Former Milwaukee County psychiatrist cleared in patient care case

Karl Strelnick, a veteran psychiatrist who retired under fire this year from his job at the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex, has been cleared by state regulators who investigated a complaint that he bungled care of a pregnant patient, according to records released Wednesday. Nonetheless, a state Medical Examining Board investigation confirmed serious lapses in the care of the patient, who became pregnant while at the complex and gave birth in April 2010. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 8/18)