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ted to and taken responsibility for her misconduct . The Committee agreed that the proposed penalty would uphold the relevant penalty principles of maintaining public confidence in self-regulation , specific and general deterrence , rehabilitation , as well as demonstrating the Committee ’ s condemnation of Dr . Syan ’ s behaviour in breaching an order of the Discipline Committee .
ORDER In summary , the Discipline Committee ordered that Dr . Syan ’ s certificate of registration be suspended for two months , that she be reprimanded , and that she participate in and successfully complete individualized instruction in medical ethics . The Committee also ordered Dr . Syan to pay the College its costs of the proceeding in the amount of $ 5,000 . For complete details of the Order , please see the full decision at www . cpso . on . ca . Select Doctor Search and enter the Doctor ’ s Name .
At the conclusion of the hearing , Dr . Syan waived her right to an appeal and the Committee administered the public reprimand .
DR . MIRZA RAJABALI VIRANI
PRACTICE LOCATION : Markham AREA OF PRACTICE : Family Practice HEARING INFORMATION : Statement of Facts , Admission
On June 20 , 2016 , the Discipline Committee of the College found that Dr . Virani committed an act of professional misconduct in that he engaged in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that , having regard to all of the circumstances , would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful , dishonourable or unprofessional . Dr . Virani , a family physician who obtained his medical degree in Iran , had a company called MRV International . In 2006 , Mr . Arshad Latif , a purported businessman from Pakistan , proposed an investment opportunity to Dr . Virani . Within a week or two of investing $ 25,000 , Dr . Virani lost all the money he had invested with Mr . Latif . Mr . Latif proposed another business investment to Dr . Virani to try and recoup the losses from the previous failed investment . Dr . Virani brought the proposal , which involved buying thermocouples and sending them to Pakistan , to his patient , Patient A . Dr . Virani introduced his patient to Mr . Latif ; Dr . Virani did not tell his patient that he had lost $ 25,000 in the earlier deal with Mr . Latif .
Patient A Patient A , who is originally from Iran , was Dr . Virani ’ s patient between about 1989 and 2011 . Patient A trusted Dr . Virani and had brought other members of the Iranian-Canadian community to him as patients . Patient A had told Dr . Virani during medical appointments that he had a successful business and a line of credit and was building a new home for his family . Dr . Virani suggested they become business partners and made requests for money . In August 2006 , Dr . Virani telephoned Patient A , who was out of the country , and told him that he needed $ 60,000 right away . Patient A told his wife to obtain a bank draft payable to Dr . Virani out of Patient A ’ s line of credit , which she delivered to Dr . Virani on August 30 , 2006 . Patient A agreed to loan $ 448,000 to Dr . Virani for the investment with Mr . Latif . Dr . Virani was aware that the money was borrowed from Patient A ’ s line of credit . Dr . Virani agreed to pay the interest on the line of credit . Ultimately , Dr . Virani paid only four interest installments on the line of credit , totaling $ 15,134.82 . On October 16 , 2006 , Patient A went to the Royal Bank of Canada with Dr . Virani and Mr . Latif and provided a $ 448,000 draft to MRV International . Next , Dr . Virani wrote a $ 448,000 cheque to Mr . Latif ’ s company from the MRV account . RBC informed Dr . Virani that it would not deal with the Pakistani bank because RBC viewed it as a dubious transaction . Dr . Virani did not pass this information along to Patient A . Months elapsed , and Dr . Virani provided various reasons for not repaying Patient A ’ s loan . In February
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