Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Mathura Pandian Ravindran to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective December 1, 2022:
 

Summary of the Undertaking given by Dr. Mathura Pandian Ravindran to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, effective October 4, 2018:

Following a College investigation, Dr. Ravindran was required to complete a Specified Continuing Education or Remediation Program. The reassessment report subsequently received by the College raised concerns about his standard of practice in family medicine. As a result of the reassessment:
Effective January 1, 2019, Dr. Ravindran must not issue new prescriptions or renew existing prescriptions for or administer any of the following substances:
(i)Narcotic Drugs (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(ii)Narcotic Preparations (from the Narcotic Control Regulations made under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(iii)Controlled Drugs (from Part G of the Food and Drug Regulations under the Food and Drugs Act, S.C., 1985, c. F-27);
(iv)Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances (from the Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations made under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act., S.C., 1996, c. 19);
(v)All other Monitored Drugs (as defined under the Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 22);
Effective January 1, 2019, Dr. Ravindran must post a clearly visible sign in the waiting rooms and each examination and consulting room, in all Practice Locations, which states as follows:
Dr. Ravindran has agreed not to prescribe or administer any of the following:
Narcotic Drugs
Narcotic Preparations
Controlled Drugs
Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances
All other Monitored Drugs
Dr. Ravindran’s practice will be supervised by a Clinical Supervisor acceptable to the College for a minimum of six (6) months.
Dr. Ravindran will engage in professional education in medical record-keeping.Following the professional education and period of supervision, Dr. Ravindran’s practice will be re-as 

All of the elements of this SCERP have been completed, effective October 9, 2018.

 

Specified Continuing Education and Remediation Program:

A summary of a decision of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee in which the disposition includes a Specified Continuing Education and Remediation Program (“SCERP”) is required by the College By-laws to be posted on the register, along with a note if the decision has been appealed. A SCERP is one of the dispositions that the College’s Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee may make in connection with a matter before it, and this disposition requires the member to complete an education and remediation program specified for the member. A note will also be posted when all the elements of the SCERP have been completed. 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 SCERP: