McMullan Estate v. Noam Estate – Fatal Aortic Dissection Claim Dismissed
On January 13, 2025, Justice Robert Centa of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario dismissed a medical malpractice claim by the family of 56
On September 1, 2023, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (“OPSDT”) ordered an 18 month medical license suspension against a general surgeon, Dr. Biagio Iannantuono for taking advantage of his position at a hospital to arrange for a female ultrasound technician (“Ms. X”) to perform an intimate procedure on him in an inappropriate manner.
The OPSDT found that Dr. Iannantuono effectively forced the female ultrasound technician to view and touch his penis several times.
Dr. Iannantuono had engaged in similar misconduct approximately 15 years earlier and had received a 1 month suspension.
FACTS
The evidence before the OPSDT included the following important facts:
DECISION
Based on the evidence above, the OPSDT found that Dr. Iannantuono’s misconduct was very serious, involving:
The OPSDT accepted the proposed joint penalty of the parties which in addition to ordering an 18-month suspension, also imposed substantial obligation on the physician, including:
Dr. Iannantuono was also ordered to pay costs of $6,000 to the CPSO.
Decision Date: September 1, 2023
Jurisdiction: Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal
Citation: College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario v. Iannantuono, 2023 ONPSDT 20 (CanLII)
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