DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
DR. MOHAMMED ABDULLAH H. AL ABDULMOHSIN
PRACTICE LOCATION: Brampton AREA OF PRACTICE: General Surgery
HEARING INFORMATION: Statement of Uncontested Facts and Plea of No Contest( OHIP Billings); Denied Allegations( Dealings with Nursing Staff); Three hearing days
On October 7, 2017, the Discipline Committee of the College found that Dr. Al Abdulmohsin committed an act of professional misconduct, in that 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. Al Abdulmohsin is a general surgeon, who participated in a PGY 7 residency in thoracic surgery at McMaster University, funded by the Saudi Bureau. In 2012, he was granted an Independent Practice Certificate by the College.
OHIP BILLINGS The Committee found that Dr. Al Abdulmohsin engaged in conduct which would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional by inappropriately submitting OHIP clinical billings for payment for services he provided during his residency education program for personal gain, despite this not being permitted under the agreement between the Saudi Bureau and Revenue Canada and against the express advice of his Divisional Chief and Program Director.
DEALINGS WITH NURSING STAFF AT THE HOSPITAL The Committee found that Dr. Al Abdulmohsin engaged in conduct which would reasonably be regarded by members as unprofessional by touching two nurses in an intimate and intrusive manner. The Committee found that Dr. Al Abdulmohsin repeatedly touched the two nurses on the small of their backs, close to the line of their scrub pants, massaged one nurse’ s shoulders on one occasion, and caressed the other nurse’ s wrist on one occasion.
ORDER On December 18, 2017, the Committee ordered: a three-month suspension on Dr. Al Abdulmohsin’ s certificate of registration; a reprimand; individualized instruction in professionalism and ethics; and successful completion of the Understanding Boundaries in Managing the Risks Inherent in the Doctor-Patient Relationship course. Dr. Al Abdulmohsin was also ordered to pay costs in the amount of $ 16,500.00. For complete details, please see the full decision at www. cpso. on. ca. Select Find a Doctor and enter the doctor’ s name.
At the conclusion of the hearing, Dr. Al Abdulmohsin waived his right to an appeal and the Committee administered the public reprimand.
DR. WYCLIFFE HOBART BAIRD
PRACTICE LOCATION: Mississauga
AREA OF PRACTICE: General Practice( Emergency Medicine)
HEARING INFORMATION: Statement of Uncontested Facts; Contested Penalty
On October 16, 2017, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Baird committed an act of professional misconduct in that he has engaged in sexual abuse of a patient and in that 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. Baird is a general practitioner who received his certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in Ontario in 1972. At the relevant time, Dr. Baird practised emergency medicine at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, Ontario.
Patient A In May 2011, Patient A attended the hospital’ s emergency department in respect of a knee injury, sustained after falling off her motorcycle. Mr. X, who
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