P.A. doctor charged with improper conduct

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan have charged a Prince Albert doctor with unprofessional conduct.

The charge against Dr. Yagan Pillay dates back to an alleged 2012 incident, and it was filed at the last council meeting on Nov. 21.

According to the college, a female patient said she went to Pillay about her stomach pains. The woman said she told the doctor the lights in the room were bothering her eyes because she had a migraine headache.

The woman claimed the doctor massaged parts of her body while she lay on an examination table, and that he massaged her lower back while she was standing upright. She further alleged that Pillay pulled the woman towards him and massaged her.

She claimed that the doctor neither asked for permission to perform the massage, nor did he explain why he performed the massage. The woman also claimed that the doctor pulled her into a hug and asked if he could kiss her.

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None of the charges have been proven in front of the college’s council, and remains at the charge stage. The college is expected to hear Pillay’s case in mid-January, and he is invited to speak on his behalf.

Pillay, who graduated from a medical school in India, has held a provisional licence since 2011. He works as a surgeon at the Associate Medical Clinic just off of Central Avenue.

He was not at his office on Tuesday when contacted for comment.

paNOW has reached out to both Pillay and the college.  Representatives for both sides did not issue a comment in time for publication.

Pillay is the third Prince Albert-based doctor to face the disciplinary board for alleged rule breaches. Earlier this year, Dr. Johannes Nicolas Kriel had his medical licence revoked after he admitted to having sex with a patient.  Kriel’s licence was revoked for nine months.

In November, Dr. Nigel Painter admitted to a sexual boundary breach charge for having a sexual relationship with a patient. His medical licence was revoked for one year.

In both Kriel’s case and Painter’s case, the relationships were consensual.

A copy of the college’s decision in Painter’s case can now be found here.

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