A Canadian plastic surgeon is accused of filming thousands of patients exposed at a Toronto clinic without their consent, according to the report.
Martin Jugenburg, 45, who calls himself “Dr. 6ix, “allegedly filmed patients in a two-story clinic at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto and posted several pictures online, The National Post reported, citing a panel of disciplines.
The panel accused Jugenburg, among other things, of allowing film crews to record breast enlargement operations, against the wishes of patients.
“About this case is about repeated violations of Dr. Jugenburg about the privacy of his patients, repeated violations of the confidentiality of his patients, “Carolyn Silver, a lawyer representing the regulator, told the panel. “And this violation by Dr. Jugenburg involved not only his own patients, but many other patients who were seen in his office in downtown Toronto by other doctors that he allowed to use his office space.”
Jugenburg’s lawyer told the panel on Wednesday that his clinic claimed to have made a professional mistake but denied other allegations against it.
He said he would never allow a TV film crew to do an operation if he knew the patient did not approve of it.
“I understand he agreed to have a crew in operation, but only for filming,” Jugenburg said Toronto Sun. “There was no written agreement and come to think of it, that was something I should have done.”
Allegations against Jugenburg said there were 24 cameras installed throughout the clinic in early 2017. A document from the disciplinary panel said two signs – one in the lobby and another in the operating room – told patients about the camera, even though one was not seen.
“There are no signs that tell patients that they are recorded during their patients’ meetings, consultations, and / or procedures. [Jugenburg] nor did it inform the patient that this recording could be accessed by him on his cellphone “through an application, he said.
Records obtained by regulators show “breasts, buttocks and genitals,” according to the document.
Jugenburg sent an email to his patients in 2018, explaining that the camera was for “security purposes,” and apologized for not making them visible, The National Post reports.
The regulator ordered Jugenburg last year to remove all cameras from the area where the patient will be exposed.
The Jugenburg trial is scheduled to last until July.
