CPSO v. Sharma – Anesthesia License Suspended, Altered Records After Adverse Outcome
On March 3, 2025, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (“OPSDT”) of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (“CPSO”) suspended the medical license of anesthesiologist Dr. Vijay Sharma for 10 months to be followed by a period of clinical supervision. The OPSDT found that Dr. Sharma had committed three types of misconduct: […]
CPSO v. Nahvi – Doctor Uses Date-Rape Drug on Patient Then Himself to Hide It
The OPSDT found that this family and emergency medicine physician had drugged his patient/employee with the date-rape drug, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) and Lorazepam, and then drugged himself after the fact to try to avoid being caught.
CPSO v. Li – 12 Month Suspension for Improper Parking Permit Apps
In a decision released dated March 28, 2024, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (OPSDT) of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) suspended the medical license of Dr. Heung-Wing Li, a family doctor, for improperly taking payment for completing Accessible Parking Permit (APP) applications for patients. Further, for some of these patients, his charts did not contain health documentation supporting eligibility for an APP.
CPSO v. Mercado – Unauthorized Access to Patient Records
In a decision released February 27, 2024, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (OPSDT) of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) suspended the medical license of diagnostic radiologist Dr. Ashley John Mercado for having conducted hundreds of unauthorized searches of confidential health records that were outside his circle of care.
CPSO v. Trozzi, Luchkiw – Two Penalty Decisions from COVID-19
On January 25 and 29, 2024, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (OPSDT) of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) released two separate penalty decisions relating to the conduct of physicians during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
CPSO v. Turek – Another Medical License Suspended Over COVID-19
In a decision released on January 19, 2024, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (OPSDT) of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) found that Dr. Caroline Anne Turek had made unprofessional comments on social media and other online forums about the COVID-19 pandemic.
CPSO v. Peirovy – Doctor Failed to Comply with Sexual Abuse Order
In a decision released on November 20, 2023, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (OPSDT) of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) found that Dr. Javad Peirovy failed to comply with 2016 practice restrictions arising from the sexual abuse of 4 patients.
CPSO v. Trozzi – Discipline for Physician Calling Pandemic a Hoax
On October 6, 2023, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (OPSDT) of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) found that Dr. Mark Raymond Trozzi, a physician from northern Ontario, had made misleading, incorrect or inflammatory statements about vaccinations, treatments and public health measures for COVID-19 in social media postings on his website and in interviews.
CPSO v. Iannantuono – License Suspended Inappropriate Touching
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.
CPSO v. Karim – Non-Resident OHIP Use Ends in Suspended License
On August 24, 2023, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (“OPSDT”) ordered a 5 month medical license suspension to a family doctor, Dr. Sadiqa Karim, because she accessed Ontario healthcare services for herself while living out of country over a period of three years.
CPSO v. Phillips – Another Physician Disciplined Over COVID-19
On July 14, 2023, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (“OPSDT”) revoked the medical license of Dr. Patrick Brian Philips for statements made online about the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Philips was a family and emergency medicine doctor who practiced in Northern Ontario. This decision comes a week after another physician, Dr. Crystal Luchiw, was ordered to be disciplined by the OPSDT for failing to cooperate in an investigation into her COVID-19 vaccine exemption practice.
CPSO v. Kadri – Nephrologist License Revoked Ordered to Pay $250k
On July 13, 2023, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (“OPSDT”) revoked the medical license of Dr. Albert Kadri, a nephrologist from Windsor, in addition to ordering him to pay $250,510 in costs as a result of a previous finding that he had committed professional misconduct and that he was incompetent.