OPSDT 2026

The College alleged that the registrant physician sexually abused a female patient and failed to maintain the standard of practice during a prenatal appointment.

The Tribunal found that the registrant's examination of the patient's breasts through her clothing and his persistence in examining her spine despite her objections failed to meet the standard of practice.

The Tribunal also found that the substandard breast exam, performed without adequate consent, constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

However, the Tribunal concluded that the College did not prove the allegations of sexual abuse, as the breast touching was not of a sexual nature and the evidence regarding genital touching was insufficiently reliable.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the respondent physician for failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with a patient.

The physician and the patient had previously interacted on an online app before the patient attended a surgical consultation.

Following the appointment, the physician engaged in personal communications with the patient via the app and text messages for several weeks.

Based on uncontested facts, the Tribunal found the physician committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission, the Tribunal ordered a four-month suspension, a reprimand, completion of an ethics course, and costs of $6,000.

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 registrant was found to have committed professional misconduct by failing to maintain the standard of practice and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct during a prenatal appointment, specifically regarding inappropriate breast and spine examinations without informed consent.

At the penalty hearing, the Tribunal accepted a joint recommendation from the parties.

The registrant was ordered to be reprimanded, his certificate of registration was suspended for four months, and conditions were imposed requiring a practice monitor for all intimate examinations for a minimum of two years.

The registrant was also ordered to pay $26,740 in costs.

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 of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a pediatrician who provided medical care, including prescribing large amounts of controlled substances and narcotics, to close family members over a nine-year period.

The registrant failed to document his care, billed OHIP inappropriately, and failed to store drugs securely.

The Tribunal found that the registrant committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Tribunal ordered a 12-month suspension, a reprimand, completion of ethics and record-keeping courses, and $6,000 in costs.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought a discipline proceeding against the registrant for engaging in unwanted communications and touching with a colleague.

Relying on a statement of uncontested facts, the Tribunal found that the registrant engaged in conduct that is disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.

The Tribunal accepted a joint penalty submission, ordering a reprimand, an eight-month suspension of the registrant's certificate of registration, completion of an ethics and boundaries program, and costs of $6,000.

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 registrant, a family physician, failed to respond to a patient's repeated requests to complete insurance forms and another patient's requests to forward medical records to their lawyer.

She also failed to cooperate with the College's investigation into these complaints.

Based on an agreed statement of facts, the Tribunal found the registrant engaged in professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Tribunal ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of her certificate of registration, specified educational and practice monitoring requirements, and $6,000 in costs.

In a professional discipline proceeding, the registrant entered a no contest plea to allegations that he knowingly submitted false OHIP claims for services not rendered while practising emergency medicine and then failed to cooperate with the regulatory investigation.

The Tribunal accepted uncontested facts showing unsupported billings, including claims for patients the registrant did not treat, dates on which patients were not present, and procedures unsupported by any charting, together with repeated refusals to attend an interview or answer detailed written questions.

Applying the Anthony-Cook framework to a joint penalty submission, the Tribunal held that revocation, a reprimand, and tariff costs would not bring the administration of the discipline system into disrepute.

The registrant’s certificate of registration was revoked immediately and costs of $6,000 were ordered.

The registrant was previously found to have committed professional misconduct by failing to obtain informed consent and conducting inappropriate physical examinations of two patients.

At the penalty hearing, the Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The registrant was ordered to be reprimanded, suspended for five months, complete an ethics and boundaries course, and pay $30,000 in costs.

The Tribunal found the penalty met the goals of public protection, deterrence, and remediation, noting the registrant's lack of prior discipline and proactive remedial efforts.

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.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario referred allegations of professional misconduct against the registrant, an emergency medicine physician, for breaching an undertaking to participate in a treatment and monitoring program for a substance use disorder.

The registrant admitted to multiple breaches, including consuming alcohol, receiving positive screening tests, and missing tests and appointments.

The Tribunal found the registrant committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission, the Tribunal ordered a four-month suspension, a reprimand, and the imposition of terms requiring enrolment in a health monitoring program, along with $6,000 in costs.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought professional misconduct proceedings against the registrant, a family medicine practitioner.

The registrant admitted to failing to maintain the standard of practice of the profession through unnecessary treatments, inadequate record-keeping, and improperly performed procedures.

He also did not contest allegations of touching a patient in sensitive areas without adequate warning or explanation.

The Tribunal found the registrant committed professional misconduct.

Applying the test for joint submissions, the Tribunal accepted the jointly proposed penalty, ordering a four-month suspension, extensive terms, conditions, and limitations on his certificate of registration, and costs of $6,000.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the respondent physician for issuing approximately 1,425 improper COVID-19 medical exemptions for profit over a three-month period.

The respondent also failed to securely store patient information, breached patient privacy by discussing cases loudly in public, and responded aggressively to the College's investigation.

The respondent did not attend the hearing and was deemed to admit the allegations.

The Tribunal found the respondent committed professional misconduct and was incompetent.

Given the seriousness of the misconduct, the lack of mitigating factors, and the absence of any remediation plan, the Tribunal revoked the respondent's certificate of registration, ordered a reprimand, and awarded costs of $10,370 to the College.

The College alleged that the registrant engaged in professional misconduct based on findings by the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ).

The Quebec Tribunal found the registrant committed misconduct by advertising and paying for egg donations in contravention of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, and by making disparaging remarks about a colleague.

The Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal found that the registrant's actions constituted professional misconduct in Ontario.

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