General Information
Practice Information
Brockville Ontario K6V 1G5
21 Queensway West
Mississauga Ontario L5B 1B6
Specialties
| SPECIALTY | ISSUED ON | CERTIFYING BODY |
|---|---|---|
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Internal Medicine
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Effective: 14 Nov 1977
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Hospital Privileges
No information available
Hospital Notices
Professional Corporation Information
Brockville Ontario K6V 1G5 (613) 498-1355
Practice Conditions
| IMPOSED BY | EFFECTIVE DATE | EXPIRY DATE | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
Member |
02 Feb 2024 |
Restricted |
(i) In his practice at any Brockville General Hospital site, Dr. Bhatt is only permitted to practice in the following out-patient clinics: Ambulatory Care Unit, Stroke Prevention Program and the Brockville Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program, or in any other out-patient clinic as is approved by the Chief of Staff. Dr. Bhatt may attend on patients of the above-mentioned out-patient clinics who are housed on an in-patient unit solely in his capacity as a stroke clinic physician. Dr. Bhatt is also permitted to review and report on diagnostic test results as authorized by the Chief of Staff of the hospital;
(ii) Dr. Bhatt will not be alone with Nurse A;
(iii) Dr. Bhatt will advise of any new work places within ten days of starting a new position;
(iv) Dr .Bhatt will successfully complete the ProBE program in 2016, at his own expense, agree to abide by any recommendations of the ProBE program and provide proof of completion to the College;
(v) Dr. Bhatt will continue seeing his treating psychiatrist on a monthly basis for two years and will agree to abide by any recommendations made by the treating psychiatrist. The treating psychiatrist will provide quarterly reports to the College. After two years, with the approval of his treating psychiatrist, Dr. Bhatt may apply to the College to vary the frequency of his appointments; and
(vi) Dr. Bhatt will agree to a monitoring program, at his own expense, with a monitor appointed by the College, such monitoring to be conducted every four months for two years. The monitor will provide reports to the College following each monitoring visit. After two years, with the approval of the monitor, Dr. Bhatt may apply to the College to vary the frequency of the monitoring. Dr. Bhatt will provide consent to the monitor to speak to the Chief of Staff , staff, volunteers and physicians at the Brockville General Hospital, for the purpose of the workplace monitoring and as requested by the monitor.
(i) In his practice at any Brockville General Hospital site, Dr. Bhatt is only permitted to practice in the following out-patient clinics: Ambulatory Care Unit, Stroke Prevention Program and the Brockville Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program, or in any other out-patient clinic as is approved by the Chief of Staff. Dr. Bhatt may attend on patients of the above-mentioned out-patient clinics who are housed on an in-patient unit solely in his capacity as a stroke clinic physician. Dr. Bhatt is also permitted to review and report on diagnostic test results as authorized by the Chief of Staff of the hospital;
(ii) Dr. Bhatt will not be alone with Nurse A;
(iii) Dr. Bhatt will advise of any new work places within ten days of starting a new position;
(iv) Dr .Bhatt will successfully complete the ProBE program in 2016, at his own expense, agree to abide by any recommendations of the ProBE program and provide proof of completion to the College;
(v) Dr. Bhatt will continue seeing his treating psychiatrist on a monthly basis for two years and will agree to abide by any recommendations made by the treating psychiatrist. The treating psychiatrist will provide quarterly reports to the College. After two years, with the approval of his treating psychiatrist, Dr. Bhatt may apply to the College to vary the frequency of his appointments; and
(vi) Dr. Bhatt will agree to a monitoring program, at his own expense, with a monitor appointed by the College, such monitoring to be conducted every four months for two years. The monitor will provide reports to the College following each monitoring visit. After two years, with the approval of the monitor, Dr. Bhatt may apply to the College to vary the frequency of the monitoring. Dr. Bhatt will provide consent to the monitor to speak to the Chief of Staff , staff, volunteers and physicians at the Brockville General Hospital, for the purpose of the workplace monitoring and as requested by the monitor.
Current Tribunal Proceedings
No information available
Past Tribunal Proceedings (1)
On April 4, 2016, the Discipline Committee found that Dr. Bhatt committed the following act of professional misconduct:
engaging in an act or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by registrants as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.
On the same date, the Discipline Committee ordered that:
the registrant attend before the panel to be reprimanded;
the Registrar suspend the registrant’s certificate of registration for 4 months commencing April 8, 2016 at 12:00 a.m.;
the Registrar place terms, conditions and limitations on the registrant’s certificate of registration; and
the registrant pay the College costs in the amount of $5,000 within 30 days of the date of the order.
The "Download Full Decision" link provides the Discipline Committee’s decision and any reprimand.
All published OPSDT reasons are available at www.canlii.org/en/on/onpsdt/.
Hearing exhibits, including any agreed statement of facts or statement of uncontested facts, can be obtained by contacting the Tribunal Office at [email protected].
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee. The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015, or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.
See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person:
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee. The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015, or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.
See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person:
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee. The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015, or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.
See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a Caution-in-Person:
A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a "caution-in-person" is required by the College by-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A “caution-in-person” disposition requires the physician to attend at the College and be verbally cautioned by a panel of the Committee. The summary will be removed from the register if the decision is overturned on appeal or review. Note that this requirement only applies to decisions arising out of a complaint dated on or after January 1, 2015 or if there was no complaint, the first appointment of investigators dated on or after January 1, 2015.
See PDF for the summary of a decision made against this member in which the disposition includes a caution-in-person.
Training
Registration History
| DETAILS | DATE |
|---|---|
| Terms and conditions amended by Member. | Effective: 02 Feb 2024 |
| Terms and conditions amended by Member. | Effective: 21 Jun 2023 |
| Terms and conditions amended by Member. | Effective: 25 Mar 2021 |
| Terms and conditions amended by Member. | Effective: 05 Feb 2020 |
| Terms and conditions amended by Member. | Effective: 11 Jun 2019 |
| Terms and conditions amended by Member. | Effective: 03 Dec 2018 |
| Suspension of registration removed. | Effective: 08 Aug 2016 |
| Suspension of registration imposed: Discipline Committee | Effective: 08 Apr 2016 |
| Terms and conditions amended by Discipline Committee. | Effective: 04 Apr 2016 |
| Transfer of class of registration to: Restricted Certificate | Effective: 24 May 2015 |
| Effective: 24 May 2015 | |
| First certificate of registration issued: Independent Practice Certificate | Effective: 15 Aug 1973 |
