DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
general deterrence as it applies to the membership
as a whole; specific deterrence as it applies to the
member; and the potential for the member’s rehabili-
tation.
The public will be protected by the terms, condi-
tion and limitations on Dr. Mansour’s certificate of
registration following his suspension.
Dr. Mansour will be prohibited from delegating
any acts and care of any patients to any unregulated
health professionals. He will be required to continue
his educational rehabilitation.
After Dr. Mansour has completed his suspension,
he will be required to continue to retain a clinical
supervisor, approved by the College, who will submit
regular reports of Dr. Mansour’s progress. Once the
period of supervision ends, Dr. Mansour’s practice
will be reassessed.
Dr. Mansour will also be subjected to unannounced
inspections of his practice. He has also consented to
the College making appropriate inquiries of OHIP.
The significant length of Dr. Mansour’s suspension
should maintain public confidence in the profession
and its ability to self-govern.
The reprimand denouncing the misconduct should
specifically deter Dr. Mansour from future miscon-
duct. It also should send an unequivocal message to
the membership at large that inappropriate delega-
tions of controlled acts, improper OHIP billings,
failure to take personal responsibility, and acting
without integrity will not be tolerated.
The nine-month suspension should also serve as a
specific deterrence for Dr. Mansour. It should also
serve as a general deterrent to the profession. The
educational rehabilitation plan should address Dr.
Mansour’s standard of care issues and should remind
Dr. Mansour of the requirement for continued pro-
fessional development.
The Committee found that this was an appropri-
ate case to award the prescribed tariff of $5,000 for a
one-day hearing.
ORDER
In summary, the Committee directed a 9-month sus-
pension on Dr. Mansour’s certificate of registration;
terms, conditions and limitations on Dr. Mansour’s
certificate of registration; a reprimand; and payment
to the College costs in the amount of $5,000.
For complete details of the Order, please see the
full decision at www.cpso.on.ca. Select Find a Doctor
and enter the doctor’s name.
At the conclusion of the hearing, Dr. Mansour waived
his right to an appeal and the Committee administered
the public reprimand.
DR. WILLIAM MACLAREN MUIRHEAD
PRACTICE LOCATION: Waterloo
AREA OF PRACTICE: General Practice
HEARING INFORMATION: Physician Not In Attendance,
Allegations Denied (Entered on Dr. Muirhead's Behalf)
On May 17, 2016, the Discipline Committee found
that Dr. Muirhead committed an act of professional
misconduct, in that he has engaged in sexual abuse
of a patient; and he has engaged in conduct or an act
or omission relevant to the practice of medicine that,
having regard to all the circumstances, would reason-
ably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishon-
ourable or unprofessional.
Dr. Muirhead treated Patient A, a university stu-
dent, between September 2008 and December 2011
after she was referred by university student health
services for management of anxiety and depression.
Patient A’s visits with Dr. Muirhead were frequent,
taking place multiple times per week. Some appoint-
ments lasted more than two hours.
At first, Dr. Muirhead would ask Patient A to sit on
a chair close to his so that their knees would touch.
The sessions would end with a hug. Dr. Muirhead en-
couraged Patient A to be dependent upon him. Their
sessions then moved primarily to the back room of
Dr. Muirhead’s office, which had a mattress on the
floor and a desk against the wall. Initial removal of
Patient A’s shirt and back massaging progressed to
cuddling, digital penetration of her vagina on most
visits, and sexual intercourse. Dr. Muirhead and
Patient A spent most of the time in these sessions in
the back room.
When Dr. Muirhead learned of the College’s previ-
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