democratandchronicle.com on May 18, 2012 reported that a family medicine doctor in Gates has been placed on three years probation and fined $15,000 by the state Department of Health after admitting to negligence on more than one occasion. Dr. Vu Tran of Tran Family Medicine, 1770 Long Pond Road, no longer can prescribe controlled substances. The probation is a stay of a three-year suspension of his license. During this time, Tran may practice only when he is monitored by a physician who is board certified in family medicine. The penalties take effect May 24, according to the Board for Professional Misconduct. Tran has been licensed to practice in New York since July 2001. He will continue to practice medicine during the probation, according to a statement from his attorney, Richard S. Tubiolo.

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ndtv.com on May 19, 2012 reported that a doctor has been arrested in the Beed district of Maharashtra for allegedly carrying out an abortion that led to the killing of a pregnant woman. Dr Sudam Munde was arrested by the district police yesterday. The victim had four children kids, all of them girls. She reportedly wanted her fifth baby to be a male child. When her sonography reports suggested that she was pregnant with a girl child, she approached Dr Munde to get an abortion done.

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worksopguardian.co.uk on May 19, 2012 reported that a Workshop doctor accused of surfing the internet while prescribing a fatal dose of morphine to two elderly patients has told a court it was appropriate medication. General practitioner Rejendra Kokkarne is accused of watching sport on the internet and using his office computer for personal internet banking while prescribing 10 times the normal dose of morphine sulphate to Beryl Barber, 78, and Eric Watson, 86. But taking the stand at Leeds Crown Court, Kokkarne, of Fulmar Way, said he prescribed morphine as other pain medications were unsuitable.

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sacramento.cbslocal.com on May 18, 2012 reported that a Lodi doctor is accused of getting high and watching porn while treating patients. It was an emergency the California Medical Board says couldn't wait. “We need to move quickly, this man is not acting properly,” said Dan Wood, California Medical Board Spokesman. An experienced obstetrician was immediately suspended because they say he is hooked on inhalants. “A situation we felt was dangerous enough that we felt he could actually possibly harm somebody,” said Wood. The doctor is 56-year-old Peter Hickox, who worked at Lodi memorial and P. Gill Medical Group, until a janitor uncovered his potentially dangerous secret. More than a year ago, Hickox was allegedly hooked on what are known as poppers, chemicals used to clean video cassette players.

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bizjournals.com on May 18, 2012 reported that two Dayton pain clinic owners have been indicted on charges that they operated “pill mills” in the state, fueling prescription drug addictions. A federal grand jury Wednesday returned an 11-count indictment against John Randy Callihan, 54, of West Portsmouth, and Christopher Stegawski, 62, of Cleveland for allegedly selling prescriptions for controlled substances at the former Eastside Medical Specialist clinic in Dayton, which in 2010 moved to Lucasville where it operated as Lucasville Medical Specialist and later Tri-State Medical. Stegawski, who received a medical degree in Poland in 1977, represented himself as a chronic pain management doctor at the Dayton and Lucasville clinic and an unnamed clinic in Southpoint.

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timesdispatch.com on May 20, 2012 reported that a Petersburg-area doctor whose license was suspended in 2009 was sentenced in federal court Friday to 30 days imprisonment in connection with his theft of money from the state's Birth-related Neurological Injury Compensation Fund. A federal-state investigation found that Dr. John E. Crews III, 41, embezzled about $17,000 from the program by submitting invoices for the purchase of handicapped-accessible vans at inflated amounts. He supplied two vans to the program but received payments from the program for five. He will have to forfeit $64,000. The scheme was aided by a former program claims manager, Iris Allen, who is now serving 10 years in federal prison for embezzling nearly $1 million from the program.

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kxxv.com on May 19, 2012 reported that the McLennan Co. Jail's inmate doctor spent some unwanted time with his patients after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Dr. John Arthur Wells, 61, was stopped by Waco Police Thursday night in his vehicle and then arrested for DWI. Police have no further information at this time because they are still finishing the police report. Dr. Wells contacted us and stated that he is a relatively new diabetic and that played a role in his arrest. According to the McLennan Co. Sheriff's Office Wells has worked at the jail for approximately two years.

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wyckoff.patch.com on May 18, 2012 reported that a doctor from Franklin Lakes admitted in federal court Friday that he took cash payments in exchange for patient referrals, the US Attorney's Office in New Jersey said in a release. Dov Rand, 47, who practices in West Orange, pleaded guilty to one county of violating the federal healthcare anti-kickback statute, US Attorney Paul Fishman said. Rand and 12 other New Jersey doctors were arrested in December and charged with accepting envelopes of cash from Orange Community MRI, a diagnostic facility in Orange, according to the release.

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dodgeglobe.com on May 18, 2012 reported that federal prosecutors have charged a former Topeka doctor who continued practicing medicine after state regulators suspended her medical license. A criminal information filed Thursday charges Diana Carver with health care fraud and illegally dispensing drugs. Such documents typically are filed with the consent of the defendant and indicate a plea deal has likely been reached in the case. A current phone number could not be found to reach Carver for comment.

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kfor.com on May 17, 2012 reported that Dr. Bruce Gilmore appeared before the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision Thursday to once again answer allegations of drug abuse and putting patients at risk. At the hearing, the state outlined its case. “I asked him if he had taken the hydrocodone and he admitted that he did. He said he took it for back pain,” investigator Gary Ricks testified. “He said he had an old prescription for lung cancer.”

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thestar.co.uk on May 18, 2012 reported that a Nurse skipped work early leaving a dementia sufferer unconscious and covered in vomit, a professional misconduct hearing was told. Angela Phiri, aged 49, allegedly left her shift before it finished at Northfields Nursing Home, Roebuck Road, Crookesmoor, Sheffield – despite knowing the woman was unwell and needed urgent treatment. She is alleged to have claimed she didn't ‘want to spend a minute longer at the home' than she had to. The Nursing and Midwifery Council heard night shift nurse Alyna White took over from Phiri on April 17, 2009 – and phoned for an ambulance after discovering the patient lying in bed covered in vomit. “When I went into Patient B's room, I found her unconscious on her back in bed,” she said.

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kjct8.com on May 19, 2012 reported that an Eagle County doctor accused of inappropriate contact with a child has been acquitted of all charges. Alfred Bamberger, 75, was accused of touching the child during a treatment session at a wellness center in Edwards. He was subsequently charged with three counts of sexual assault.

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pmnewsnigeria.com on May 17, 2012 reported that a Benin-based medical doctor, Dr. Sunday Ogodo has been sentenced to a five-year jail term by a Chief Magistrates

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hertsandessexobserver.co.uk on May 17, 2012 reported that a Bishop’s Stortford GP has been charged with five counts of possessing child pornography. Dr Stuart Fitness, who worked at the town’s South Street Surgery for 15 years, was charged with the offences late last night (Wednesday, May 16) after answering police bail earlier in the day.

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krqe.com on May 17, 2012 reported that a prominent New Mexico doctor found himself in a compromising position Wednesday after Albuquerque Vice detectives caught him with a prostitute and cocaine. Dr. Richard Lieberman has quite a resume. According to his bio, he is the founder and director of Urgent Care Santa Fe. He also started medical clinics in Espanola, Los Alamos, Taos and Las Vegas. Before that he ran the emergency room at St. Vincent Regional Medical Center and served as the chief of staff at the hospital. Lieberman is also the medical director for the Santa Fe Ski Patrol, and has a ski run named after him.

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timesofindia.com on May 18, 2012 reported that a doctor has been arrested from Mayur Vihar Phase I for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman from Darjeeling. The two had known each other for several months, said cops. The woman has claimed that he drugged her before raping her. The incident took place on May 15 at the doctor’s Mayur Vihar residence. “We received a complaint on May 16 and arrested the accused the same day after a medical examination of the victim confirmed rape,” said DCP (east) Prabhakar. On Tuesday, the doctor had called over the victim to his house and allegedly raped her. Sources in east Delhi police said the accused, Dr Pradip Kumar Bhatia works at a government hospital in east Delhi. He had met the victim while she had gone to him for treatment.

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newstrackindia.com on May 17, 2012 reported that Pierre Dukan, whose protein-rich diet is said to have helped the Duchess of Cambridge squeeze into her wedding dress, has been struck off the French medical register at his own request, after medical experts accused him of giving damaging dietary advice to teenagers. Dr Dukan, a favourite of Carole Middleton, was already facing disciplinary action over proposals to award extra marks to schoolchildren who lose weight. In a recent book, he proposed creating a so-called “ideal weight” option for ‘A’ level equivalent students in their final year exams, under which they would earn extra points for keeping slim. It sparked a complaint by the French College of Physicians, which warned the proposal could prove harmful for pupils already suffering from obesity or anorexia. The body said it was in breach of article 13 of the medical ethics code, which states: “A doctor must be aware of the repercussions his views can have on the public.” They launched a second disciplinary action into whether the 100million-euro business he runs from his diet food empire was compatible with the code of medical practice.

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