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Boris Rubinstein, Westchester County child psychiatrist, sued
Boris Rubinstein New York Post Westchester County shrink ruined family relationships, suit claims By Melissa Klein and Kathianne Boniello January 1, 2022 -- Excerpt A psychiatrist who treated his friends’ son for 20 years soured the man’s relationship with his parents and ruined his inheritance, a new lawsuit charges. Ronald Broden began seeing Dr. Boris Rubinstein, a Westchester County child psychiatrist, in 1999 when he was 36 to treat depression. Rubinstein and Broden’s mother grew up together in Mexico, and the doctor socialized with Broden’s father, according to the $1 million suit filed in November in federal court [...]
Keun Lee, Psychiatrist, jailed on allegation he raped patient
Miami Herald Psychiatrist jailed on allegation he raped patient during ‘exam’ at Aventura Hospital By David Ovalle December 22, 2021 Keun Lee Keun Lee, Psychiatrist A psychiatrist surrendered Wednesday to face an allegation he sexually assaulted a patient during private “exams” at Aventura Hospital more than two years ago. Dr. Keun Lee has previously been awaiting extradition in jail in Bergen, New Jersey. Last week, he appeared in New Jersey court and under a deal with prosecutors, was allowed to post bond in exchange for agreeing to fly to Miami and surrender. He was booked into the Turner Guilford [...]
Yil-Kyong Brenda Copen, Victoria Psychiatrist, sidelined for two months
Yil-Kyong Brenda Copen Times Colonist Psychiatrist sidelined for two months by College of Physicians and Surgeons By Andrew Duffy December 16, 2021 -- Excerpt A Victoria psychiatrist has been suspended from practising for two months and formally reprimanded by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. for acting beyond her scope of practice and hiring patients as employees. In a consent agreement reached with the College following an inquiry, Dr. Yil-Kyong Brenda Copen acknowledged she prescribed medication and provided medical care to an employee outside of her regular scope of practice and was complicit in the hiring of [...]
Justin Acho, Nigerian Psychiatrist, slammed for defamation
Justin Acho Daily Post Court slams N2.5m on four Enugu consultant psychiatrists for defaming nurse December 12, 2021 By Emmanuel Uzodinma -- Excerpt An Enugu State High Court presided over Justice E. M. Egumgbe has awarded N2.5m (Two million, five hundred thousand) cost against four consultant psychiatric doctors working with the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu over defamation of Character of a senior nurse of the health institution, Mr. Afam Ndu. The court ordered the doctors, namely, Ubochi Vincent, Unaogu Ngozi, Justin Acho and Ugwuonye Onyekachi who were defendants in the defamation case brought before it by Mr. Ndu, to pay [...]
Unaogu Ngozi, Nigerian Psychiatrist, slammed for defamation
Unaogu Ngozi Daily Post Court slams N2.5m on four Enugu consultant psychiatrists for defaming nurse December 12, 2021 By Emmanuel Uzodinma -- Excerpt An Enugu State High Court presided over Justice E. M. Egumgbe has awarded N2.5m (Two million, five hundred thousand) cost against four consultant psychiatric doctors working with the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu over defamation of Character of a senior nurse of the health institution, Mr. Afam Ndu. The court ordered the doctors, namely, Ubochi Vincent, Unaogu Ngozi, Justin Acho and Ugwuonye Onyekachi who were defendants in the defamation case brought before it by Mr. Ndu, to pay [...]
Ubochi Vincent, Nigerian Psychiatrist, slammed for defamation
Ubochi Vincent Daily Post Court slams N2.5m on four Enugu consultant psychiatrists for defaming nurse December 12, 2021 By Emmanuel Uzodinma -- Excerpt An Enugu State High Court presided over Justice E. M. Egumgbe has awarded N2.5m (Two million, five hundred thousand) cost against four consultant psychiatric doctors working with the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu over defamation of Character of a senior nurse of the health institution, Mr. Afam Ndu. The court ordered the doctors, namely, Ubochi Vincent, Unaogu Ngozi, Justin Acho and Ugwuonye Onyekachi who were defendants in the defamation case brought before it by Mr. Ndu, to [...]
Ugwuonye Onyekachi, Nigerian Psychiatrist, slammed for defamation
Ugwuonye Onyekachi Daily Post Court slams N2.5m on four Enugu consultant psychiatrists for defaming nurse December 12, 2021 By Emmanuel Uzodinma -- Excerpt An Enugu State High Court presided over Justice E. M. Egumgbe has awarded N2.5m (Two million, five hundred thousand) cost against four consultant psychiatric doctors working with the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu over defamation of Character of a senior nurse of the health institution, Mr. Afam Ndu. The court ordered the doctors, namely, Ubochi Vincent, Unaogu Ngozi, Justin Acho and Ugwuonye Onyekachi who were defendants in the defamation case brought before it by Mr. Ndu, to pay [...]
Gerald Abraham, Naples Psychiatrist, sentenced
Gerald Abraham Tampa Dispatch NAPLES ‘PILL MILL’ DOCTOR, GERALD MICHAEL ABRAHAM, SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON -- Excerpt 76-year-old Naples psychiatrist, Gerald Michael Abraham, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for dispensing controlled substances (oxycodone and amphetamine) for no legitimate medical purpose. According to court documents, Abraham’s Naples clinic operated on a cash only basis, with patients paying $400 per visit. In October 2019, the DEA began an investigation after receiving a tip that Abraham was illegally prescribing strong opioids to patients who had no need for the medication. Over the course of the next year, the [...]
Benjamin Wen, Aussie Psychiatrist, charged
Benjamin Wen PerthNow Former psychiatrist charged with indecently dealing with nine children By Angie Raphael December 10, 2021 -- Excerpt A former psychiatrist has faced a Perth court charged with several counts of indecent dealing allegedly committed against nine children. Sex offender management squad officers began investigating Benjamin Wen, 47, after receiving “information relating to his activities” while he was working as a psychiatrist between 2012 and 2016. Several search warrants were executed and multiple items were seized, police said. Mr Wen, from Success, has been charged with seven counts of indecently dealing with a child aged under [...]
Anand Choudhary, Aussie Psychiatrist, stole blank prescription forms
Anand Choudhary The Courier-Mail Online 'Gross betrayal': Doc suspended for falsifying erectile dysfunction scripts December 8, 2021 By Kay Dibben - Excerpt A psychiatrist who stole blank prescription forms and wrote false scripts to get drugs for treating erectile dysfunction has had his registration suspended for six months. After he was caught out, Dr Anand Madhukarrao Choudhary faked an email from the Office of the Health Ombudsman, to make out he had reported his own bad conduct, Queensland Civil and Administative Tribunal (QCAT) heard. Choudhary was deputy director of medical services at Caboolture and Kilroy Hospitals when he committed [...]
Antonio Cabrera, Santa Cruz psychiatrist, sentence confirmed
Antonio Cabrera Google translation: Confilegal The TS confirms 7 years in prison for a psychiatrist for sexual abuse of a patient By Rosalina Moreno December 3, 2021 The Supreme Court (TS) has confirmed a sentence of seven years and one day in prison, and three and a half years of special disqualification from the exercise of the profession of doctor and psychotherapist to a psychiatrist who sexually abused a patient in Santa Cruz from Tenerife. This is Antonio Asín Cabrera , 73, a registered doctor in a provincial capital of the Canary Islands who has been dedicating himself to [...]
Praveen Thottappilil, Ballarat psychiatrist, pleads guilty
Praveen Thottappilil The Courier Psychiatrist pleads guilty By Hayley Elg December 1, 2021 Wednesday -- Excerpt A court has heard about the "serious offending" of a former Ballarat psychiatrist who sexually assaulted two "vulnerable" clients. Dr Praveen Thottappilil, who ran Australian Mental Health Services - Ballarat on Drummond Street, pleaded guilty to nine offences at the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. The police prosecutor told the court two women had made complaints about the psychiatrist, who is currently suspended from practice. Both were diagnosed with mental illnesses and Thottappilil saw them regularly for treatment and to prescribe medication... Around early [...]
Nasreen Roberts, Kingston Psychiatrist, pleads guilty
Nasreen Roberts Calgary Herald Child psychiatrist pleads guilty to sexual assault over affair with former patient By Kevin Martin November 18, 2021 -- Excerpt It was a May-October romance, but not the kind found in Harlequin novels or on Hollywood screens. He had just turned 18, having gone to her as a youth for counselling for self-esteem issues. She was a successful and married adolescent psychiatrist in her mid-40s. “It is at the highest level of a breach of trust,” Calgary provincial court Judge John Bascom said Wednesday, after hearing details of Dr. Nasreen Roberts’ sexual relationship with her former [...]
Robert Harden, Plano Psychiatrist, arrested
Robert James Harden Dallas Morning News Plano psychiatrist arrested, accused of sexually assaulting adult family member, police said By Hojun Choi November 16, 2021 -- Excerpt A Plano psychiatrist was arrested last week after accusations he sexually assaulted an adult family member, according to police. Robert James Harden, 69, was arrested without incident around 7 p.m. Thursday on a charge of aggravated sexual assault, police said. He has since bonded out of custody, according to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. No details were available about when the incident occurred, and police are still investigating. It is unclear whether Harden [...]
Jan Cimicky, Czech Psychiatrist – victims asked to come forward
Jan Cimický Czech Radio Czech PM asks president not to award psychiatrist accused of sexual harassment By Tom McEnchroe November 10, 2021 -- Excerpt Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has sent a letter to President Miloš Zeman asking him not to give Jan Cimický, one of the country’s leading psychiatrists, a high state distinction. The letter, sent on Wednesday, was written in reaction to fresh allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault made by several women against Mr Cimický. The allegations are currently being investigated by the police, who have asked all victims to come forward. In the letter, [...]
Joan Marcelino, Miami psychistrist, charged with molesting kids
Joan Marcelino Miami Herald Child molester returns to Miami-Dade in cuffs after hiding for a decade, authorities say By Devoun Cetoute October 28, 2021 -- Excerpt Former psychiatrist Dr. Joan Humberto Marcelino was on the run from the law for years after being charged with molesting young boys in Miami-Dade and Lake County. After 10 years and changes to extradition laws, authorities have brought Marcelino back to answer to the charges. Marcelino is charged with molesting four teenage boys from Hialeah in Lake and Miami-Dade counties, an arrest warrant read. Among the charges was one count of lewd and lascivious [...]
Hasan Abu Ghariba, Laqiya psychiatrist, indicted for sexual abuse
Hasan Abu Ghariba The Times of Israel Psychiatrist indicted for sexual abuse of patient in Beersheba Alleged victim of Hasan Abu Ghariba calls on other women to come forward if they’ve experienced abuse at his hands By TOI STAFF October 28, 2021 -- Excerpt Psychiatrist Hasan Abu Ghariba A psychiatrist from the Bedouin town of Laqiya in southern Israel was indicted on Thursday on charges of rape, sodomy and indecent acts against a patient who sought his assistance. The man, Hasan Abu Ghariba, 33, was arrested earlier this month after the young woman in question filed a police [...]
Babak Akbari, Queensland psychiatrist, fired from Mackay Base Hospital
Babak Akbari Brisbane Times Sacked psychiatrist tries to sue Qld hospital after six-page complaint By Toby Crockford May 28, 2021 -- Excerpt A sacked Queensland psychiatrist tried to launch a defamation case against the hospital where junior doctors had written a six-page letter of complaint about him. Dr Babak Akbari was fired from Mackay Base Hospital, on the state’s central coast, in March 2019. He then tried to file a defamation case against the Mackay Hospital and Health Service and Dr Paul Henderson, who had made the decision to terminate Dr Akbari’s employment at the hospital and who referred him [...]
Ashok Bharucha, State College psychiatrist, sentenced
Ashok Bharucha Ashok Bharchua (Centre County Prison) Centre Daily State College psychiatrist pleads guilty after sexual misconduct allegations By Bret Pallotto September 20, 2021 -- Excerpt A State College psychiatrist accused of sexual misconduct with a patient was sentenced Monday to two years of probation. Ashok Bharucha, 54, pleaded guilty Monday to one misdemeanor count of simple assault. One felony count of sexual assault and two misdemeanor counts of indecent assault were dropped. Bharucha was accused of performing unwanted oral sex on a patient during a June 2020 appointment at his downtown State College office, borough police [...]
James Rodney, Brisbane psychiatrist, disciplined over wills – fined
James Rodney The Courier Mail (Australia) Psychiatrist and UQ lecturer Dr James Rodney fined after writing himself into patients’ wills September 19, 2021 -- Excerpt A BRISBANE psychiatrist with "a distinguished career", who became a beneficiary in the wills of an elderly ex-patient and her sister, has been reprimanded for professional misconduct. Dr James Maurice John Rodney was fined $30,000 by a tribunal and ordered to pay $75,000 to the Health Ombudsman, for their costs in bringing disciplinary proceedings against him. Dr Rodney, 72, who has been a psychiatrist for 48 years, is director of a mood disorder unit at [...]
Mansur Butt, Warrington Psychiatrist, found with animal porn on his phone
Mansur Butt Daily Mail NHS psychiatrist, 49, who was found with animal porn on his phone avoids being struck off after GMC accepted he was viewing it to research his patients' 'sexual perversions' -- Excerpt An NHS psychiatrist who watched sickening and illegal pornography featuring animals has been allowed to carry on treating vulnerable patients. Dr Mansur Butt, 49, from Warrington, admitted having bestiality material on his phones but said he only watched it because he was interested in his patients’ perversions and not for his own sexual pleasure. A full GMC ruled that the behaviour of the doctor, who [...]
Abner Pasatiempo, Guam Government psychiatrist, arrested in Alaska
Abner Pasatiempo Pacific Daily News Former GovGuam psychiatrist arrested in Alaska By Steve Limtiaco September 1, 2021 -- Excerpt Dr. Abner Pasatiempo, a former Guam government psychiatrist wanted in connection with official misconduct and harassment, was arrested last week in Alaska, according to the Office of the Attorney General. After his arrest on a Guam warrant, Pasatiempo was released on a $2,000 bail bond and ordered not to leave Alaska, according to the attorney general’s office. The Superior Court of Alaska set a Sept. 30 status hearing for the case. The attorney general’s office in February filed a criminal complaint [...]
Okon Umoh, Chelmsford psychiatrist, suspended
Okon Umoh Gazette Standard Essex psychiatrist accused of forging patient's signature August 23, 2021 By Charlie Ridler -- Excerpt An Essex psychiatrist who faked a signature to obtain a prescription for personal use has been suspended for four months, according to a misconduct report. Dr Okon Umoh has been suspended for writing a prescription for doxycycline, an antibiotic used to treat malaria, for his own use before travelling to Nigeria. According to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service report, Dr Umoh had not given himself enough time to obtain the medication through normal channels, but it was not satisfied on the [...]
Michael Winterhoff, German “Celebrity” Psychiatrist, under investigation
Michael Winterhoff The Times TV psychiatrist Michael Winterhoff accused of fostering cult Oliver Moody August 13, 2021 -- Excerpt A celebrity child psychiatrist is under investigation for allegedly causing “bodily harm” to children by prescribing inappropriate medication. Michael Winterhoff, 66, a star of German television talk shows, expounds strict theories in bestselling books about why parents should not indulge their youngsters. His core edict is that parents must “dissolve the close connection to their children” or risk fostering little tyrants... He is also accused of giving many children unnecessary long-term prescriptions for strong antipsychotics and sedatives. Several former patients [...]
Andrew Nadell, Bay area psychiatrist, accused of raping 13-year-old
Andrew Nadell San Francisco Chronicle Former patient accuses Bay Area psychiatrist of raping her at age 13, state medical board alleges By Annie Vainshtein July 24, 2021 -- Excerpt The Medical Board of California has accused a Burlingame psychiatrist of sexual misconduct, exploitation and abuse after investigating allegations that he raped a 13-year-old patient and forced her to perform other sexual acts in 2009. William Prasifka, executive director of the medical board, detailed the allegations in a document filed with the board on July 7, in an effort to revoke or suspend the medical license of Dr. Andrew Thomas [...]