All posts containing the tag: "Dr. Sandeep Kapoor"
Posted Oct 28th 2009 6:15PM by TMZ Staff
A private journal belonging to one of the doctors accused of supplying Anna Nicole Smith with drugs was read in open court today -- and it's filled with what appears to be admissions of drug use and a make-out session with his most famous patient.
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor's journal -- which he was forced to turn over in the Anna Nicole investigation -- contains an entry from June 13, 2005 which reads, "I was making out with Anna, my patient, blurring the lines ... I gave her methadone, Valium. Can she ruin me?"
The date of the entry corresponds with an L.A. gay pride parade which Kapoor attended with Anna.
Another entry in the journal, from November 2002, reads, "
"I also need to get off the drugs. The Buspar, Wellbutrin have to go. But first the Ambien has got to go. Oh God, it's so addicting. I have to get off that (expletive)."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: ambian, ambien, anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, dr. sandeep kapoor, Dr.SandeepKapoor, drug use, DrugUse
Posted Oct 28th 2009 4:00PM by TMZ Staff
A state medical board investigator claims one of Anna Nicole Smith's former doctors -- who's currently charged with illegally giving prescription drugs to Anna -- has also been hiding some of her key medical records.
According to the testimony, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor kept a hidden stash of important medical records pertaining to Anna Nicole at his lawyer's office and at his home. The judge says this could be interpreted as "guilty knowledge" -- or the intention to commit a prohibited act.
Dr. Kapoor has already pled not guilty to illegally supplying Anna Nicole with prescription drugs.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, dr. sandeep kapoor, Dr.SandeepKapoor, sandeep kapoor, SandeepKapoor
Posted Sep 23rd 2009 2:00PM by TMZ Staff
Howard K. Stern's attorney, Steve Sadow, just spoke to the media outside of court, calling the charges against his client "BS."
Sadow said Anna Nicole Smith was "not an addict" -- adding Anna's health was Howard's "main concern."
Howard was arraigned on 11 felonies today -- Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor were both arraigned on six.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, dr. sandeep kapoor, Dr.SandeepKapoor, howard k. stern, HowardK.Stern, khristine eroshevich, KhristineEroshevich
Posted Mar 9th 2007 11:34AM by TMZ Staff
The doctor who prescribed Anna Nicole Smith methadone while she was pregnant is firing back at the man claiming that he's not cooperating with the investigation into her death.
After reports that the results of Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy were delayed by the medical examiner so he could examine additional evidence, an attorney for Dr. Sandeep Kapoor says he has nothing to add to the investigation.
Broward County Medical Examiner, Dr. Joshua Perper, had criticized Dr. Kapoor for what he says was the good doctor's refusal to cooperate with his investigation.
As TMZ first reported, Dr. Kapoor prescribed Anna Nicole methadone to her alias while she was pregnant. Ellyn Garofalo, Dr. Kapoor's lawyer, says that he has "been appropriately cautious about protecting the confidentiality of Anna Nicole Smith's medical treatment." She then calls out Dr. Perper, saying, "It's apparent that such caution is justified when the Broward County Medical Examiner makes public statements about a supposedly confidential investigation. The medical examiner's job is to determine the cause of Ms. Smith's death. Dr. Kapoor has no information that will help with that determination. Dr. Kapoor's treatment of Ms. Smith was at all times medically sound and he will continue to cooperate with any formal requests from authorities."
Snap!
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: Anna Nicole Smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, Dr. Joshua Perper, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, Dr.JoshuaPerper, Dr.SandeepKapoor
Posted Feb 16th 2007 3:20PM by TMZ Staff
A lawyer for the doctor who prescribed drugs to Anna Nicole Smith in the late stages of her pregnancy says giving methadone to Smith was "medically sound and appropriate."
The lawyer for Dr. Sandeep Kapoor responded to allegations of medical misconduct today in a statement to TMZ, saying, in part, "Medical research and protocols confirm that methadone is approved for use by pregnant patients." According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, methadone treatment for pregnant women can "save [a] baby's life" and can "allow [one] to regain...quality of life." The government also says that using methadone while pregnant "will not cause birth defects for [a] baby."
The lawyer also defended the doctor's use of an alias for Smith's methadone prescription, explaining, "The media frenzy surrounding Smith's life and tragic death underscores why public figures may choose to use pseudonyms in order to protect the privacy of their medical treatment."
Kapoor's attorney didn't discuss the specifics of his treatment of Anna Nicole, citing the confidentiality of medical records, saying only that the "treatment program for Anna Nicole Smith was at all times medically sound and appropriate."
According to the statement, Kapoor "will cooperate with any inquiries by the Medical Board of California," which said yesterday that it would investigate the doctor's prescribing Smith's drugs to an alias. Kapoor's lawyer also says he is "saddened" by Anna's death and offers his condolences to her family.
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: anna nicole smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, dr. sandeep kapoor, Dr.SandeepKapoor
Posted Feb 15th 2007 7:25PM by TMZ Staff
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor is the subject of an inquiry by the Medical Board of California, which wants to know more about physician misconduct allegations in the treatment of the late Anna Nicole Smith.
Spokesperson Candis Cohen says that the board is looking into "possible misconduct" by Dr. Kapoor, after TMZ reported his prescribing of methadone to an alias used by Anna Nicole. Cohen added that the board was looking into the legality of prescribing drugs to someone who is using an alias.
Filed under: Anna Nicole Smith
Tags: Anna Nicole Smith, AnnaNicoleSmith, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, Dr.SandeepKapoor, sandeep kapoor, SandeepKapoor
