Newsday List of 41 Long Island Doctors Allowed To Practice After Misconduct Charges

 

Frank Pollaro, Darius Paduch and Stuart Copperman, three of the doctors included in Newsday’s database. 
Credit: James Carbone; U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District; SocietyAllure.com/Rob Rich

Search: Long Island doctors allowed to practice freely for months, years after misconduct

By David Olson and Arielle Martinezdavid.olson@newsday.com,arielle.martinez@newsday.comUpdated May 15, 2025 7:18 am
A Newsday investigation found dozens of doctors on Long Island who held state medical licenses without restrictions or penalties for months or years, despite criminal convictions, felony arrests, civil judgments, other states’ disciplinary actions, bans on treating Medicaid patients, legal settlements that involved fines, or sexual abuse allegations.

These 46 LI doctors were allowed to practice freely for months, years after misconduct