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Eskender Getachew, Galena psychiatrist, convicted
Eskender Getachew The Columbus Dispatch Federal jury convicts Columbus-area doctor of illegally prescribing opioids June 23, 2023 By Jordan Laird -- Excerpt A federal jury has convicted a Columbus-area doctor of illegally prescribing opioids and other drugs. Eskender Getachew, 58, of Galena, Delaware County, was found guilty on Thursday in U.S. District Court of 11 counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Getachew was a neurologist for more than 20 years and also a psychiatrist and a pharmacist. He owned and operated Polaris Wellness and Recovery Center as well as the Regional Neurology and Sleep Medicine Institute, both on [...]
Kabir Garg, South London Psychiatrist, jailed for six years
Kabir Garg BBC Kabir Garg: Doctor jailed for dark web child sexual abuse images June 23, 2023 -- Excerpt A junior doctor has been jailed for six years for his role in a dark web chat site dedicated to sharing images of child sexual abuse. Kabir Garg, 33, from Lewisham, south-east London, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to facilitating the exploitation of children. Until he was arrested in November, he had been working as a psychiatrist for South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. Garg had acted as a "moderator" of the site, the court had heard. This [...]
Head of psychiatry convicted
Head of psychiatry Google Translation Lakartidningen Head of psychiatry convicted of child pornography A psychiatrist in a management position is sentenced to a suspended sentence and community service for possession of child pornography and for having created child pornography of a person with whom he had a personal relationship. By Jesper Cederberg June 14, 2023 -- Excerpt The doctor is said to have had close to 600 child porn images and some videos on his computer and mobile phone, which were found during the police search. According to the prosecutor, the 1950s images can be classified as particularly reckless. [...]
Scott Woodside, Ontario psychiatrist, “too biased to give evidence”
thestar.com Leading Ontario forensic psychiatrist too biased to give evidence, 'cut and pasted' opinions, judge finds June 13, 2023 By Betsy Powell -- Excerpt The professional credibility of one of Ontario's leading forensic psychiatrists has been called into question by a judge who took the unusual step of refusing to qualify him as an expert, finding him too biased to give evidence. The recent decision by Superior Court Justice Laura Bird - who concluded Toronto's Dr. Scott Woodside "cut and pasted" and made numerous errors in reports filed with the court - has sent shock waves through the criminal [...]
Jason N. Stamper, Kentucky Psychiatrist, Charged
Jason N. Stamper The Lexington Herald Leader (Kentucky) Grand jury accuses Kentucky doctor of illegally distributing amphetamine drug May 26, 2023 By Bill Estep -- Excerpt A Kentucky doctor has been charged with illegally distributing drugs. A federal grand jury indicted Jason N. Stamper, a Pikeville psychiatrist, Thursday on four counts of distributing and dispensing an amphetamine in 2022 outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical reason. Police found bags of an ADHD drug called Vyvanse in a search of Stamper's home in December, according to a citation. The drug contains an amphetamine. The [...]
Arkansas psychiatrist resigns from Medical Board
Arkansas Advocate Former chairman resigns from Arkansas Medical Board facing scrutiny in state, federal probes By Hunter Field May 26, 2023 -- Excerpt Northwest Arkansas psychiatrist Dr. Brian Hyatt resigned from the State Medical Board last week, two months after he stepped down as chairman. Hyatt’s resignation — confirmed by records obtained under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act — comes as he is under investigation by state and federal authorities. The scope of the criminal probes is unknown, but court records indicate that investigators in the Arkansas attorney general’s office suspected Hyatt of Medicaid fraud. The U.S. Attorney for [...]
Psychiatry: A Madhouse of Foolishness (ChatGPT)
Dear ChatGPT, Can you write two pages or 800 words about psychiatry in the style of Mark Twain, scathing, humorous, cynical, ironic. Certainly! Here's a scathing, humorous, cynical, and ironic piece about psychiatry in the style of Mark Twain: Psychiatry: A Madhouse of Foolishness By ChatGPT May 21, 2023 I have had the misfortune of encountering a peculiar breed of individuals who claim to possess a deep understanding of the human mind and its ailments. They call themselves psychiatrists, but I assure you, their methods and theories are as absurd as a cat chasing its tail. With all the [...]
Sangeeta Baruah, Guwahati psychiatrist, arrested
Hindustan Times Guwahati doctor couple arrested for torturing adopted daughter By Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Silchar May 08, 2023 -- Excerpt One of the couple’s neighbours had on Friday approached the police with a photograph of the minor girl tied to a pole on the terrace in summer heat. A doctor couple and their domestic help were arrested in Guwahati for allegedly torturing the couple’s four-year-old girl, who the couple said they had adopted more than three years ago, police said on Sunday. Police on Saturday night arrested psychiatrist Sangeeta Baruah from a house in Meghalaya’s Ri Bhoi district, a day [...]
Sangeeta Datta, Guwahati psychiatrist, arrested
Sangeeta Datta The Times of India 3-year-old adopted girl sexually abused, says Guwahati police By Mukut Das May 8, 2023 -- Excerpt GUWAHATI: The medical reports of the three-year-old girl, who was allegedly tortured by her adoptive doctor parents, established that she was also sexually abused, police said on Sunday. Guwahati police commissioner Diganta Barah said the child has been kept at the state home and a team of medical experts has been providing treatment to her. "Her medical reports revealed many worrying injury marks on her body, including private parts. Reports establish sexual offence was also commited," he said. [...]
Charlotte Psychiatrist Convicted
Charlotte Psychiatrist Press Release Federal Jury Convicts Child Psychiatrist Of Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor Thursday, May 4, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Charlotte has convicted David Tatum, 41, a child psychiatrist in Charlotte, N.C., of sexual exploitation of a minor, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert M. DeWitt, Special Agent in Charge of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in North Carolina join U.S. Attorney King in making today’s announcement. According to filed court documents, trial evidence [...]
James Dodson, Clarksville Psychiatrist, Pleads Guilty
James Dodson PRESS RELEASE Clarksville Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements To Medicare & Tricare Wednesday, May 3, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee NASHVILLE – A Clarksville, Tennessee psychiatrist pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to two counts of making false statements relating to health care matters, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis. Dr. James Maures Dodson, 57, pleaded guilty to making false statements to Medicare and TRICARE in connection with two types of criminal activity. First, he caused his practice, Clarksville Behavioral Health (CBH), to submit claims for services he [...]
Brian T. Hyatt, Arkansas Psychiatrist – Medicaid Fraud
Brian T. Hyatt 5 News Hospital agrees to pay $1.1 million in Medicaid fraud settlement connected to Dr. Hyatt By 5NEWS Web Staff May 1, 2023 -- Excerpt SPRINGDALE, Arkansas — Northwest Health has reached a settlement with the Arkansas Attorney General's office after an investigation found evidence claiming Dr. Brian Hyatt, former head of the behavioral unit in Springdale, had committed extensive Medicaid fraud. Dr. Hyatt stepped down from his role as chair of the Arkansas State Medical Board after he was accused in an affidavit by investigators with the AG's office. Hyatt, formerly the chairman of the state [...]
Ricardo Ramírez, Arica Psychiatrist, charged with killing wife
Ricardo Ramírez CE Noticias Financieras English Court confirmed preventive custody for psychiatrist who killed his matronly wife in Azapa Valley April 28, 2023 -- Excerpt The Court of Appeals of Arica confirmed the preventive imprisonment of the psychiatrist Ricardo Antonio Yévenes Ramírez, charged as the perpetrator of the crime of femicide of his wife, the midwife Fabiola Vargas Pallauta, a crime committed in the Azapa Valley last December. In a unanimous decision, the First Chamber of the Court of Appeals - composed by the ministers Pablo Zavala Fernández, José Delgado Ahumada and the judicial prosecutor Juan Manuel Escobar Salas [...]
Iftikhar Rasul, Orlando psychiatrist – “deviant behavior”
Psychiatrist Rasul Iftikhar - Courtesy of Orange County Corrections Department Orlando Sentinel Orlando psychiatrist’s practice restricted after sexual assault allegations By Christopher Cann April 12, 2023 -- Excerpt An Orlando psychiatrist has been prohibited from treating female patients after multiple women accused him of sexual assault, according to an emergency order by the Florida Department of Health. In the license restriction order signed by Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on April 5, DOH said it will conduct a formal proceeding to discipline Dr. Iftikhar Rasul. "Rasul willfully abused his position of power in order to sexually assault multiple [...]
Richard Pines, Boise Psychiatrist, Arrested
Richard Pines Idaho Press Former Boise doctor arrested for sex crimes involving children KTVB STAFF March 20, 2023 -- Excerpt A Boise man and former adolescent psychiatrist is facing three felony counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16 after he was arrested Friday by multiple agencies. Boise Police said 63-year-old Richard Pines was arrested following “years of investigating” crimes in Ada and Boise counties. The crimes occurred against three minors in Boise County between 2004 and 2008, according to Friday’s news release. The Associated Press in 2015 reported the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Pines “violated state law [...]
Hemant Kumar Sharma, Townsville psychiatrist, suspended
Hemant Kumar Sharma Townsville Bulletin (Australia) Local psychiatrist hit with 3-year suspension March 17, 2023 By Cameron Bates -- Excerpt A TOWNSVILLE psychiatrist banned from treating women has now been suspended from practising in Queensland for the next three years. The Office of the Health Ombudsman confirmed that the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) had officially reprimanded Dr Hemant Kumar Sharma on February 28, 2023. "QCAT also suspended Dr Sharma's registration for three years," a spokesman said in a statement to the Townsville Bulletin. "The suspension takes effect from 30 April 2023." Healthlink Family Medical Centre in Cranbrook confirmed [...]
Brian Hyatt, Rogers psychiatrist, sued
Brian Hyatt KNWA Patient suing NWA psychiatrist for false imprisonment adds two attorneys By C.C. McCandless March 13, 2023 -- Excerpt WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A woman suing a Rogers psychiatrist, alleging false imprisonment and other charges, has added two attorneys to her case. According to court documents, Karla Adrian-Caceres filed suit against Dr. Brian Hyatt and other defendants in Washington County circuit court, civil division, on January 17. Her complaint accused the defendants of false imprisonment, battery, outrage, assault and civil conspiracy stemming from their actions during her time at the Northwest Medical Emergency Department and the [...]
Howard Weiss, Greenwood Village Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty
Howard Weiss PRESS RELEASE Greenwood Village Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances and Financial Crimes Wednesday, March 8, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Colorado DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Howard Weiss, age 69, of Greenwood Village, pleaded guilty today to distributing a controlled substance outside the usual course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, structuring financial transactions in a way to evade reporting requirements, and engaging in monetary transactions greater than $10,000 in property derived from specified unlawful activity. He also [...]
PEI Psychiatrist Arvind Singh, focus of a 10-day hearing
PEI Psychiatrist Arvind Singh CBC Summerside psychiatrist disciplined over care of young patient By Carolyn Ryan March 08, 2023 -- Excerpt A College of Physicians and Surgeons of P.E.I. committee has found a Summerside psychiatrist guilty of professional misconduct, after a hearing in late January. The college says Dr. Arvind Singh engaged in "conduct or an act relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by medical practitioners as unprofessional." The identities of three people complaining about Arvind's behaviour, one of whom was a patient, was not revealed in documents filed on [...]
Ashok Jain, Texas psychiatrist – settles
Ashok Jain PRESS RELEASE Psychiatrist settles claims for unnecessary brain stimulation treatments Friday, March 3, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas HOUSTON – A 61-year-old doctor and companies he owned and operated have agreed to pay the United States $3 million to resolve claims they improperly billed Medicare, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Dr. Ashok Jain and companies known as Psychiatric Solutions P.C., Longview Psychiatric Center PLLC and Longview Psychiatric Center LP knowingly and willfully submitted, or caused the submission of, false claims to Medicare. The allegations included intentionally pressuring patients to accept unnecessary [...]
Duane Bevans, Provo Psychiatrist, WANTED
Duane Bevans CTV News Former Lethbridge psychiatrist faces charges in historical sexual assault By Michael Franklin Senior Digital Producer March 1, 2023 -- Excerpt Lethbridge police say a 77-year-old former psychiatrist, who once practiced in Alberta, faces sexual assault charges in connection with incidents dating back to the 1980s. Officials say a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for Duane Bevans, a resident of Provo, Utah. The arrest order was initiated as a result of an investigation that Lethbridge police began in 2020, after a female told them she had been sexually assaulted by her psychiatrist in the early 1980s. "The [...]
Zholia Alemi, UK psychiatrist, jailed
The Guardian Judge jails fake NHS psychiatrist and criticises ‘abject failure of scrutiny’ By Josh Halliday North of England correspondent February 28, 2023 -- Excerpt A bogus psychiatrist who practised in the NHS for 22 years with a fake degree has been jailed, as a judge criticised medical authorities for an “abject failure of scrutiny”. Zholia Alemi was ordered to serve seven years in prison after being found guilty of a “deliberate and wicked deception” that allowed her to treat hundreds of patients across Britain. Alemi, who is believed to be 60, earned £1.3m in wages after forging the degree [...]
Niazi Saifullah, Richmond psychiatrist, sex with patient
Niazi Saifullah The Progress-Index How a doctor with a history of malpractice got away with running multiple group homes Joyce Chu February 20, 2023 PETERSBURG—In 2005, a Richmond psychiatrist met with his patient at a hotel and engaged in sexual activities, handing her liquor and medical drugs. He ran a business that churned through dozens, at times over a hundred, patients a day—yet from at least 2011 to 2013, he didn't see many of the patients himself. Instead, his other unlicensed staff members diagnosed and prescribed medicine for them, which would sometimes be the wrong dosage. They took the prescriptions [...]
Stefano Maria Cogliati Dezza, Psychiatrist, Italy
Stefano Maria Cogliati Dezza Stupra e frusta la paziente: 4 anni allo psichiatra Corriere della Sera (Italy) By Giulio De Santis February 16, 2023 Prima, con una terapia ad hoc, ha consentito a una paziente di dimagrire. Poi, una volta carpita la sua fiducia, Stefano Maria Cogliati Dezza, 71 anni, psichiatra, l'ha spinta ad avere rapporti intimi estremi, obbligandola a farsi frustare o a subire colate di cera calda sulla schiena. Arrivando infine a stuprarla. Pratiche così dolorose da imporre iniezioni per ridurre la sofferenza. È questa la ricostruzione della Procura che ha convinto il gup Valeria Tommassini, al termine [...]
Adrian Buckner, Kingsport psychiatrist, suspended
Adrian Buckner WJHL State suspends Kingsport psychiatrist’s license By Jeff Keeling February 15, 2023 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) immediately suspended a Kingsport psychiatrist’s license Jan. 24 after he allegedly continued diverting drugs for his own use after an August 2022 drug-induced breakdown. In the Jan. 24 summary suspension, the state wrote Dr. Adrian Buckner’s “mental state while maintaining an active medical license poses an imminent danger to the citizens of Tennessee” and that the board of medical examiners “believes immediate action is necessary to prevent harm to patients.” Buckner, who owns Psychiatric [...]