London family doctor suspended for 10 months
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A London family doctor is not allowed to practice medicine for 10 months after being found guilty of professional misconduct.
Dr. Jonathan Keys runs a family medicine and cosmetic clinic out of an office on Richmond Street just north of Oxford Street.
His license has been suspended for 10 months as of Dec. 11 by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) discipline tribunal.
Keys treated a patient that he had a "close personal relationship" with, contrary to CPSO rules, and disclosed personal health information of other patients to that person, also against the rules, according to documents presented at a Dec. 10 hearing.
The tribunal found that Keys violated the trust that people put in doctors, the documents say.
"Your actions have breached these fundamental principles and are disgraceful, dishonourable and unprofessional," the official reprimand states.
Keys was in a relations with the patient for about a year, and provided the patient anti-aging beauty treatments, cosmetic procedures including Botox injections, fillers and laser treatments. He did not bill for any treatments or procedures, and he also provided the patient with sample packages of sleeping pills, according to an agreed statement of facts.
A phone number for the medical clinic refers patients to other doctors in London.
"Thank you for calling Richmond Row Health," the voicemail states. "Please note that our office will be closed until mid October of 2026. During this time, we kindly ask that you visit one of the following recommended walk in clinics for your medical needs."
The message does not state why the clinic is closed.
The formal reprimand states that treating someone he had a close relationship with poses a serious issue because "potential loss of objectivity can lead to poor physician decision making and suboptimal care that potentially exposes people to risk of harm."
Only two interactions with the patient were documented, the reprimand states.
In addition, Keys disclosed other patients' health information to the patient, who was helping him with social media associated with his cosmetics practice, violating an important trust, the college found.
"The public has a right to expect and rely on physicians to safeguard their disclosures," the reprimand states. "If people do not believe their physician will guard disclosed information, they may choose not to disclose it. This exposes the patient to the risk of harm."
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