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The shocking part is that this doctor has only been suspended for a year.
Ten times over five years while working in the emergency departments of the Humber River Regional Hospital or the Niagara Health System, Dr. Sammy Vaidyanathan examined himself, ordered tests for himself, then billed OHIP for himself.
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He self-treated for everything from a sprained ankle to a hand injury and even the flu ordering X-rays and blood work, and self-prescribing Tamiflu. On one date, he used the hospital labs to test himself for Hepatitis A, B and C; HIV; chlamydia and gonorrhea. On another, he ran blood tests for his vitamin and iron levels.