DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
On September 14 , 2009 , on his instructions , Dr . Galea ’ s employee attempted to enter the United States at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo to meet Dr . Galea in Washington D . C ., where Dr . Galea was to provide medical treatment to a professional athlete . During secondary inspection , the employee told an Officer from the Department of Homeland Security , Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ), that she was travelling to Washington , D . C . to attend a medical conference with her employer , Dr . Galea . The employee further stated to the CBP Officer that she had items intended for display at the medical conference . The employee made these statements pursuant to an understanding she had with Dr . Galea that she would falsely tell U . S . border personnel that she and Dr . Galea would be attending a medical conference in the United States . A duffle bag in her vehicle contained medical items including needles , over one hundred syringes , a medical centrifuge , numerous bottles , including a bottle of Nutropin and bottles of Actovegin , 20 vials and 76 ampoules of drugs not properly branded in contravention of U . S . Regulations , and a diagnostic ultrasound computer . As a result of the above conduct , the employee was arrested and charged in the United States . The employee pleaded guilty in the United States District Court to making a false statement to a federal agent , and was convicted of a felony criminal offence . On July 25 , 2011 , she was sentenced to one year probation . She is unable to travel to the United States without permission . On December 16 , 2011 , Dr . Galea was sentenced to time served , namely the day of his voluntary surrender to U . S . authorities , during which he had not been in detention , and supervised release for one year on the terms set out in the Judgment .
ORDER On December 6 , 2017 , the Discipline Committee ordered : the suspension of Dr . Galea ’ s certificate of registration for a period of nine months ; a reprimand ; and payment to the College for costs in the amount of $ 21,500 . 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 . Galea waived his right to an appeal and the Committee administered the public reprimand .
DR . YELIAN GARCIA
PRACTICE LOCATION : Aurora AREA OF PRACTICE : General Practice
HEARING INFORMATION : Partially Contested ; 9.5 Hearing Dates ; Joint Submission on Penalty
On February 15 , 2017 , following a partially contested hearing , the Discipline Committee found that Dr . Garcia committed acts of professional misconduct , in that he failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession and engaged in disgraceful , dishonourable or unprofessional conduct .
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE STANDARD OF PRACTICE ( AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS ) After graduating from medical school and completing a residency program through McMaster University , Dr . Garcia practised under a restricted certificate of registration between August 18 , 2011 and January 12 , 2012 . During this time , he practised family medicine under the supervision of a physician at Wellington Medical Centre in Aurora , and under the supervision of a second physician at Oak Ridges Medical and Urgent Care Centre in Richmond Hill . Dr . Garcia obtained his certificate of registration authorizing independent practice in January 2012 . Dr . Garcia continued to provide family medicine and walk-in services at Wellington Medical Centre and urgent care services at Oak Ridges Urgent Care Centre . He also began providing urgent care and walk-in services at One Care Medical Clinic in Scarborough and Woodbridge Urgent Care Centre in Woodbridge , as well as providing medical care to patients at three long-term / residential care facilities . According to Dr . Garcia , he was seeing on average 10 to 13 patients per hour at the Wellington Medical Centre in 2012 . Because of this , Dr . Garcia would chart pertinent information during patient encounters and complete 50-70 % of his charts at the end of the day .
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