Doctor Busted For Bizarre Urine Antics
Cops: Internist, 59, doused his ex-office
AUGUST 28--Meet Dr. Giovanni Baula.
The 59-year-old internist sold his Florida medical practice in 2022 to a fellow doctor. In recent months, Baula reportedly “became upset...over the business” with the 
purchaser, Dr. Dylan Dinesh, 32, who runs Affiliated Health Clinics out of Baula’s former office in St. Petersburg.
Court records do not reveal the nature of the business dispute.
Investigators allege that Baula went to Dinesh’s office on July 30 and soaked the front doors “in gallons of fluid, which had the odor of urine.” On August 17, Baula allegedly returned to the property and again unleashed a cascade of the rank-smelling liquid.
On both occasions, cops say, Baula and his vehicle were recorded by surveillance cameras.
The urine-smelling liquid “soaked into the front wooden doors, causing irreparable damage.” Replacing the door will cost $1500, according to an arrest affidavit, which reports that the medical practice suffered $6000 in other losses related to the urine attacks.
Pictured above, Baula was arrested yesterday and charged with a felony count of criminal mischief. He was released from custody last night after posting a $5000 cash bond.
According to state records, Baula’s medical license, which expires in January, is active and lists his “primary practice address” as his $1.7 million waterfront home in Gulfport.
In 2003, Baula was formally reprimanded by the Board of Medicine, fined $10,000, and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service after he improperly prescribed medication to an online client he never gave a physical exam, ordered tests for, or provided “an adequate diagnosis,” among other standard of care violations. At the time, Baula was employed by virtualmedicalgroup.com, a telemedicine outfit which appears to be defunct. (1 page)
