A doctor, who used to practice in Regina, has been found guilty of 10 charges by the province’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Dr. Jordan Velestuk, now a doctor at a family practice in Moosomin, was fined $15,000 plus another $20,000 to cover legal costs. This comes after Velestuk was retroactively suspended for seven months. He must also complete a course on professionalism.

Velestuk was found guilty of several charges relating to unprofessional conduct dating back to 2014. The charges include failing to maintain medical records for patients and not documenting what drugs he had injected into the same patients.

One incident describes Velestuk dispensing ketamine to a patient without recording it.

Another case saw him inject a patient with a drug that resulted in the hospitalization of a patient. Velestuk later discharged the patient from the hospital without letting them know, even though they were not his patient.

Velestuk has a history of substance abuse issues. In 2013, he signed a deal with the Physician Health Program citing that he would abstain from opiates and other controlled substances.

As part of the agreement, Velestuk was required to provide random fluid samples up to 5 times a month for up to 3 years. Some of his recent charges, Velestuk was found guilty of providing samples of urine that wasn’t his.

The other offences against him include prescribing himself medicine, billing the Medical Services Branch for work during a period where he was not supposed to be working, and impersonating as another doctor and a woman named “Chelsea” in emails to the MSB.

Velestuk was placed in conditions related to the substance abuse. He must legally abstain from using opioids, as well as other drugs and alcohol, including cannabis.

He must provide witnessed random body fluid samples once a week for the duration of his time as a licensed doctor in the province, and he must provide follicle testing twice a year, costs for these tests will be borne by him.

If a supervisor or any other physician raise concerns over Velestuk’s fitness to practice medicine due to his addictions, he has agreed to voluntarily withdraw from practicing until the concern is dealt with.

Velestuk pleaded guilty to professional misconduct charges in 2014 for stealing ketamine in 2012. That plea took place in March of 2017.