article_snippet.sent: Dr Julie Epstein could also face being struck off after an investigation revealed NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal had been giving substances such as anabolic steroids to some 40 patients, some of whom had trouble with similar drugs in the past.
article_snippet.sent: On Monday NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal found that Dr Julie Epstein had been prescribing human growth hormone and other similar subtances 'without exercising responsible medical judgement'.
article_snippet.sent: Other patients that visited Dr Epstein, who currently works at Atarmon on Sydney's north shore, were a woman with a history of mental illness and eating disorders, someone who was HIV positive, and another with warning signs of prostate cancer.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Epstein also neglected to keep accurate or comprehensive records, and failed in communication with referring doctors.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Epstein has been a medical practitioner for 40 years and currently works in Artarmon on Sydney's north-short (pictured)
article_snippet.sent: During a hearing last year Dr Epstein Dr Epstein said her had changed her procedures to include physical checks of her patients.
article_snippet.sent: A hearing set to be held in April will determine whether Dr Epstein's medical licence will be cancelled.
highlights_snippet.sent: Dr Julie Epstein has been found guilty of medical misconduct .
  