Professional Conduct reports – July 2025

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Recent hearing outcomes

Dr. Jeremy Reed sanctioned by CPSA Hearing Tribunal

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jeremy Reed was sanctioned by a CPSA Hearing Tribunal after a previous finding of unprofessional conduct.

In 2024, Dr. Reed was found guilty of failing to communicate with CPSA or provide requested documentation regarding the outcome of criminal proceedings he was subject to in Saskatchewan.

Dr. Reed’s registration and practice permit with CPSA have been inactive since February 2023. He did not attend either of the hearings on this matter and did not submit a recommendation on sanction to the Hearing Tribunal.

The Tribunal accepted the sanction submission from CPSA’s Complaints Director and ordered the following:

• Dr. Reed shall receive a reprimand.
• At his own cost, Dr. Reed must undergo a fitness-to-practise assessment before he is eligible to re-apply for a practice permit in Alberta.
• Dr. Reed is responsible for the full amount of the investigation and hearing processes.

Review the written decision from the Hearing Tribunal to learn more.

Dr. Benjamin Cavilla sanctioned for inappropriate conduct with patient

A CPSA Hearing Tribunal has sanctioned Dr. Benjamin Cavilla, a family physician from Calgary, after he admitted to failing to maintain physician-patient boundaries and being intoxicated in the presence of a patient.

In 2021, Dr. Cavilla consumed cannabis prior to a planned virtual meeting with his patient and made personal, inappropriate disclosures to the patient during the meeting and afterwards via text messages. Also in 2021, Dr. Cavilla violated appropriate boundaries when he met his patient in a motel room for non-medical purposes and became intoxicated after ingesting cocaine in the presence of his patient. Dr. Cavilla did not report his conduct to CPSA, as required by the Duty to Report Self standard of practice.

Dr. Cavilla admitted to the allegations and acknowledged that his actions were serious and unprofessional. The Tribunal accepted the joint submission on sanction put forward by both parties and their orders include the following:

• Dr. Cavilla’s practice permit is suspended for six months, which is considered served given the time Dr. Cavilla was out of practice during the proceedings.
• At his cost, Dr. Cavilla will undergo a multi-disciplinary assessment to determine his fitness to practise (this is complete).
• A condition requiring a CPSA-approved chaperone for all interactions with female patients (virtual or in-person) will remain on Dr. Cavilla’s practice permit until CPSA is satisfied the condition is no longer needed to ensure patient safety.
• Dr. Cavilla must participate in CPSA’s Health & Practice Conditions Monitoring program (formerly the Physician Health Monitoring Program) for a minimum of five years.
• Dr. Cavilla is responsible for half of the cost of the investigation and hearing.

More details are available via the Tribunal’s written decision.

Dr. Subrata Chakravarty sanctioned for inappropriate conduct towards colleagues

Edmonton anesthesiologist Dr. Subrata Chakravarty was sanctioned by a CPSA Hearing Tribunal after admitting to inappropriate conduct towards two medical office assistants.

Over several months in 2022, Dr. Chakravarty demonstrated a pattern of inappropriate comments and sexualized interactions towards two members of staff at the clinic where he worked at the time. These interactions occurred both in person, and via social media and digital messaging. While Dr. Chakravarty’s conduct did not involve patients, such behaviour is contrary to the expectations set out in CPSA’s Code of Conduct and the Canadian Medical Association’s Code of Ethics and Professionalism, which requires physicians to respect boundaries and treat colleagues with respect and dignity.

At a hearing in October 2024, Dr. Chakravarty admitted to the allegations and the Tribunal accepted a joint submission on sanction, which includes the following:

• Dr. Chakravarty is suspended for six months, which is considered served with credit given for the time he was out of practice from January to November 2023.
• Conditions put in place on Dr. Chakravarty’s practice permit prior to his return to practice in 2023 will remain until CPSA’s Assistant Registrar of Continuing Competence decides they can be removed or modified. This includes a requirement that Dr. Chakravarty must have a chaperone present for all interactions with female patients, is restricted from being alone at any time with female staff members and must have a workplace monitor at all times, among other conditions.
• Dr. Chakravarty is responsible for the full cost of the investigation and hearing.

Review the Tribunal’s written decision for more information.

Dr. J. Rowan Scott sanctioned for unprofessional conduct

Psychiatrist Dr. J. Rowan Scott was sanctioned for unprofessional conduct by a CPSA Hearing Tribunal.

It was alleged that in a medical letter written in February 2020, Dr. Scott speculated on the behaviour and potential psychiatric diagnoses of someone who was not his patient and who he had never examined.

After a hearing held in May 2024, the Hearing Tribunal found that the charges against Dr. Scott were proven and amounted to unprofessional conduct. The Tribunal’s written decision finding Dr. Scott guilty was not published, as the hearing was closed to the public. A Tribunal can close a hearing to the public under certain circumstances, such as to protect the personal health or financial information of the parties.

The Tribunal reconvened at an open hearing in February 2025 to hear submissions on sanction. In determining sanction, the Tribunal noted that Dr. Scott retired in December 2020 and has no intention of returning to practice.

After considering submissions from both parties, the Tribunal ordered the following:

• Dr. Scott will receive a reprimand.
• Dr. Scott is responsible for paying 25 per cent of the total costs for the investigation and hearing, to a maximum of $25,000.

Find out more by reviewing the Tribunal’s written decision.

Finding of unprofessional conduct against Dr. Ian Gebhardt overturned on appeal to CPSA Council

A CPSA Hearing Tribunal’s decision to sanction Dr. Ian Gebhardt for unprofessional conduct was overturned by a CPSA Council Appeal Panel.

Dr. Gebhardt, a family physician from Medicine Hat, was found guilty in 2023 of inappropriate sexual touching of a patient. After a subsequent sanction hearing in 2024, Dr. Gebhardt was suspended from practice and required to undergo a practice assessment, cover two-thirds of associated costs and have a chaperone condition on his practice permit indefinitely.

Dr. Gebhardt appealed the Tribunal’s decision. CPSA’s Complaints Director cross-appealed the decision on sanction, on the grounds that it was insufficient considering the seriousness of Dr. Gebhardt’s conduct.

After hearing from both sides and reviewing the evidence, the CPSA Council Appeal Panel concluded that the Hearing Tribunal’s decision was unreasonable and that the evidence did not meet the standard of proof required to support a finding of unprofessional conduct under the Health Professions Act. The Panel simultaneously dismissed the cross-appeal from CPSA’s Complaints Director.

Dr. Gebhardt’s practice permit is currently active with no conditions.

More information is available in the Tribunal’s written decision on our website.

Dr. Neil Skjodt sanctioned for failing to respect autonomy of patients

A CPSA Hearing Tribunal sanctioned Dr. Neil Skjodt of Sherwood Park for misconduct towards three patients.

At a hearing in February 2025, Dr. Skjodt admitted to failing to provide his patients with adequate details on why he conducted certain exams and to explain the manner in which they were done, leaving the patients feeling vulnerable and like their autonomy was not respected. This contravenes the Canadian Medical Association’s Code of Ethics & Professionalism, which requires physicians to consider the well-being of their patients, practise medicine in a manner that treats patients with dignity, and make every reasonable effort to communicate with patients and ensure the information exchanged is understood.

The Tribunal accepted Dr. Skjodt’s admission of unprofessional conduct, along with a joint submission on sanction. Their orders include the following:

• Dr. Skjodt’s practice permit is suspended for four months, with two months considered served to account for the condition on Dr. Skjodt’s practice in place since 2016. His suspension began in May 2025.
• At his own expense, Dr. Skjodt must complete and unconditionally pass a course on ethics and boundaries. If Dr. Skjodt does not pass the required course, he must then undertake one-on-one ethical remediation with a medical ethicist. Dr. Skjodt’s practice condition allowing him to only treat male patients will remain in effect until this requirement is met to the satisfaction of CPSA’s Complaints Director.
• Dr. Skjodt is responsible for a portion of costs from the investigation and hearing, totaling $50,000.

Review the written decision on CPSA’s website for more details.

Dr. William Han sanctioned for unprofessional conduct

A CPSA Hearing Tribunal sanctioned Dr. William Han, a family physician from Edmonton, after he admitted to unprofessional conduct.

Dr. Han acknowledged that he failed to abide by conditions placed on his practice permit in 2022, restricting him from prescribing opioids, benzodiazepines, methadone and cannabinoids. Dr. Han also signed an agreement with CPSA in 2022 agreeing to work with a physician mentor on his prescribing, and did not follow the advice or comply with the guidance of his mentor.

The Hearing Tribunal accepted both Dr. Han’s admission of unprofessional conduct and a joint recommendation on sanction. Their orders include the following:

• Dr. Han is suspended from practice for three months, beginning July 1, 2025.
• The prescribing restrictions put in place on Dr. Han’s practice permit in 2022 will remain until CPSA’s Assistant Registrar of Continuing Competence is satisfied they can be modified or removed.
• At his own expense, Dr. Han must complete and unconditionally pass a course on ethics and boundaries. If Dr. Han does not pass the required course, he must then undertake a one-on-one ethical remediation course with a medical ethicist.
• Dr. Han is responsible for two-thirds of the total costs of the investigation and hearing.

Review the Tribunal’s written decision for more information.