CPSO v. Luchkiw – Refusing Investigation into COVID Exemptions
On July 6, 2023, the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal (“OPSDT”) determined that Dr. Crystal Luchkiw, a family physician from the Barrie area, had engaged in disgraceful, dishonorable or unprofessional conduct for refusing to co-operate with the investigations of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (the “College”) into her practice of exempting patients from the COVID-19 vaccine.
CPSO v. Stein – Trying to Date Patient Leads to Suspended License
In late 2019, Dr. Raymond Stein, a clinical immunologist and a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) for over 40 years, crossed professional boundaries, verbally and physically, with a longstanding patient. During the CPSO’s investigation the following year, Dr. Stein attempted to bully an acquaintance into providing a false alibi to help exonerate him at the CPSO.