He was immediately sacked and stripped of his registration in New Zealand. Dr. Evgeny Fink is a psychiatrist, or a primary care doctor for mental health. NY: Oxford University Press, 2018Shorter E. and Fink M. ENDOCRINE PSYCHIATRY: Solving the Riddle of Melancholia. He attended and graduated from medical school in 1997, having over 23 years of diverse experience, especially in Psychiatry. Stefanis C, Dornbush R, Fink M. For Renaissance School of Medicine Admissions (MD Program). New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2004. “Doctors have an obligation to inform us immediately in these circumstances.”. The Commission claimed Fink also dismissed several indications that patient A was still abusing substances, including her openly admitting that she misused substances. He has been in practice for more than 20 years. any time. 1945. In April 2016, when notified the complaint was being investigated, he again failed to tell the DHB or alert the Medical Council of New Zealand, which is responsible for doctor registration. Bradley PB, Fink M. (Eds):ANTICHOLINERGIC DRUGS AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS IN ANIMALS AND MAN. “In his first letter to the Commission, respondent stated that he thought it might be all right to treat friends on occasion but later realised that he was unable to manage their health care needs appropriately, and as intended.”. CATATONIA: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment.Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003. He is affiliated with Ascension Seton Shoal Creek. When you come into his office, you will see Dr. Fink - every time. NY: Oxford University Press, 2010.Taylor MA and Fink M. MELANCHOLIA: The Diagnosis, Pathophysiology and Treatment of Depressive Illness. By clicking "Subscribe," I agree to the WebMD Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Medical Council chairman Dr Curtis Walker said the council had a zero-tolerance position on doctors who breached sexual boundaries with a patient. https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/83098/dr-paul-j-fink-tribute Former acting chief executive Derek Wright previously said that no concerns had arisen in Fink’s clinical practice for the DHB. https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/psychiatry/faculty/fink_m The same month Fink joined the Waikato DHB, an inspection of its mental health services was undertaken by the Ministry of Health following the death of Nicky Stevens in March 2015, and other serious events. Please enter a valid 5-digit Zip Code. Between  1997 and 2005 he has also been on the faculty at AECOM and the LIJ-Hillside Medical Center. When asked why he did not disclose the complaint to Waikato DHB and the Medical Council as obligated to do, Fink said “that’s not an accurate statement” and declined to talk about the matter further. Director, Division of Experimental Psychiatry, Hillside Hospital, 1954-1962. The Commission alleged that, as a psychiatrist, Fink began treating a woman known as patient A in 2007. Fink also allegedly prescribed addictive chronic pain medications to all three patients without referring the trio to a pain management specialist. Fox was eventually jailed in Connecticut for the sexual assault of a vulnerable teenage patient. Ottosson J-O. - This physician is a full-time faculty member at Stony Brook, where she/he treats patients and is involved with … It wasn’t until July that year, when the outcome of that investigation was that Fink should have restrictions on his practice, that he made DHB managers aware of the situation. Fink’s employment as a locum in adult mental health services came 18 months after another American psychiatrist, Dr Paul Fox, left the DHB when he was exposed as facing misconduct charges in the United States. WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Erik Fink is a practicing Psychiatry doctor in Huntington, NY. We do not specifically ask the doctor whether they have had a sexual relationship with a patient as this is covered in the question: ‘Have you ever breached any code of ethics relating to boundary issues regarding patient relationship?’.”. Medical Council deputy chief executive Aleyna Hall said since the Fox case, the council had gone to greater lengths to get information about doctors applying to work in New Zealand if they disclose a complaint. ):HASHISH: Studies of Long-Term Use. © 2005 - 2020 WebMD LLC. Fink, from Seattle, was accused by his former American patient of sexual misconduct in November 2015, but he failed to tell Waikato DHB. Dr. Latham Fink, MD is a psychiatrist in Austin, Texas. receive emails from WebMD and I understand that I may opt out of WebMD subscriptions at Dr. Andrew Fink, designated as a recipient of 2019 NJ Top Docs recognition, is proud to still be an independent, solo practitioner in an era of great change in medicine. [Re-issued paperback: ELECTROSHOCK: Healing Mental Illness, 2002.]. In the list of allegations against Fink, the State of Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission said he was issued with a licence to practice as a physician and surgeon in 1978. In 2011 Fink allowed the woman and her partner to move into his home, after which he allegedly began having sex with her. and Fink M. ETHICS IN ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY. The location you tried did not return a result. Fink M. ELECTROSHOCK: Restoring the Mind. Dr. Evgeny Fink, MD, is a Psychiatry specialist in Brooklyn, New York. Fink told the Weekend Herald the allegations had “nothing to do with New Zealand”. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1964. He helps with the psychological well-being of men and women, with an ability to identify and help manage all of the assortment of types of mental illness. Fox was eventually jailed in Connecticut for the sexual assault of a vulnerable teenage patient. “Patient A performed repair work on respondent’s [Fink’s] home and respondent and patient A went to the casino together,” the licence surrender documents state. Fink’s employment as a locum in adult mental health services came 18 months after another American psychiatrist, Dr Paul Fox, left the DHB when he was exposed as facing misconduct charges in the United States. Shorter E. and Fink M. THE MADNESS OF FEAR: A History of Catatonia. He provides consultation, and offers a variety of mental health therapies, including: Only takes Medicare NOT Medicaid** Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Pharmacological Therapy (medications as needed) Psychodynamic Therapy (e. g., identify unconscious influences) Supportive and Maintenance Talk Therapy Kramer, who runs PsychSearch.net – a website dedicated to compiling records on psychiatrists – said Fink was no longer registered in the US, but that no charges had been laid against him by police there. Dr. Fink is a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Dr Robert Ivan Fink began working for the Waikato District Health Board in August 2015, one month after fake psychiatrist Mohamed Siddiqui was arrested for using forged documents to work at Waikato Hospital. I also agree to The Commission said Fink violated the standard of care to the three patients by treating them when he was socially involved with them and the alleged sex with the patient amounted to sexual misconduct. He served as a medical officer in the US Army, 1946-47. He was appointed Research Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University in 1962, and then at New York Medical College (1966 to 1972), and since 1972 at SUNY at Stony Brook, where he is Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Emeritus. Dr. Fink was Chief Resident in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Psychiatry. Fink M. CONVULSIVE THERAPY: Theory and Practice. Max Fink, M.D.Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Emeritus, Phone: (631) 862-6651E-mail: max.fink@ StonyBrook.Edu. Sign Up to Receive Our Free Coronavirus Newsletter, Claim your Please verify insurance information directly with your doctor’s office as it may change frequently. from New York University College of Medicine in 1945. New York: Raven Press, 1977. As part of registration the council obtains a certificate of professional status which notifies any complaints, investigations, or disciplinary action, and asks questions about a doctor’s health, conduct, character, and professional competence. He was respected by his patients and their families and has been described as professional and appropriate in all his dealings with others.”, Psychiatrist Robert Fink, Seattle & New Zealand, Accused of Sex with Patient. All rights reserved. New York: Raven Press, 1999. The inspection report, released in April 2016, specifically addressed the recruitment of Siddiqui, the doctor who posed as an American-trained psychiatrist of the same name, saying Waikato DHB had undertaken best practice in the recruitment and there were no obvious red flags. Dr. Fink then obtained his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. “Dr Fink saw the vast majority of his patients in the company of another member of staff or family member.