Malpractice

Dr. Sonja Sophia Kustka unsuccessfully tried to argue that patient privacy and physician–patient privilege precludes her from being forced to send patient records as part of a college investigation.

In addition to agreeing to resign from the college and promising never to reapply in Ontario or any other jurisdiction in Canada, Dr. Robert Stanley Richards has also been fined $6,000.

On Jan. 24, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario handed down a 10-month suspension and a $6,000 fine to Dr. Vijay Sharma, who pled no contest to the allegations.

Dr. Yifei Shi served 10-month prison term and is currently on parole until November 2026.

The court and the appeal board ruled it was reasonable for the Middlesex Hospital Alliance to follow the prevailing health advice on vaccine mandates.

The judge ruled that one of the doctors had endured an “aggressive assault” on his reputation during the course of the seven-week trial.

Dr. Kate Peiyin Zhang was found to have engaged in ‘disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct.’

Dr. Tarek Motan admitted to receiving more than $1.2 million in rebates from manufacturers of fertility drugs that he was prescribing to patients.