Dr. Richard J. Feldman

Richard Feldman, BS MBA CLU ChFC
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Richard Feldman has been a Life Insurance and Securities Representative for 32 years.He works with attorneys and CPAs in helping his clients plan their estates and retirement and insurance needs.He is an Investment Advisor Representative of InterSecurities, Inc.His firm`s motto is "We help you keep together what you`ve worked so hard to put together."

This picture is of Dr. Feldman, the man who started this clinic near West End Avenue.In the picture, he's sitting in an ornate chair looking relaxed and confident.A half-moon of black hair rings his bald pate.He has a big, bushy mustache like some South American generalissimo.
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With nine diet clinics across Tennessee, one in Los Angeles his own line of herbal supplements, and services that include Botox and other nonsurgical cosmetic treatments, Dr. Feldman has built quite a business.His ads claim that his Doctors Diet Program is "Tennessee's No. 1 physician-supervised weight loss clinic."His websiteâ€"www.smallerclothes.comâ€"makes the McDonald's-like boast, "Over 40,000 patients served."Dr. Feldman's diet empire is so big that he needs a private plane, which he pilots, to keep tabs on his various offices.

But what many of Dr. Feldman's patients probably don't know is that he is a diagnosed sex addict.According to the Tennessee Board of Medical Examinersâ€"which licenses and polices doctorsâ€"Feldman has a history of molesting patients and making sexually inappropriate remarks toâ€"and aboutâ€"his staff.Those who have worked with him say that he hits on minors and employees.In the late 1990s, he settled a sexual harassment suit with a former employee for $10,000, according to court documents.

Feldman clearly loves the ladies.He loves them so much in fact, that for a time he wasn't averse to payingâ€"or at least swappingâ€"for them.There's evidence that Feldman would provide prostitutes at one of Nashville's now defunct houses of ill repute with medical services free of charge.Well, almost free.As payment for his services, he would sample theirs.

In 1998, Dr. Feldman's inability to control his sexual impulses with patients in Tennessee resulted in his medical license being permanently revoked in Ohio, where he attended medical school.In Tennessee, however, the medical board penalized him with a mere $2,500 fine and one year of probation.He also had to attend a treatment program for sex addicts at a high-priced clinic.When Feldman bailed on the program early, he was fined an additional $2,000 and his probation was extended to September 2003.

But this sanction didn't prohibit Feldman from practicing medicine.Far from it.After paying his fine, he was allowed to continue practicing as a licensed doctor as long as he submitted to psychiatric treatment.He's been seeing patients and prescribing pills ever since.

Even after Feldman ran afoul of the medical board for a third time in 2001â€"after some of his promotional literature violated the state's ethical guidelinesâ€"all he received was a slap on the wrist.He paid a $1,000 fine and continued doing business as usual.

Breaking ethical guidelines in pursuit of flashy marketing seems to have become a habit for Feldman.Last month, he was brought before the medical board yet again, this time for claims made on his website regarding "mesotherapy" injections.Mesotherapy is a holistic treatment that proponents say will do everything from eliminating cellulite to reversing signs of aging.According to the medical board, Feldman claimed that his mesotherapy treatments cause a "typical patient to lose up to two dress sizes with 10 treatments."

The medical board says that such claims are a misrepresentation, and it is threatening to hit the doctor with fines totaling more than $120,000.

But this investigation into false claims about his curative powers didn't stop Feldman from recently launching a new ad campaign.Pictures of slim young women much like the ones that grace his office waiting room have been splashed across billboards and bus stop benches around Nashville."34D+24+35," they read.With just a phone call and a prescription you too can attain Playboy -perfect measurements and the attention that comes with them.

Unfortunately for some of Dr. Feldman's patients, he gave them more attention than they could handle.

"On or about Dec. 22, 1993, Patient B was seen by Respondent (Dr. Feldman) for a follow up visit for herself and her infant daughter regarding cold-like symptoms….While conducting an examination (Dr. Feldman) placed his stethoscope under the Patient's sweater and placed his other hand under her bra and began rubbing her breast and pinching her nipple.Patient B immediately pulled (Dr. Feldman's) hand out. (Dr. Feldman) then grabbed Patient B's hand and placed it on his groin…. (Dr. Feldman) ran his hand under Patient B's panties and moved his finger around her clitoris.Patient B's baby who was present during the entire examination started to get up.Patient B got up and dressed….He asked if she could come back around 1 p.m. when the Nurse was at lunch.Patient refused."

So reads just one of many complaints against Dr. Richard Feldman lodged with the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.These were quoted at length in the 1998 board decision against him.At the time that some of the complaints were filed, Feldman was still a general practitioner and had not yet turned his practice into the weight loss juggernaut that it is today.This is not to say that he wasn't busy.Just a week after the above incident, Feldman did it again.On Dec. 28, 1993, a 25-year-old woman whom medical board documents refer to as Patient A came to see Feldman.She had a cold.

Dr. Feldman began "examining Patient A with a stethoscope."During the examination, he "placed his hand in Patient A's bra and fondled her breast.As he fondled her breast, (Dr. Feldman) said, ‘What do we have here?' "

Patient A swatted Dr. Feldman's hand away.He then began to examine her abdomen but quickly moved south, placing "his hand inside her panties."Feldman then began to "rub the Patient's pubic area" saying, "A natural blonde, I see."

Feldman then asked his patient to remove her pants so that he could give her an injection."Prior to administering the injection, (Dr. Feldman) placed his finger in her anus but Patient A pulled away."

Although Dr. Feldman did not respond to repeated attempts to contact him at his office, his attorney Larry Roberts says that the women who made these allegations are not to be believed.
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And as terrible as these two incidents were, the board accused Feldman of even worse.According to the medical board's disciplinary documents, Dr. Feldman had sex with a 17-year-old patient.

The girl was a regular patient of Feldman's.She told the doctor that she had had sex for the first time and wanted "medical information concerning sex."When she showed up for her visit, Feldman was outside the office waiting for her.He said that the office was closed for lunch and invited her to come with him to eat.

Instead of taking her to lunch, he directed the 17-year-old to his house, where he took her inside and had sex with her.During future visits, he "continued to exhibit sexual behavior toward her."

Roberts, Dr Feldman's attorney, denies that the girl was a minor.
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Roberts also says that Feldman continued to treat her for many months after that.
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According to the medical board documents, sex wasn't the only thing on Dr. Feldman's mind; he also demonstrated a sick sense of humor.

He told a patient who came to him about her back pain that "there was nothing more he could do for her and that she could put a gun in her mouth and pull the trigger."

Another time, he was performing a pelvic exam on a woman who was on an examination table with her feet spread apart in stirrups.As Feldman was sitting on a stool between her legs, he leaned in and said "Hello" as if waiting for an echo.When the patient objected to this remark, Feldman said "that he was just joking."

His attorney says that these anecdotes have been taken out of context.The woman Feldman advised to kill herself was morbidly obese and refused to follow his medical advice."She was diabetic, and he told her if you're going to keep eating poorly and living the lifestyle you've been living, you might as well put a gun in your mouth."

Feldman's linguistic dramatics haven't been limited strictly to his patients.According to the medical board and court documents, as well as interviews with those who know Feldman, his employees are also treated to his special brand of interpersonal interaction and unique sense of humor.

EAST LIVERPOOL- Joe and Mike DiLoreto, Richard and Marvin Feldman, Frank C. Dawson and the members of the senior 3-on-3 basketball team were presented with Tribute to Leadership Awards at the annual Build-a-Champ Breakfast.
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Marvin and Richard are sons of legendary life insurance salesman Ben Feldman.
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Richard Feldman earned a bachelor's in business administration from Youngstown State University and a master's in banking and finance from Case Western Reserve.

His credentials include membership in the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers, New York Life's prestigious Chairman's Council, the Million-Dollar Round Table, Top of the Table and the International Forum.His expertise earned him the National Quality Award.

Active in investment banking, Richard served as a director of Potters Bank and Trust and as advisor for National City Bank.He is a registered representative with InterSecurities Inc. and a registered investment adviser.

His community service includes many hours of relaying phone calls to U.S. military service people stationed overseas and working in county emergency management through his involvement with ham radio.He is a board member for the Columbiana County Mental Health Recovery Services and is affiliated with the Liverpool Township Police Department.He is president of the Beth Shalom congregation and on the advisory board for Potter Town Foundation.

He and his wife Harriette have three daughters and one granddaughter.

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Attorney Richard J Feldman , President of the American Firearms Council , chaired the conference.