayley Pinto, 51, was carried away by cops after lying down to form a road block. She was condemned after Extinction Rebellion protesters delayed patients reaching hospital and took up stretched cops’ time. Peter Bone MP said: “To take so much police manpower from crimes is madness. "It’s a waste of [...]
John Strunk, Dothan Psychiatrist, raided by DEA
Dothan Eagle DEA raids local psychiatrist Dr. J. Chris Strunk’s Dothan office By Jay Hare April 24, 2019 Drug Enforcement Agency and other federal agents raided the office of Dothan psychiatrist Dr. John Christopher Strunk Wednesday morning, but officials have not given a reason for the probe. The Dothan Eagle has contacted the DEA’s Atlanta division for comment, but one was not immediately provided. Both the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and U.S. Attorney General’s Office confirmed agents executed a search warrant at the location but declined further comment. About 20 federal agents with [...]
New Hartford Psych Surendra Johri – Sentencing Delayed – convicted of sexual abuse charges
Observer-Dispatch Sentencing for former New Hartford psychiatrist delayed By Jolene Cleaver April 11, 2019 Psychiatrist Surendra Johri UTICA — Sentencing for a former New Hartford psychiatrist convicted of sexual abuse charges has been delayed as his attorney plans to file motions in Utica City Court for a potential appeal. Surendra Johri, 61, was found guilty in February on three of six sexual misconduct charges after a bench trial. His attorney, Christopher Pelli, moved Thursday to file a 330 motion, which is generally used to argue for the court to set aside a verdict if the defense feels that aspects [...]
Rajan Thomas ‘monster’ psychiatrist, Australia, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years – sexually assaulted patient
9News 'Frothing at the mouth': Patient slams 'monster' psychiatrist who sexually assaulted her By Reid Butler March 28, 2019 Psychiatrist Rajan Thomas A Melbourne mum has spoken of the terrifying moment she was sexually assaulted by the psychiatrist she'd employed to help her. "He was frothing at the mouth. It was disgusting, I really felt violated," Jodie Fisher told A Current Affair in an exclusive sit-down interview. Ms Fisher first visited Dr Rajan Thomas at Delmont Hospital in 2011 after the death of her father and her son. "He took advantage of me when I was at my most [...]
Bosnian Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic, war criminal, prison sentence extended from 40 years to life
The Telegraph Sentence increased to life for wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic By Nick Squires March 20, 2019 Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic Former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to life in prison after a UN court rejected his appeal and increased his original sentence of 40 years behind bars. Karadzic was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by a UN tribunal in The Hague in 2016 and was handed a 40-year jail sentence. But after hearing his appeal, in which he claimed that the persecution and expulsion of Croats and Muslims was [...]
NY Psych Surendra Johri, forced to surrender his license – sexual abuse – sentencing April 11
WKTV NY REVOKES MEDICAL LICENSE OF PSYCHIATRIST FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ABUSE Dr. Surendra Johri will have to surrender his license to the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. March 27, 2019 Psychiatrist Surendra Johri The state has revoked the medical license of the New Hartford psychiatrist found guilty of sexual abuse. Dr. Surendra Johri will have to surrender his license to the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. Johri was found guilty of two counts of sexual abuse and one count of forcible touching. He is scheduled to be sentenced on April 11.
Irish UnNamed Psychiatrist, licese revoked over sexual relationship with vulnerable patient
Irish Times Psychiatrist struck off over sexual relationship with vulnerable patient Woman attended doctor for treatment of bipolar disorder, court heard Irish UnNamed Psychiatrist A psychiatrist who engaged in a sexual relationship with a female patient has been struck off the medical register by the president of the High Court. Mr Justice Peter Kelly confirmed a recommendation from the Medical Council that the consultant psychiatrist’s registration as a medical practitioner be cancelled with immediate effect for professional misconduct and “moral turpitude” over the relationship. Since the psychiatrist admitted the misconduct, he has wound down his practice and retired, the [...]
Psychiatry’s Incurable Hubris
The Atlantic HEALTH Psychiatry’s Incurable Hubris The biology of mental illness is still a mystery, but practitioners don’t want to admit it. By Gary Greenberg April 2019 Issue Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness BY ANNE HARRINGTON NORTON In 1886, clark bell, the editor of the journal of the Medico-Legal Society of New York, relayed to a physician named Pliny Earle a query bound to be of interest to his journal’s readers: Exactly what mental illnesses can be said to exist? In his 50-year career as a psychiatrist, Earle had developed curricula to teach medical [...]
Utah Psychiatrist Joel Hanson, hired by Ascendant Behavioral Health’s Comprehensive Treatment Center after pleading guilty to privacy and witness tampering
ABC4 Psychiatrist at new substance clinic has addiction and recovery in his own past Dr. Joel Hanson pleaded guilty to privacy and witness tampering charges in 2000 By Rick Aaron March 19, 2019 Psychiatrist Joel Hanson TAYLORSVILLE (ABC4 News) - The owners of a new addiction recovery clinic hope to help in battle against Utah's opioid crisis and the psychiatrist running the clinic has fought his own battles in the past. Dr. Joel Hanson M.D., the Medical Director of the new Ascendant Behavioral Health's Comprehensive Treatment Center on Riverboat Road, has experience in treatment and recovery both as a [...]