Miami psychiatrist fined for prescribing controlled substances to her lover

Almost four years of prescribing her lover psychiatric drugs will cost a Miami psychiatrist $10,000, part of her punishment from the Florida Board of Medicine.

Dr. Ana Marietta Castellanos, also an FIU assistant professor for psychiatry and behavioral health, will pay a $5,000 fine, $5,000 in Florida Department of Health case costs and has to complete continuing medical education courses in laws, rules and ethics; record keeping; and risk management.

“The prevailing professional standard of care required [Castellanos] a) refrain from prescribing controlled substances for psychiatric treatment to a romantic partner on an ongoing basis and b) refer the patient to another provider for psychiatric treatment,” the Department of Health’s administrative complaint said…

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