SLIDELL, La. (WVUE) – A New Orleans-area doctor was arrested Wednesday (Oct. 30) after he was accused of sexually assaulting at least two female patients, the St. Louis Parish Sheriff’s Office said. Tammany.

Dr. Keith Hickey was arrested for sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, assault and simple assault, the agency said.

State medical directories list Hickey, 63, as a cardiologist practicing primarily in Slidell.

The sheriff’s office in St. Tammany said Hickey is a New Orleans resident, and an online biography said he graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine and completed a residency at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.

STPSO said it began investigating Hickey in May after a woman reported that her doctor “inappropriately touched her” during one of her appointments. The woman told detectives that Hickey told her to undress and then “began touching her breasts and vaginal area while making inappropriate comments,” the agency said.

During that investigation, STPSO said a second woman came forward to report a similar incident with the same doctor.

That woman told detectives that Hickey “made sexual advances toward her while trying to pull down her pants and put his hands up her shirt” during a medical appointment, the agency said. The bureau said both alleged crimes were committed in the parish of St. Tammany.

A warrant for Hickey’s arrest was obtained Wednesday, STPSO said, and the doctor was taken into custody and booked into the St. Louis Parish Correctional Center. Tammany.

The sheriff’s office said its investigation is ongoing and anyone else who believes they were victimized by Hickey should contact investigators at (985) 898-2341.

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