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A senior doctor at Brockville General Hospital has been reprimanded and suspended because of the rude and abusive behaviour that he directed toward female patients, nurses and staff.

Dr. Jayant Bhatt, the hospital’s former chief of medicine, told one nurse that she was “stupid,” “useless,” and “a monster,” while he told another who asked him a question to “shut the f— up.”

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The latter nurse was so stressed and frightened that she had a panic button installed at her work station, according to recent findings made by a disciplinary committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

An investigation launched by the college found that some patients, too, complained about Bhatt’s inappropriate behaviour and asked not to be treated by him.

One patient in the hospital’s cardiovascular program said Bhatt commented on her weight and told her, “You should keep the lights on at night so that food fairy doesn’t put food in your mouth.” He also offered to wager $100 that she couldn’t lose weight.