Summit Doctor Loses License Following Sexual Contact Guilty Plea

SUMMIT, NJ — A Summit-based doctor who pleaded guilty to sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a minor at his Summit practice has been barred from practicing medicine in New Jersey, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced Wednesday.

In a press release, the Attorney General's Office said that the State Board of Medical Examiners recently found that Dr. Michael Tyshkov, 67, engaged in criminal sexual contact with patients that warranted the permanent revocation of his license to practice medicine.

In a Final Consent Order filed on April 1, Tyshkov is permanently precluded from reapplying for his license to practice medicine in New Jersey, and must divest himself from any current and future financial interest in, or benefit derived from, the practice of medicine in the state.

Back on Dec. 3, according to the office, Tyshkov pleaded guilty to sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a minor, after admitting to touching three female patients inappropriately, one of whom was a minor, during medical visits at his Summit practice.

Tyshkov’s medical license in New Jersey had been suspended since April 8, 2019 under an Interim Consent Order pending the outcome of the criminal case against him.

The Attorney General's office also announced the revocation of the licenses of two other New Jersey doctors on the same day: Dr. Pritpaul Singh, a psychiatrist in Hackettstown, and Carl J. Renner, a physician in Hasbrouck Heights.

The announcement follows sweeping reforms unveiled by Attorney General Grewal to crack down on sexual abuse and misconduct by licensed professionals on the twentieth anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

“Sexual abuse and misconduct is inappropriate in any setting, but especially troubling when the perpetrators are the professionals we entrust with our health and well-being,” said Grewal. “The egregious conduct in these cases warranted severe consequences, and these sanctions should serve as examples of how we will continue to protect the public by holding professionals involved in sexual misconduct accountable.”

Grewal issued Administrative Executive Directive No. 2021-3 on April 6, calling on the Division of Consumer Affairs (the “Division”) to work with the 51 professional boards and committees to adopt new policies and improve existing processes to help prevent sexual misconduct from occurring, promote accountability among licensees, and ensure that victims who report incidents receive support.

The reforms affect approximately 700,000 New Jersey licensees, including physicians, social workers and home health aides.

Patients who believe that they have been treated by a licensed health care professional in an inappropriate manner can file an online complaint with the State Division of Consumer Affairs by visiting its website or by calling 973-504-6200 to request a complaint form. For multilingual information about filing sexual misconduct complaints, you may visit the dedicated page on the Division’s website.

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