Surgeon accused of sexual harassment banned from working at Grace Hospital – CBC
Dr. David Ames had previously been disciplined for professional misconduct with patient
Jan 29, 2025
An orthopedic surgeon who has been disciplined in recent years over inappropriate behaviour with a patient has now been banned from practising at a Winnipeg hospital, after an arbitrator ruled he sexually harassed a co-worker, a leaked document shows.
Dr. David Ames was accused of sexually harassing a Grace Hospital nurse four times between mid-2023 and early 2024, according to a confidential arbitration decision recently leaked to CBC News.
The nurse filed a complaint with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority last February — less than two years after Ames finished a six-month suspension for professional misconduct involving a patient.
In one incident, the nurse’s complaint says Ames told her something to the effect of, “You have a body most women would die for,” said the decision by arbitrator Justice Freda Steel, dated Oct. 15, 2024.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/surgeon-banned-grace-hospital-1.7434824
