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At the conclusion of the hearing, Dr. Nahri waived her
right to an appeal and the Committee administered the
public reprimand.
Text of Public Reprimand
Dr. Nahri, it is always unfortunate when a member
of our profession appears before this Committee. Your
disgraceful, dishonourable and unprofessional conduct
has breached the faith and trust of the profession, and it
has brought dishonour not only to yourself, but also to
the profession as a whole.
However, the Committee recognizes that you have accepted responsibility for your behaviour, and as a result of
the College investigation have made many positive changes
in your practice. While the Committee recognizes that you
took steps early on to correct the breach in your undertaking, nevertheless, a breach of an undertaking is a serious
matter, and to do so is to undermine our privilege of selfregulation and to discredit our solemn duty to protect the
public which we serve.
The inappropriate delegation of controlled acts is also
a serious matter. While this was described as to being a
result of being naïve and ill-informed, nevertheless, it
had potential for causing harm to your patients. As a
self-governing profession we, through this College, make
policy to govern the profession. As a member of this selfgoverning profession, it is your obligation to know and
follow these policies.
The Committee was also concerned to hear that members of your staff were being introduced as doctor, thereby
misleading the public to believe they were being seen,
examined and treated by a qualified physician who holds a
licence to practise in Ontario. This has the effect of eroding
the public trust in our profession.
We have trust that you have taken to heart the seriousness of your inappropriate behaviour and after your
rehabilitation program will strive in the future to act
honourably and professionally so as to bring credit not
only to yourself but also to the profession.
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Dialogue Issue 1, 2016
Dr. DAVID BRIAN OPPER
Practice Location: Brantford
Practice Area: Family Medicine (Hospitalist)
Hearing Information: Agreed Statement of Facts,
Admission, Joint Submission on Penalty
On February 24, 2015, the Discipline Committee
found that Dr. Opper committed acts of professional
misconduct, in that he has been found guilty of an
offence that is relevant to his suitability to practise,
and he has engaged in conduct or an act or omission
relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard
to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded
by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. Dr. Opper admitted to the allegations.
On August 9, 2011, Dr. Opper was charged with
and on October 25, 2012, pleaded guilty and was
found guilty of the following offences under s.44(1)
(a) of the Health Insurance Act:
(a) Failing to maintain records as may be necessary
to demonstrate that a service for which he prepares
or submits an account is the service that he provided.
Dr. Opper was compensated for improper billings in
the amount of $29,767.50 for the period of April 1,
2009 to March 31, 2010.
(b) Knowingly obtaining or attempting to obtain payment for any insured service that he was not entitled to
obtain.