Barbara Orrok

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CT INSIDER
CT medical board … fines psychiatrist $10K for neglect
By Lisa Backus
June 18, 2024

The state Medical Examining Board agreed Tuesday to issue a $10,000 fine to a psychiatrist accused of failing to properly monitor a patient for years…

The board issued a $10,000 fine to Dr. Barbara Orrok, a psychiatrist with Fair Haven Community Health Center after a state Department of Public Health investigation confirmed that she had not adequately monitored a patient from 2015 to 2021, according to documents.

Orrok failed to adequately maintain medical records on the patient, failed to order regular bloodwork and failed to monitor levels of a drug used for seizures and bipolar disorder, according to a consent order approved by the board Tuesday. She already has completed a two-day course in prescribing practices, DPH documents said. Her medical license was reprimanded as part of the consent order…