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General Information

Former Name: No Former Name
Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2009
Gender: Man
Languages Spoken: ENGLISH, FRENCH

Practice Information

Primary Business Location: Address not Available
Business Email: No Information Available
Phone: No Information Available
Fax: No Information Available

Specialties

SPECIALTY ISSUED ON CERTIFYING BODY
Emergency Medicine
Effective: 30 Jun 2014
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
SPECIALTY: Emergency Medicine
ISSUED ON: Effective: Jun 30 2014
CERTIFYING BODY: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Medical Records Location

Instructions/Address: University Health Network, 190 Elizabeth St Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4
Date Received: 22 Feb 2021

Hospital Privileges

No information available

General Information

Former Name: No Former Name
Gender: Man
Languages Spoken: ENGLISH, FRENCH
Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2009

Practice Information

Primary Business Location: Address not Available
Business Email: No Information Available
Phone: No Information Available
Fax: No Information Available

Specialties

SPECIALTY ISSUED ON CERTIFYING BODY
Emergency Medicine
Effective: 30 Jun 2014
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
SPECIALTY: Emergency Medicine
ISSUED ON: Effective: Jun 30 2014
CERTIFYING BODY: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Medical Records Location

Instructions/Address: University Health Network, 190 Elizabeth St Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4
Date Received: 22 Feb 2021

Hospital Privileges

No information available

Practice Conditions

This physician is inactive (Expired, Resigned, Suspended, Revoked, or Deceased) and is not permitted to practise medicine.
This physician is inactive (Expired, Resigned, Suspended, Revoked, or Deceased) and is not permitted to practise medicine.

Current Tribunal Proceedings

No information available

Past Tribunal Proceedings (1)

Date of Decision: 12 Apr 2018
Summary of Decision:
On April 10, 2018, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Farooq Ali Khan, an emergency physician practising in Toronto, committed an act of professional misconduct, in that he has been found guilty of an offence relevant to his suitability to practice. The Committee’s finding flowed from a criminal proceeding where, on August 13, 2015, Dr. Khan pled guilty to and was found guilty of sexually assault under s. 271(b) the Criminal Code.

On April 12, 2018, the Committee reserved its decision on penalty and costs. 

Further Procedural History 

The hearing resumed on July 20, 2018 at which time the Committee further reserved its decision on penalty to consider the issue of retrospectivity of Ontario Regulation 262/18 (“O. Reg. 262/18”). The regulation, which came into force May 1, 2018, required that a physician found to have committed an act of professional misconduct by having been found guilty of an offence relevant to the member’s suitability to practise, was subject to mandatory revocation, if the offence was one prescribed by the regulation. An offence under section 271 of the Criminal Code, for which Dr. Khan had been found guilty, was one of the prescribed offences.

In July 2019, the Divisional Court released its decision in Ontario (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario) v. Kunynetz, 2019 ONSC 4300, holding that the amendments to the regulation should not be treated as retrospective.  The College advised that it no longer took the position that revocation was mandatory in this matter.

On August 20, 2019, the Committee held a further penalty hearing at which time the parties presented a joint submission on penalty and costs to the Committee. The Committee reserved its decision.

On May 29, 2020, the Committee released its decision on penalty. The Committee rejected the joint submission and ordered and directed that there be no penalty imposed and no order made that Dr. Khan pay costs to the College.

On June 23rd, 2020 the College commenced an appeal of the Discipline Committee’s penalty decision. On March 4th, 2021, Dr. Khan entered into an undertaking with the College resigning his certificate of registration and agreeing never to apply or re-apply as a physician in Ontario.
Reasons for Decision: Download Full Decision (PDF)
Appeal: Appeal Abandoned
Hearing Date(s): April 9-12, 2018 and July 20, 2018

Other Notifications (1)

Source: Member
Effective Date: 04 Mar 2021
Summary:
Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Farooq Ali Khan to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective March 4, 2021:

On May 29, 2020, after having found Dr. Khan engaged in professional misconduct, the Discipline Committee of the College released reasons on penalty. The College commenced an appeal of the Discipline Committee’s penalty decision. Dr. Khan resigned from the College and has agreed never to apply or reapply for registration as a physician in Ontario. 

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Current Tribunal Proceedings

No information available

Past Tribunal Proceedings (1)

Date of Decision: 12 Apr 2018
Summary of Decision:
On April 10, 2018, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Farooq Ali Khan, an emergency physician practising in Toronto, committed an act of professional misconduct, in that he has been found guilty of an offence relevant to his suitability to practice. The Committee’s finding flowed from a criminal proceeding where, on August 13, 2015, Dr. Khan pled guilty to and was found guilty of sexually assault under s. 271(b) the Criminal Code.

On April 12, 2018, the Committee reserved its decision on penalty and costs. 

Further Procedural History 

The hearing resumed on July 20, 2018 at which time the Committee further reserved its decision on penalty to consider the issue of retrospectivity of Ontario Regulation 262/18 (“O. Reg. 262/18”). The regulation, which came into force May 1, 2018, required that a physician found to have committed an act of professional misconduct by having been found guilty of an offence relevant to the member’s suitability to practise, was subject to mandatory revocation, if the offence was one prescribed by the regulation. An offence under section 271 of the Criminal Code, for which Dr. Khan had been found guilty, was one of the prescribed offences.

In July 2019, the Divisional Court released its decision in Ontario (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario) v. Kunynetz, 2019 ONSC 4300, holding that the amendments to the regulation should not be treated as retrospective.  The College advised that it no longer took the position that revocation was mandatory in this matter.

On August 20, 2019, the Committee held a further penalty hearing at which time the parties presented a joint submission on penalty and costs to the Committee. The Committee reserved its decision.

On May 29, 2020, the Committee released its decision on penalty. The Committee rejected the joint submission and ordered and directed that there be no penalty imposed and no order made that Dr. Khan pay costs to the College.

On June 23rd, 2020 the College commenced an appeal of the Discipline Committee’s penalty decision. On March 4th, 2021, Dr. Khan entered into an undertaking with the College resigning his certificate of registration and agreeing never to apply or re-apply as a physician in Ontario.
Reasons for Decision: Download Full Decision (PDF)
Appeal: Appeal Abandoned
Hearing Date(s): April 9-12, 2018 and July 20, 2018

Other Notifications (1)

Source: Member
Effective Date: 04 Mar 2021
Summary:
Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Farooq Ali Khan to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective March 4, 2021:

On May 29, 2020, after having found Dr. Khan engaged in professional misconduct, the Discipline Committee of the College released reasons on penalty. The College commenced an appeal of the Discipline Committee’s penalty decision. Dr. Khan resigned from the College and has agreed never to apply or reapply for registration as a physician in Ontario. 

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Training

Medical School: McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2009

Registration History

DETAILS DATE
Expired: Resigned from membership. Effective: 22 Feb 2021
First certificate of registration issued: Independent Practice Certificate Effective: 30 Jun 2014
DETAILS: Expired: Resigned from membership.
Date: Effective: 22 Feb 2021
DETAILS: First certificate of registration issued: Independent Practice Certificate
Date: Effective: 30 Jun 2014