Press Release

College suspends license of Dr. Leo Wisniowski of Chester Basin

Halifax, July 17, 2006 - The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia has announced that pursuant to a Hearing Committee Decision incorporating a Settlement Agreement, Dr. Leo Wisniowski, a family practitioner in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, has been suspended from the practice of medicine for a period continuing to and including August 25, 2006.

Dr. Wisniowski has agreed to a statement of facts outlined in the Settlement Agreement and admits that he is guilty of professional misconduct. The charges against Dr. Wisniowski relate to sexual boundary violations with a patient to whom he was providing marital counselling.

The statement of facts and the penalty to which Dr. Wisniowki has consented are contained in the following Settlement Agreement:
www.cpsns.ns.ca/hearing-committee-decisions/wisniowski.pdf

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Contact:
Bruce Thorne
Manager, Policy and Communications
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia
Suite 5005, 7071 Bayers Rd.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3L 2C2

Phone: (902) 421-2212
Cell: (902) 499-6403
Toll-free in Nova Scotia: 1-877-282-7767
E-mail: bthorne@cpsns.ns.ca