SASKATOON – A Saskatchewan doctor has had his license to practice medicine suspended indefinitely.
Dr. Amjad Ali attended a penalty hearing on Friday conducted by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan.
“He had his license revoked in June as a result of other unprofessional conduct findings and that is currently on appeal to the court,” said Bryan Salte, legal counsel for the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
“During the period of time he was suspended from practice, he prescribed marijuana to patients and charged in one case $400 cash and another case, $500 cash,” Salte explained.
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“So what the counsel will be asked to do is indefinitely suspend him in addition to the revocation,” he said.
Most physicians’ suspensions have time limits and conditions attached, but Dr. Ali now has neither.
Last year, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan found Dr. Ali guilty of sexual impropriety and inappropriate conduct with three female patients in 2011.
The college had also placed a condition on his practice. He had to have a chaperone present when examining patients, a condition he breached with one patient.
In 2004, Dr. Ali was also found to have had sexually inappropriate contact with two patients.
For the college, this was the end of the line for the doctor.
“At some point in time, when he’s in a position to re-apply for a licence, that’s what’ll take place,” said Aaron Fox, Dr. Ali’s lawyer.
That hasn’t happened yet and I can’t tell you when that will happen, but that would be the long-term plan,” said Fox.
“Getting a license back when you’re suspended doesn’t allow you to actually practice, it just says you have a piece of paper basically,” said Salte.
Council would have to make a second decision to lift the suspension, a process that could take years.
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