Canadian Doctor Loses Registration After Admitting to Sexual Misconduct with Patients

A panel concluded that Dr. Suman Khulbe, an Indian-origin physician in Canada, engaged in unprofessional behavior with multiple patients, including sexual abuse and misconduct. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual contact between doctors and patients. Dr. Khulbe will now appeal the decision, stating that many facts of her case were omitted during the public hearing.

Key Takeaways:

• Dr. Suman Khulbe, a Canadian doctor of Indian origin, lost her registration to practice medicine in Ontario after admitting to engaging in sexual abuse of one male patient and unprofessional behavior with two others.
• The panel found that Dr. Khulbe did not consider her patients as medical professionals but rather as friends, social life, athletic life, and business partners.
• Dr. Khulbe hosted social gatherings with patients at her clinic where alcohol was consumed and procaine, a local anesthetic, was administered.
• One of the patients, a gym trainer, alleged that Dr. Khulbe performed deep tissue physical therapy on him and engaged in sex acts with him while under the influence of procaine.
• Dr. Khulbe claimed that they had a close relationship and that the gym trainer's statements were weaponized against her.
• The panel concluded that Dr. Khulbe's behavior was unacceptable and that the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual contact between doctors and patients.

Statistics:

• Dr. Khulbe has been practicing as a family physician since 2001.
• In 2018, Dr. Khulbe gave up family practice and started an executive practice focused on holistic healthcare.
• Dr. Khulbe had a private clinic at her home in Kanata, Ontario.
• Dr. Khulbe administered procaine at least twice to one patient, the gym trainer, and also to multiple other patients.

Sources:

• National Post