Jill Cross

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the registrant for sexual abuse of a patient and disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The registrant did not contest the allegations that he engaged in a physical sexual relationship with a patient, altered clinical records to conceal an appointment, and provided false information to police.

The Tribunal found the registrant committed sexual abuse and professional misconduct.

Pursuant to a joint submission and the mandatory revocation provisions of the Health Professions Procedural Code, the Tribunal ordered the revocation of the registrant's certificate of registration, a reprimand, reimbursement of $20,470 for patient therapy, and $6,000 in costs.

The College alleged that the registrant committed professional misconduct by engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct, and conduct unbecoming a physician, through sexual harassment and boundary violations involving two younger female colleagues over whom he held professional and academic power.

The registrant did not contest the allegations.

The Tribunal found professional misconduct and accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, an eight-month suspension, and $6,000 in costs.

The applicant physician applied for reinstatement of his certificate of registration, which was revoked in 2019 for sexual abuse of a patient.

The College did not oppose the application.

The Tribunal found that the applicant had engaged in extensive rehabilitation, including psychotherapy and boundaries courses, and demonstrated significant insight and remorse.

Concluding that the risk of future misconduct was low and manageable, the Tribunal granted the reinstatement subject to strict terms, conditions, and limitations, including clinical supervision and practice assessments.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought a discipline proceeding against the registrant for professional misconduct arising from his practice in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The registrant admitted to breaching the standard of practice by prescribing opioids without examining a patient, prescribing methadone in a reckless manner leading to two patient overdoses, and falsifying medical records to cover up his actions.

The Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, finding it did not bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

The registrant was reprimanded, suspended for seven months, and ordered to undergo clinical supervision, practice assessments, and pay $6,000 in costs.

The College alleged that the registrant, a pediatrician, committed professional misconduct by providing medical care to a child patient while engaged in a close personal and romantic relationship with the child's parent.

The Tribunal found that the registrant breached College policies on maintaining appropriate boundaries and treating persons close to the physician, constituting disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a three-month suspension, individualized instruction in medical ethics and boundary management, a reprimand, and $6,000 in costs.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario referred allegations of professional misconduct against the registrant, who had been convicted of sexually assaulting two patients and sentenced to periods of incarceration.

The registrant did not contest the facts or the findings of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of patients and conduct unbecoming a physician.

The Tribunal found the registrant committed professional misconduct and, in accordance with a joint submission and statutory requirements, ordered the mandatory penalty of a reprimand and the immediate revocation of his certificate of registration, along with $6,000 in costs to the College.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a neurosurgeon practising pain medicine.

Following an investigation and reassessment, the physician admitted to failing to maintain the standard of practice in his chronic pain practice, including deficient techniques in cervical spine injections that led to a patient's death.

He also admitted to breaching an interim order restricting him from performing certain injections.

The Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, a six-month suspension, and extensive terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration, including high-level clinical supervision and professional education.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario alleged that the registrant engaged in professional misconduct after she was disciplined in Newfoundland and Labrador for altering a patient's medical records and misleading the regulator.

The registrant admitted to the allegations.

The Tribunal found that the registrant engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct and committed an act of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Tribunal ordered a two-month suspension, a reprimand, and costs of $6,000.