Saskatchewan doctor has medical licence revoked after disciplinary hearing

An Estevan doctor can no longer practice medicine in the province following a disciplinary hearing.

A doctor based in Estevan is no longer able to practice medicine in the province following a decision from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS).

Dr. Medhi Horri was found guilty of nine charges of professional misconduct by a discipline hearing committee. Although the charges are not criminal, Horri’s licence to practice medicine in Saskatchewan has been revoked.

He had been working as a family doctor in Estevan, Sask.

According to the committee’s Sept. 26 decision, Horri’s charges included:

• Failing to maintain the standard of practice by not obtaining sufficient informed consent for a surgical procedure.
• Three counts of seeing female patients without a chaperone.
• Three counts of making changes to patients’ medical records after becoming aware they had filed complaints with the college.
• Unprofessional conduct – stemming from telling a potential witness to a college investigation that it was not the time to think about integrity while speaking with the college.
• Unprofessional conduct for failing to maintain appropriate medical records for two patients.

Horri was found not guilty of three charges of unprofessional conduct. One charge was withdrawn while the college did not seek a finding of guilt on another count.

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As part of the decision, Horri was directed that he needs to pay $108,392.55 to the college within one year. The fine represents 50 per cent of the costs and incidentals to the CPSS investigation and hearing.

Horri had been suspended twice before during his medical career in Saskatchewan. Once in 2019 for four months and again in late 2023 for two months.

According to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Horri also faced disciplinary measures due to a sexual relationship with a vulnerable former patient too soon after the termination of the doctor-patient relationship.

His license was revoked for nine months in that case.

In January 2024, CPSS charged Horri with 14 charges following complaints from three former patients.

Months later in March, Horri was restricted from seeing female patients.

Written reasons for the decision are expected to be released by the council following its Nov. 28-29 meeting.

-With files from Donovan Maess