Summary
PATIENTS of a Winnipeg physician, convicted of a serious criminal offence in the United States and subsequently suspended from practice twice in this city, were never given basic information that their care may have been compromised. The College of Physicians and Surgeons has a legal duty to protect the public's interest, but its hard work to preserve Dr. George Korol's reputation has sacrificed his patients' fundamental right to be informed.
Dr. Korol came to Manitoba shortly after he was released from a California prison, having served at least two of five years for firebombing the house of his estranged wife's mother. The California medical board revoked his licence, finding him unfit for practice but the Manitoba college permitted him to set up family practice in Winnipeg, fully aware of Dr. Korol's criminal record. The college, refusing to get into details, said it can protect the public by limiting a doctor's scope of practice, or putting him under a colleague's supervision.See the full content of this document
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Patients Deserve Warnings
PATIENTS of a Winnipeg physician, convicted of a serious criminal offence in the United States and subsequently suspended from practice twice in this city, were never give...
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