College announces decision on sanction and costs regarding Dr. Manivasan Moodley

The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia hereby gives notice that the Hearing Committee has issued its decision regarding the sanction and costs arising from its findings of professional misconduct against Dr. Manivasan Moodley. The findings of professional misconduct are set out in the Hearing Committee’s decision dated November 23, 2020.

The decision on sanction orders a reprimand, a suspension of Dr. Moodley’s licence to practise medicine for a five month period commencing at a time to be agreed with the College, the continuation of the current requirements for a practice monitor and sign, and a requirement to take ethics training. In addition, the Hearing Committee ordered that Dr. Moodley pay a $325,000 contribution toward the costs of the investigation and hearing, payable in monthly instalments of $5,000.

The College acknowledges that we are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. This territory is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship. We also acknowledge that people of African descent have been in Nova Scotia for over 400 years, and we honour and offer gratitude to those ancestors.