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

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
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.

'You have neurologic effects, you have hematological or blood effects' Lead-contaminated drinking water was found in nearly 3,000 water fixtures in Long Island schools. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'You have neurologic effects, you have hematological or blood effects' Lead-contaminated drinking water was found in nearly 3,000 water fixtures in Long Island schools. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.




