Dr. Sharif Tadros is one of 21 doctors currently allowed to work in Ontario with gender-based restriction on their practice.
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Dr. Sharif Tadros, facing accusations that he had sex with two of
his patients, has been forbidden from seeing female patients.
Another GTA doctor has been restricted to treating only males over allegations of sexual misconduct with female patients.
Burlington family
doctor Sharif Tadros is accused of having sex with two of his patients
in his office, according to a College of Physicians and Surgeons notice
of hearing document.
Sastri Maharajh,
a family doctor in Mississauga, was disciplined by the College for
professional misconduct last year after admitting to resting his cheek
or placing his mouth on the breasts of up to 13 patients. He was
suspended for eight months and is now back on the job but can’t treat
female patients.
A Star analysis of the
College’s public register shows that of 296 physicians who face
allegations or have already been disciplined for professional
misconduct, incompetence or incapacity, 21 have gender-based
restrictions on practising.
These instances raise questions about how the College deals with sexual transgressions of its members.
Marilou McPhedran, a
lawyer who chaired two provincial task forces on sexual abuse of
patients, doesn’t think the College has “adequately explained” its
rationale for gender-based restrictions.
“What are the
measurements (of competence), and why is that measurement when it’s
happened to women not important enough to be an overall indicator of
proficiency and competence of the health professional?” she said in an
interview with Star.
Just three of the 21
physicians, including Tadros and Maharajh, have a complete restriction
on treating female patients. Seventeen must be monitored when seeing
female patients, either by a chaperone or video. One male physician is
restricted from seeing male patients without a chaperone.
Sixteen of the 21 have
already been disciplined for professional misconduct, while the
remaining five, like Tadros, are awaiting a hearing. Neither he nor
Maharajh face criminal charges.
Source: http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2014/11/04/second_gta_physician_no_longer_allowed_to_treat_women.html
Source: http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2014/11/04/second_gta_physician_no_longer_allowed_to_treat_women.html
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