SASKATOON — An Estevan physician has been found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan’s (CPSS) discipline hearing committee.
In a message on its website and in a 48-page report, the college said Dr. Mehdi Horri was convicted on nine of the charges he was facing during the hearing.
He was found by the committee to have failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession by not obtaining sufficient informed consent for a surgical procedure. Horri was also found guilty of three charges of breaching his undertaking not to see female patients without a chaperone, and three charges of making changes to patients’ medical records after becoming aware they had filed complaints with the college.
The committee also found Horri guilty of unprofessional conduct for telling a potential witness to the college investigation that it was not the time to think about integrity in her communications with the college. Finally, Horri was found guilty of a charge of unprofessional conduct for failing to maintain appropriate medical records for two patients.
Horri was found not guilty of three charges of unprofessional conduct. Another charge was withdrawn, and the college did not seek a finding of guilt on another.
The disciplinary hearing was held in late March and early April in Saskatoon. A penalty hearing is expected to take place in September.
According to the CPSS website, Horri’s status is still listed as on the registrar, but he has practice restrictions. He is currently not to have any professional encounter or portion thereof with female patients. He may only practise in a clinic seeing patients by appointment or on a walk-in basis, and he has agreed not to perform any invasive procedures (anything requiring a scalpel or stitches).
The CPSS website says he also still has two charges before the committee for breaching an undertaking.
More to come.
