ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Drug-Addicted Physician Who Murdered More Than 200 Patients.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2002 TOPIC: After a year-long investigation a judge announced recently that Dr. Harold Shipman, a physician who served families in Hyde, England for two decades, killed at least 200 more people than previously thought while in his care, according to an article by The Associated Press. Shipman began murdering his patients in 1975 and continued until 1998. Experts concluded that he murdered 171 women and 44 men ages 41 to 93. High Court Judge Dame Janet Smith stated that Shipman was addicted to painkillers when he began practicing medicine. Psychiatrists have said that a person who has one addiction is likely to form other types of addiction. Shipman is serving 15 life sentences with no possiblity of parole. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Kenneth V. Iserson M.D., MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration , FACEP FACEP Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians , just wrote a book called "Demon Doctors, Physicians As Serial Killers." The book is a collection of profiles from some of the most heinous physician-killers in history, and he devoted an entire chapter to profiling Dr. Harold Shipman. Dr. Iserson is the perfect resource/expert for anyone doing a story on Harold Shipman (Dr. Death). Dr. Iserson is a professor of emergency medicine and director of the Arizona Bioethics Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine The University of Arizona College of Medicine is the only MD-granting degree in the state of Arizona, and only accepts students who have attained the status of resident of the state of Arizona. . PR: Amy Summers, 727-443-7115 ext. 205, amys@event-management.com Dr. David A. Gross This biography needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , of the International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse, is a board certified psychiatrist and fellow of the American Psychiatric Association The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the most influential world-wide. Its some 148,000 members are mainly American but some are international. who practices medicine in Delray Beach, Florida Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 64,150. . He has been active in organized psychiatry, president of the Florida Psychiatric Society and chairman of Florida Psychiatry. He has been a Governor of Florida The Governor of Florida is the chief executive of the Government of Florida, and serves as chairman of the Florida Cabinet. The Governor has the power to execute Florida's laws and to call out the state militia to preserve the public peace, being Commander-in-Chief of the state's appointee to the Florida Physician's Advisory Panel, Best Doctors in America, and founding member of Physicians for Prevention. Dr. Gross received his medical degree from the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. and completed his postgraduate residency training at Yale University, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Gross can discuss how drug abuse and addiction can affect human behavior. PR: Katherine Ford (kford@dfaf.org). Dr. Mark Levy, of the University of California, San Francisco , Dept. of Psychiatry, San Francisco Foundation for Psychoanalysis, is an expert in psychology, forensic psychiatry and law. As a Board Certified Psychiatrist and Forensic Psychiatrist with 25 years' clinical experience, he is an expert in the interface between psychiatry and law. He consults to attorneys, courts, corporations and agencies on the interface between human behavior and law. He provides expert psychiatric evaluation, opinion, advice and counsel to lawyers, the Court and businessmen on matters pertaining to the behavior of people whom they represent or for whom they are responsible. 415-388-8040 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. 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