Accused doctor’s license suspended

Pocopson psychiatrist charged with fraudulently writing prescriptions

A state medical board has temporarily suspended the license of a Pocopson psychiatrist after criminal charges accusing the doctor of fraudulently writing prescriptions for his wife and son were lodged by the state Attorney General’s Office, according to documents filed last month.

The stateBoard ofMedicine ordered that Dr. Altaf SulemanKasmani surrender his all certificate, wallet cards, and renewal certificate that allow him to practice in the state, following a petition by an attorney with the Department of State asking that he be prohibited from practicing while the case against him inMontgomery County Common Pleas Court proceeds.

Prosecuting Attorney Mark Zogby said in his filing that the 24 false prescriptions that Kasmani wrote between 2016 and 2019 makes him “an immediate and clear danger to the public health and safety” if he continues to practice medicine.

Kasmani, who had been a partner at the Advanced Behavioral Treatment Center in Royersford, Montgomery County, specializing in addiction therapy, could not be reached for comment.

Hewas arrested on Sept. 1 and charged with multiple felony violations of the state’s controlled substances, drug, device and cosmetics act, as well as forgery and identity theft.

In a Sept. 22 petition to the state board, Zogby said that Kasmani admitted that he used the