DISCIPLINE SUMMARIES
placed a further call to 911 claiming that there was
“ineffective CPR in progress.” When police arrived, it
was determined that there was no person in distress
and that Dr. Allendes had placed the call because he
was waiting to enter the nightclub and being denied
access. Dr. Allendes was observed to be intoxicated
and acting aggressively toward police. He was ar-
rested and charged for being intoxicated in a public
place. Dr. Allendes was found to be in possession of
cocaine and was also charged with possession for the
purposes of trafficking. The possession charge was
ultimately stayed and the intoxication charge was
ultimately withdrawn. The Committee found that
Dr. Allendes’ conduct during this incident consti-
tuted disgraceful, dishonourable and unprofessional
conduct and conduct unbecoming a physician.
Dr. Allendes was placed on a leave of absence from
his postgraduate program and his certificate of regis-
tration with the College expired in 2014. Dr. Allen-
des left the country in September 2015.
ORDER
The Committee ordered: a nine-month suspension of
Dr. Allendes’ certificate of registration; a reprimand;
and hearing costs to the College in the amount of
$10,180.
The Committee noted that because of the expiry of
Dr. Allendes’ certificate of registration, no remedia-
tion terms were required for the protection of the
public because Dr. Allendes would have to fulfill
the requirements for registration if he re-applied to
become a physician in Ontario.
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doctor’s name.
At the conclusion of the hearing, Dr. Allendes waived
his right to an appeal and the Committee administered
the public reprimand.
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DIALOGUE ISSUE 1, 2019
DR. HODA MOHAMED MAHMOUD ALY
PRACTICE LOCATION: Toronto
AREA OF PRACTICE: Family Medicine
HEARING INFORMATION: Agreed Statement of Facts;
Admission; Joint Submission on Penalty
On May 23, 2018, the Discipline Committee found
that Dr. Aly engaged in professional misconduct in
that she failed to maintain the standard of practice
of the profession, and engaged in acts that would
reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful,
dishonourable or unprofessional.
The Agreed Statement of Facts established that:
• An individual who was arrested for trafficking Fen-
tanyl was found in possession of Fentanyl that had
been prescribed by Dr. Aly to Patient C;
• NMS data revealed that Dr. Aly was prescribing
Fentanyl to four patients;
• Two of the patients to whom Dr. Aly prescribed
Fentanyl were Dr. Aly’s close personal relatives (Pa-
tients C and D); and
• Dr. Aly failed to meet the standard of practice of
the profession in her narcotics prescribing to all
four patients to whom she prescribed Fentanyl in
that she:
o did not adhere to the Canadian Guideline for Safe
and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Can-
cer Pain in her prescribing;
o did not demonstrate an awareness of how to
titrate narcotics safely and progressively;
o did not use an opioid contract with three of the
four patients;
o used Fentanyl in high doses with non-compliant
patients who were refusing to participate in
chronic pain clinics or follow up with chronic
pain specialists;
o prescribed narcotics to and acted as primary care
provider for two close personal relatives with
serious medical conditions for years, despite be-
ing aware of the College policy on the topic, and
despite her relationship with them affecting her
objectivity;
o did not consistently initiate referrals for her