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Committee: Discipline
Decision Date: 09 Mar 2000
Summary:
On March 9, 2000, the Discipline Committee found Dr. Ramesar guilty of professional misconduct in
that he engaged in an act relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the
circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or
unprofessional; in particular, obtaining marijuana from a patient and failing to make a record of
appointments with a patient.
Subsequently, the Committee ordered the following penalty:
1. A
reprimand, with the fact of the reprimand to be recorded on the register;
2. That the Registrar
shall, if Dr. Ramesar seeks re-instatement of his certificate of registration (which he gave up
upon his retirement) do the following:
a) suspend Dr. Ramesar(s certificate of registration for a
period of nine months from the date the certificate of registration would otherwise become
effective;
b) suspend three months of the nine-months suspension, provided Dr. Ramesar pays costs
to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario fixed in the amount of $1,000 on or before
July 1, 2000;
c) require Dr. Ramesar to undergo training (in a course acceptable to the Registrar)
on boundary violations in psychiatric practice; and
d) require Dr. Ramesar to undergo a specialty
assessment by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario within one year of resuming
practice.
Decision: Download Full Decision (PDF)
Appeal: No Appeal
Hearing Date(s): Mar 06, 2000