Sudbury doctor drama: controversial cardiologist ‘exposed patients to harm,’ fought with colleagues – CTV
Feb. 28, 2024
In a ruling released this week, a prominent Sudbury cardiologist lost his lengthy battle to restore his hospital privileges at Health Sciences North.
The court case is rooted in a breakdown in HSN’s cardiologist team dating back to 2014, when a physician began performing a revolutionary heart procedure in Sudbury.
Dr. Dinar Shukla was the first in northern Ontario to do a procedure called transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)(opens in a new tab). It’s a much less invasive procedure to replace the main artery to the heart after it has calcified or narrowed.
It allows doctors to restore the function of the aortic valve without first having to remove the old one. While much less invasive, the operation is complex and requires a team of doctors.
The board said strong teamwork is vital for TAVI teams to succeed because of the complexities involved.
