Cesar Mendez

The registrant was found to have committed professional misconduct by sexually abusing a patient through sexual comments and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct by being untruthful to the patient and misleading in clinical records.

At the penalty hearing, the Tribunal ordered a reprimand, an eight-month suspension, completion of an ethics course, and a period of supervision.

The Tribunal also ordered the registrant to pay $60,000 in costs to the College, rejecting the College's request for $100,000 due to divided success on the allegations.

The registrant, a chiropodist, admitted to professional misconduct arising from his association with a commercial orthotics manufacturer.

He improperly acted as a 'medical advisor' for the business, failed to report it as a practice location, permitted the use of non-compliant foam box impressions, and allowed his name and credentials to be used in misleading advertising.

The Discipline Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension (with two months remitted upon completion of a recordkeeping course), a 12-month mentorship, and $15,000 in costs.

The College alleged that the registrant, a chiropodist, engaged in sexual abuse and professional misconduct during a patient appointment.

The Tribunal found that the registrant sexually abused the patient by making inappropriate sexual comments about blow jobs and escorts during a shockwave therapy treatment.

However, the Tribunal dismissed the allegation of sexual touching, finding the physical contact was clinically appropriate for treating Achilles pain.

The Tribunal also found the registrant engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct by lying to the patient about a non-existent upper management addressing her complaint and by creating misleading clinical records suggesting she would return for further treatment.

The registrant, a chiropodist, admitted to professional misconduct for posting messages in a private Facebook group that discouraged colleagues from reporting misconduct to the College, and for failing to cooperate with a College investigator for nearly three months.

The Discipline Tribunal found that the Facebook posts constituted a failure to meet professional standards and were disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional.

The Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a three-month suspension, completion of a social media course, mentorship, and $25,000 in costs.

The College alleged that the Member, a chiropodist, engaged in sexual abuse and professional misconduct by having inappropriate personal and sexual communications with a patient and engaging in inappropriate touching during an unscheduled clinic visit.

The Discipline Committee found the patient's evidence to be unreliable due to inconsistencies and evasiveness during cross-examination.

Conversely, the Member's evidence was clear, consistent, and supported by clinical notes and clinic security protocols.

The College failed to prove the allegations on a balance of probabilities, and the allegations were dismissed.

The College alleged that the Member, a chiropodist, engaged in sexual abuse and professional misconduct by having inappropriate personal and sexual communications with a patient and engaging in inappropriate touching during an unscheduled clinic visit.

The Discipline Committee found the patient's evidence to be unreliable due to inconsistencies and evasiveness during cross-examination.

Conversely, the Member's evidence was clear, consistent, and supported by clinical notes and clinic security protocols.

The College failed to prove the allegations on a balance of probabilities, and the allegations were dismissed.

The Member, a registered chiropodist, faced allegations of professional misconduct related to the prescribing and dispensing of custom orthotics and orthopaedic footwear, primarily involving claims submitted to Green Shield Canada.

The Member admitted to failing to meet standards of practice, practicing in a conflict of interest, failing to keep proper records, and signing misleading documents.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a seven-month suspension (with two months remitted upon completion of ethics and record-keeping courses), practice restrictions, supervision, and costs of $25,000.

The Member, a registered chiropodist, faced allegations of professional misconduct related to the prescribing and dispensing of custom orthotics and orthopaedic footwear, primarily involving claims submitted to Green Shield Canada.

The Member admitted to failing to meet standards of practice, practicing in a conflict of interest, failing to keep proper records, and signing misleading documents.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered an oral reprimand, a seven-month suspension (with two months remitted upon completion of ethics and record-keeping courses), practice restrictions, supervision, and costs of $25,000.

The Member, a registered chiropodist, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her practice at an orthotic clinic.

Undercover investigators from an insurance company revealed that the Member prescribed orthotics without discussing alternative treatments, participated in a scheme offering free or discounted shoes as an incentive for purchasing orthotics, and submitted insurance claims that failed to disclose the inclusion of shoes.

The Member admitted to the allegations, including failing to meet professional standards, conflict of interest, and submitting misleading accounts.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, an 8-month suspension (reducible to 5 months upon completing an ethics course), a 15-month restriction on orthotics-related practice, practice supervision, and $15,000 in costs.

The Member, a registered chiropodist, admitted to professional misconduct for implanting unapproved stents of his own design into patients' feet instead of the Health Canada-approved stents they had consented to receive.

The Member also failed to keep adequate patient records.

The Discipline Committee of the College of Chiropodists of Ontario accepted an agreed statement of facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the Member's certificate of registration, issued a reprimand, and ordered the Member to pay $30,000 in costs.