It is my understanding that Dr. Anoja Anton has abandoned her patients and moved here and I feel that I must warn others who are thinking of choosing her as a primary physician for their family.
Dr. Anoja Anton was my family physician for over 1 year, at the Bio Health Centre at 2389 Major MacKenzie Drive W, Maple, ON. A few months ago, she sent a referral to a specialist because I had been having a chronic medical issue. I went to the hospital, was anesthetized, and the test was performed and a diagnosis and treatment plan followed. Having confidently identified a chronic issue, the specialist told me that my family doctor would receive my file and follow up. A couple of weeks later I received a call from the hospital.
When the hospital reached out to Dr. Anoja Anton with the results from the consultation that SHE requested, she told the hospital that I was not her patient. The hospital called me asking me to explain why my family doctor is saying that I am not her patient, and I had no idea that anything changed. I called the clinic where she used to practice and demanded an explanation from them, and they told me that Dr. Anoja Anton had moved. I asked them when they were planning on sending out notifications to all her former patients, and they could not give me an answer. I asked them if they had a doctor there who was picking up her practice, and they said no.
Now, here I am, warning you about Dr. Anoja Anton and how she is contributing to the abysmal and convoluted state of the Canadian healthcare system. Countries in development boast better healthcare. She will be your doctor when it's convenient for her, and when she decides to pick up and leave she won't fulfill her professional and ethical obligation to notify you. Neither will her old clinic team.
Because I believe that an ethical breach has occurred here, I have submitted an inquiry with the College of Physicians. Professionals are bound by a certain code of ethics, and there are supposed to be checks and balances in place to make sure that physicians conduct themselves in a certain way where the health and well-being of the patient is respected. As a different kind of professional, I am calling her out on this point because it makes me so angry.
It's good that I am resourceful and I was able to move on, but I feel very sorry for any senior or otherwise vulnerable person who might be feeling like the Canadian healthcare system has forsaken them. It's very important that we shine a light on doctors who behave in this way, before they cause an incalculable harm.