SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
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 to pursue its mission will be damaged.”
American Psychiatric Association
Approved by the Board of Trustees
March 1993
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Psychiatrist Aaron Voon will be sentenced in Australia – (a father caught Voon videotaping his son using a urinal)
Global News Former child psychiatrist Aaron Voon to be sentenced for porn-related charges in Australia By Caley Ramsay January 30, 2017 Aaron Szen Voon, 41, is charged with making and possessing child pornography as well as voyeurism. Aaron Szen Voon, 41, is charged with making and possessing child pornography as well as voyeurism. A former child psychiatrist who was arrested following an incident in a washroom at West Edmonton Mall last year will be sentenced in Australia on May 19. In December, 41-year-old Aaron Voon pleaded guilty to nine child-porn related charges in an Australian courtroom. Three of those charges [...]
Ontario Psychiatrist, Michael Porter, Stripped of License – Sexual Abuse of Patient
St. Catharines Standard Psychiatrist reprimanded, stripped of licence By Grant LaFleche, The Standard January 31, 2017 A former St. Catharines psychiatrist has been stripped of his medical licence by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario for what the college deemed was “sexual abuse” of a patient. On Jan. 16, the college revoked Dr. Michael Porter of his licence at a reprimand hearing into Toronto. The revocation of Porter’s licence was ordered in September 2016 and the formal reprimand was enacted at the hearing this month. Porter was disciplined after repeatedly hugging a patient in a manner that, in [...]
Nagi Ghabbour, Toronto Psychiatrist, may be example in future patient sex cases
Toronto Star Disciplinary panel considers whether doctor should lose licence for dating former patient By Jacques Gallant - Legal Affairs Reporter February 22, 2017 Psychiatrist Nagi Ghabbour Should a psychiatrist who began dating his patient shortly after they stopped seeing each other professionally be allowed to keep his licence? That’s the question before a discipline panel of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, which must determine if Toronto doctor Nagi Ghabbour should become the first physician in the province to have his licence yanked for becoming romantically involved with a former patient too soon after the end [...]
Ottawa Psychiatrist Gerald Powell – Guilty of Misconduct – for the second time in three years
OTTAWA SUN Ottawa psychiatrist guilty of second misconduct suspended, fined By Aedan Helmer January 11, 2017 339 Gilmour St., Ottawa, ON, Canada Ottawa psychiatrist Gerald Powell was found guilty of misconduct for the second time in three years, and on Tuesday was suspended by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and ordered to pay $25,000 in fines for questionable billing practices. Powell, 59, is semi-retired and maintains a part-time practice at 339 Gilmour St. He was suspended and fined by the college in 2014 for carrying on romantic relationships with two former patients, with the original complainant [...]
Gerald Powell, Ottawa psychiatrist – incompetent per Discipline Committee
Ottawa Sun Ottawa psychiatrist faces new disciplinary hearing in January after prior suspension By Don Butler December 28, 2016 339 Gilmour St., Ottawa, ON, Canada Ottawa psychiatrist Gerald Powell is facing another hearing next month before the discipline committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, less than three years after his licence was suspended for nine months for romantic relationships with two former patients. At the Jan. 10 hearing, Powell will face allegations from the college’s inquiries, complaints and reports committee that he engaged in “disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct” with respect to boundary issues with [...]