Dr. Mehdi Horri allegedly breached two conditions of an undertaking he signed in March promising to follow certain conditions.
Estevan physician Dr. Mehdi Horri now faces two more professional misconduct charges, adding to a list of 14 previous charges that remain unresolved.
The new non-criminal charges were laid on Sept. 14, 2024 by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS), which is the governing body that regulates the practice of medicine in Saskatchewan.
The charges allege that Horri, who signed an undertaking on March 26 promising to follow certain conditions, breached the undertaking in two ways. He was required to ensure all his staff understood the conditions of his undertaking and have them sign a copy of it as evidence, which was to be displayed “prominently” in any place where he provided care.
It’s alleged he failed to do that.
Further, he was required to report any known or suspected breaches of his undertaking to the CPSS “immediately.”
The charges allege he failed to do that too.
The undertaking and alleged breaches are only the most recent developments in Horri’s long history of run-ins with professional oversight bodies in the medical field.
A hearing has been scheduled to begin Nov. 12 regarding those charges, which have not been proven.
They cover a range of alleged professional misconduct, including: unacceptable approaches to surgery, not obtaining informed consent, not having a chaperone present when seeing a female patient (as required), performing a rectal exam on a patient that was “not medically indicated,” inappropriately touching a patient and commenting on her genitals, altering medical records, and encouraging or harassing a potential witness in a CPSS investigation into his conduct “to provide false information.”
He is currently listed by CPSS as being on the register, with his licence status in good standing.
However, he is subject to practice restrictions, including that he: must not have any “professional encounter” with female patients, he must not perform any invasive procedures (requiring a scalpel or stitches), and he must only practise in a clinic seeing patients by appointment or on a walk-in basis.
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