College Disciplinary Actions

The College reports discipline matters in the next issue of the Newsletter after the disciplinary action is complete.  The College website also contains information on discipline matters that are completed and matters where charges have been laid but have not yet been completed.
 
The website contains additional details about all disciplinary actions taken by the College since 1999. That includes information about the charges, a copy of the discipline hearing committee decision if there was a hearing, and the Council decision imposing penalty. If a discipline matter was resolved through post-charge alternative dispute resolution, the information will include a copy of the undertaking signed by the physician or a summary of the terms to be completed. 

There were four (4) discipline matters completed since the last Newsletter report.
 

Dr. Iffat Muhammad

Dr. Muhammad admitted three charges of unprofessional conduct.  The charges stated that she altered copies of patient records to provide to the Joint Medical Professional Review Committee (JMPRC), was untruthful to the JMPRC when asked about the alterations, and billed for counselling services when she had not recorded the time spent, which was a requirement to bill those fee codes.  The penalty order included a written reprimand, a two-month suspension, a requirement to take an ethics course and complete the Medical Services Branch billing modules, a fine of $2,500.00 and payment of the costs of and incidental to the investigation and hearing in the amount of $3,643.23.
 

Dr. Gregory Dalshaug

Dr. Dalshaug admitted one charge of unprofessional conduct.  The charge stated that he altered electronic records which resulted in him receiving payment for medical services provided by other physicians.  The penalty order included a written reprimand, a six-month suspension, a requirement to take an ethics course, a fine of $15,000 and payment of the costs of and incidental to the investigation and hearing in the amount of $1,710.
 

Dr. Ali Cadili

Dr. Cadili admitted three charges of unprofessional conduct for his involvement as the medical consultant at the Clear Health Inn.  The charges stated that he caused or permitted inaccurate and/or misleading advertising on behalf of the Clear Health Inn, caused or permitted the Clear Health Inn to utilize remedies, treatments or devices which were not generally accepted by the medical community as having therapeutic value, and as a result of the advertising and conversations with Dr. Cadili, a person believed they were receiving alternative treatment for pancreatic cancer at the Clear Health Inn.  The penalty order included a four-month suspension (retroactive to November 2019), a written reprimand, completion of an ethics course and payment of the costs of and incidental to the investigation and hearing in the amount of $85,377.87.
 

Dr. Svitlana Ziarko

Dr. Ziarko admitted three charges of unprofessional conduct. The charges stated that she failed to send a tissue sample for examination by histology, she failed to take reasonable care to ensure that her billings to Medical Services Branch for testing were consistent with the payment schedule, and she failed to take reasonable care to ensure that her billings for virtual visits were consistent with the payment schedule.  The penalty order included an in-person reprimand, a six-month suspension, a fine of $7,500 and the payment of costs of and incidental to the investigation and hearing in the amount of $6,400.