US EditionVernon Doctor Issued Reprimand for Breaching Conditions
- On May 16, 2025, a public reprimand was issued to Vernon physician Dr. Ramesh Kumar Sharma by the regulatory body overseeing medical practice in British Columbia.
- The reprimand followed Sharma breaching a condition by examining female patients with chaperones not approved by the College between November 2023 and January 2024.
- Despite orders to stop, Sharma continued using unapproved chaperones while remaining on the College's conditional disciplined register amid his third investigation.
- In previous cases, Sharma was found guilty in 2001 of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with a patient and, in 2007, was removed from the medical register after admitting to assisting a patient’s suicide; he received a sentence of nearly two years of confinement under house arrest.
- The College indicated it will keep a close watch on Sharma’s practice and stressed that his future professional behavior must meet the highest standards at all times.
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