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A renowned Toronto neurologist vowed to never practise medicine again after admitting at a College of Physicians discipline hearing that he committed professional misconduct against two female patients who were “deeply disturbed” by his actions.

Dr. Ayoob Mossanen, now 80, has assured the college he won’t practise again here in Ontario or anywhere else, said college prosecutor Amy Block.

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Mossanen, who quit in October 2017 after a heart attack, caused two patients distress during their exams when he “palpated” their groin areas without explanation or asking for their consent, said Block.

The sexual abuse allegations levied against Mossanen by the two patients, whose identitites are covered by a publication ban, were withdrawn.

Block told the committee that this result protects the public more effectively than any outcome from a contested, successful discipline hearing because he can’t practise again anywhere in the world.