MEDIA
The Journal News (Westchester County, NY) July 10, 2003 Thursday BRONXVILLE BYLINE: Melissa Klein, Staff SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4B LENGTH: 327 words Psychiatrist's license suspended for fraud Doctor pleads guilty; state hearing July 28 Melissa Klein The Journal News The medical license of a Bronxville psychiatrist has been suspended following his guilty plea in federal court on a charge of health-care fraud. Dr. Antonia Novello, the state health commissioner, suspended the license of Dr. Bruce Forester on July 3 and set a hearing date for July 28 in Albany. The hearing, to be conducted by the state's Board for Professional [...]
Scott Ward
The Associated Press State & Local Wire May 7, 2002, Tuesday, BC cycle Massachusetts lawsuits accuse priest of abuse in Mass., N.H. SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 509 words DATELINE: BOSTON Eight new lawsuits accuse a Roman Catholic priest and two other men of sexually molesting residents of a home for youth offenders, both at the home in Littleton and at the priest's cottage in Barnstead, N.H. The Rev. Bernard Lane is accused of abusing eight youths during the 1970s, when he ran Alpha Omega House, which he founded. Lane was named in seven lawsuits. A separate suit filed by [...]
Alienist C. C. Wiley Arrested
The Times-Democrat NEW ORLEANS - PRICE FIVE CENTS Wednesday, January 26, 1910 THAW ALIENIST ARRESTED Pittsburg, Jan 25 – Dr. C. C. Wiley, an alienist* for Harry K. Thaw during his first trial, is under $1000 bond on a charge of larceny brought by Miss Dora Pedder. Though arrested Jan. 18, the fact was not generally known until tonight. In her complaint Miss Pedder asserts she entrusted Dr. Wiley with $1400 worth of jewels two years ago and had been unable to get them back. * former term for psychiatrist (Oxford Dictonary; First Known Use: 1864)
The Boston Herald June 20, 2003 Friday ALL EDITIONS REGION in Brief; Two docs disciplined for sexual misconduct SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 019 LENGTH: 89 words A Lexington psychiatrist and a Methuen internist have each been disciplined for sexual misconduct. Dr. W. Nicholson Browning of Lexington had his license revoked for engaging in a sexual relationship with a female patient. He gave the 36-year-old patient a backrub during a therapy session and later had sex with her several times at her home, the medical board said. In another case, the board accepted the resignation of Dr. Ting C. Chiu of Methuen. [...]
The Boston Herald January 11, 2002 Friday FIRST EDITION Region In Brief SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 019 LENGTH: 94 words Two Mass. doctors surrender licenses Two doctors have voluntarily given up their licenses to practice medicine in the face of pending complaints against them. Dr. Irma Rivera Chance, a psychiatrist and neurologist from Eastham, voluntarily suspended her practice until Feb. 14 or until the state medical board concludes its investigation. In addition, Dr. Sabhir Moghul, an orthopedic surgeon from Westfield, voluntarily discontinued his practice of medicine in Massachusetts until there has been a final determination of the sealed complaints against him.
The Associated Press State & Local Wire April 25, 2003, Friday, BC cycle License suspended for psychiatrist charged with fraud SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 211 words DATELINE: ELKHART, Ind. A psychiatrist charged with writing unnecessary prescriptions for patients in exchange for cash has had his medical license suspended. The Indiana Medical Licensing Board voted 3-2 Thursday to suspend Dr. Robert Yuhn's license. "Based on the facts of the criminal case, the board agreed that this individual posed an immediate danger to the public and agreed that there was enough evidence to support an immediate suspension of his license," Attorney [...]
The Associated Press State & Local Wire These materials may not be republished without the express written consent of The Associated Press June 30, 1999, Wednesday, BC cycle Psychiatrist must serve probation, repay money SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 372 words DATELINE: LAFAYETTE, La. A Breaux Bridge psychiatrist was sentenced to four years of probation and ordered to repay $ 210,000 he bilked from Medicaid and Medicare over a three-year period. Dr. Sidney J. Dupuy III, 63, must spend one year of his probation in home confinement, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty said Tuesday. The doctor also agreed to settle [...]
Ronald Hardrict
The New York Times June 3, 2007 Sunday Late Edition - Final After Sanctions, Doctors Get Drug Company Pay BYLINE: By GARDINER HARRIS and JANET ROBERTS SECTION: Section 1; Column 2; National Desk; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 2937 words A decade ago the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice accused Dr. Faruk Abuzzahab of a ''reckless, if not willful, disregard'' for the welfare of 46 patients, 5 of whom died in his care or shortly afterward. The board suspended his license for seven months and restricted it for two years after that. But Dr. Abuzzahab, a Minneapolis psychiatrist, is still overseeing the [...]
States News Service May 10, 2011 Tuesday BRUNSWICK PSYCHIATRIST'S MEDICAL LICENSE REVOKED BYLINE: States News Service LENGTH: 326 words DATELINE: AUGUSTA, Maine The following information was released by the office of the governor of Maine: John Matt Dorn, M.D., had his license to practice medicine immediately and permanently revoked by the Board of Licensure in Medicine in a Consent Agreement signed on May 10, 2011. Dr. Dorns license had previously been suspended on April 12, 2011 after the Board concluded that Dr. Dorns continued practice of medicine presented an imminent threat to the safety of his patients. Dr. Dorn practices [...]