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Repeat offenders often target vulnerable patients
“By sheer numbers of victims, some physicians are among the nation’s worst sex offenders, experts say. The most notorious doctors victimized 1,000 or more patients. . . “Patients may be at their most vulnerable during intimate medical examinations, when their genitals are exposed. “Dr. Peter LaFuria, a gynecologist in Louisiana, took thousands of explicit photographs of his patients without their permission. He was indicted on 269 felony counts, including sexual battery and sexual molestation of a juvenile. In a plea deal he admitted to 20 counts, and in 2014 he was sentenced to 23 years in prison, with 15 suspended. . . READ MORE of this article by The Atlanta…
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Condemnation without action
“CHICAGO — The nation’s largest medical society says it has zero tolerance for doctors who sexually abuse patients. But in the American Medical Association’s calculus, zero doesn’t always equal zero. “The association does not favor the automatic revocation of the medical license of every doctor who commits sexual abuse of a patient. It does not expel every offender from its membership rolls. It has never independently researched the prevalence of sexual abuse in clinical settings. Twenty-six years ago it declared sexual misconduct a breach of medical ethics, but since then it has remained all but mute on the issue. “It has, however, fought to keep confidential a federal database of physicians disciplined for sexual…
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Repeat offender still licensed to treat Georgia patients
“In three different settings, Almon faced allegations that he sexually violated extremely vulnerable female patients — a suicidal soldier, jail inmates, a mentally ill woman and a child of 14 — and every time was effectively given a pass. . . “At Fort Gordon outside Augusta, where Almon was a psychiatric resident and held the rank of major, he admitted that he had sex with a hospitalized patient. The patient, a private, was found immediately afterward on the floor of her hospital room, curled up and crying. . . READ MORE of this article by Danny Robbins: https://doctors.ajc.com/georgia_doctor_sex_abuse/?ecmp=doctorssexabuse_microsite_stories Medical Disclaimer: The information on this blog is for educational purposes only. It…
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Which doctors are sexually abusive
“Also caught were the president-elect of a national medical society, who resigned before he could take office; and the then-CEO of a New York hospital, found to have violated several patients, including a 15-year-old he saw in the emergency room after she attempted suicide. He told the AJC the allegations were false. But regulators found he exposed and touched the girl’s breasts for no legitimate medical purpose after telling her, “It’s time to go under the cover.” . . . “‘You see the butt on her? The ass on her?’’’ Black recalled Bair saying, a sheriff’s transcript states. “Other co-workers and patients would later tell authorities numerous stories of Bair’s…
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License to Betray
“A broken system forgives sexually abusive doctors in every state, investigation finds . . . “In Kentucky, Dr. Ashok Alur was examining an infection on a patient’s abdomen when he entered forbidden territory. He told the patient she had sexy underwear. Then, he rubbed her and placed his mouth on her genitals. The patient pushed him away and went to police. “It was so beautiful,” the doctor told her later, when she confronted him. “I couldn’t resist.” . . . READ MORE of this article by Carrie Teegardin, Danny Robbins, Jeff Ernsthaisen, and Ariel Hart: https://doctors.ajc.com/doctors_sex_abuse/?ecmp=doctorssexabuse_microsite_nav Medical Disclaimer: The information on this blog is for educational purposes only. It is not…
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Hurt That Doesn’t Heal
“Doctors are supposed to touch during an exam, but not fondle. Psychiatrists should listen to a patient’s darkest secrets, but never parlay the intimacy into a kiss. Anesthesiologists put patients under for surgery, but shouldn’t have their way with them. . . READ MORE of this article by By Ariel Hart and Carrie Teegardin: https://doctors.ajc.com/part_5_hurt_that_doesnt_heal/ Medical Disclaimer: The information on this blog is for educational purposes only. It is not intended in any manner as professional medical advice. I am not a medical doctor. The reader should consult a healthcare provider to determine the appropriateness of the information on this blog for their own situation, or if they have questions or issues regarding a…
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5 doctors who abused patients while sedated
“In Texas, Dr. Aniruddha Chitale negotiated a plea bargain to serve six months in jail after he admitted sexually assaulting two sedated patients and misdemeanor crimes of public lewdness and indecent exposure with two other women. He was found out when a woman awakening from anesthesia after a colonoscopy saw his penis and felt someone wipe her mouth and cheek. She went to police, and a swab of her mouth and throat revealed sperm. . . READ MORE of this article by Lois Norder; https://doctors.ajc.com/doctor_sex_abuse_sedated/ Medical Disclaimer: The information on this blog is for educational purposes only. It is not intended in any manner as professional medical advice. I am not…
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Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating
“She was sexually assaulted early in her career when she was the person with the least power in the operating theatre – and a senior male surgeon was sweating. . . READ MORE of this article by By James Gallagher, Natalie Truswell and Jonathan Sumberg, BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/health-66775015 Medical Disclaimer: The information on this blog is for educational purposes only. It is not intended in any manner as professional medical advice. I am not a medical doctor. The reader should consult a healthcare provider to determine the appropriateness of the information on this blog for their own situation, or if they have questions or issues regarding a medical condition.
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94 Women Allege a Utah Doctor Sexually Assaulted Them. Here’s Why a Judge Threw Out Their Case.
“Mateer was shocked, she said, when Dr. David Broadbent reached under her gown to grab and squeeze her breasts, started a vaginal exam without warning, then followed it with an extremely painful examination of her rectum. . . “Under Utah’s rules of medical malpractice, claims made by victims who allege a health care worker sexually assaulted them are literally worth less than lawsuits brought by someone who was assaulted in other settings — even if a jury rules in their favor, a judge is required to limit how much money they receive. And they must meet a shorter filing deadline. “It’s just crazy that a doctor can sexually assault women…
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In 2023, Gynecologist, Robert Harden, 64, who sexually abused over 200 patients for over two decades at prestigious New York hospital was sentenced to 20 years in jail.
. . . “Over two decades later, Monson saw a television report in which abuse similar to what she endured was described by Evelyn Yang, whose husband Andrew Yang ran for president in 2020 and New York City mayor in 2022. Yang said Hadden sexually assaulted her years ago when she was seven months pregnant. She also said Columbia had denied knowing about Hadden’s abuse until 2012. Monson said she recalled her 1994 complaint to Columbia and the hospital’s response, and thought: “That’s a total lie and I have the evidence that will prove that’s a total lie.” “Hall praised her, saying: “I honestly think you are the only reason…
