A former top doctor whose patient list included Gov. George Pataki and Threes Company star Suzanne Somers has filed for bankruptcyand he blames his financial woes on his third ex-wife

For many years, I was a successful and well respected doctor, specializing in the field of anti-aging medicine, says Dr. Eric Braverman, 59, founder of the Park Avenue Path Medical Center, in the Manhattan federal filing.

In May 2011, I became embroiled in a highly contentious and bitter divorce proceeding with my ex-wife, Darya Braverman, which has completely drained me financially, professionally and emotionally, he claims.

Braverman has sunk $5 million into defending the divorce suit. The chapter 11 filing lists $10.6 million in assets and $20 million in liabilities.

Darya Bravermans attorney, Bettin Hindin of Hindin Deutsch PC, said the doctor likely filed for bankruptcy to avoid paying alimony, which he tallied at more than $500,000 in arrears.

Despite his claims of insolvency he has admitted to the court that he recently enjoyed a respite on St. Barts at a multi-million dollar estate, Hindin said.

Braverman says hes been wrongly vilified throughout the divorce case, but his wounds are also self-inflicted.

In 2014, the doctor settled a consumer protection probe by the state AG for promising patients that $10,000 to $100,000 tests would be largely covered by insurance, when they were not.

A year later Braverman was sentenced to 15 days in jail for trying to steal confidential custody documents related to his split from his 36-year-old spouse.

Then in 2016 he pleaded guilty to harrassing a Texas woman whod accused him of groping her.

Bravermans attorney, Kevin Nash, said his client is already planning a comeback.

Thats the focus of the bankruptcy. He wants to become prominent doctor again, Nash said.

Additional reporting by Rebecca Rosenberg

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