A doctor has been struck off after starting an affair with a patient the day after telling him he had cancer.

Theepa Sundaralingam even had sex in a hospital bed with her patient after their relationship became more serious.

Their affair started when they swapped telephone numbers and followed each other on Instagram.

Those messages quickly became more graphic leading to a full-fledged affair.

After the authorities became aware of the relationship, the 37-year-old was hauled before a disciplinary hearing in Toronto, Canada.

The panel ruled that Ms Sundaralingam should be struck off. The incident took place in Toronto, Canada.

The unnamed male patient said he felt abused by the doctor.

Sundaralingam was, according to her patient, "the person who both managed my health and provided me with emotional support during cancer treatment.

"She was also the same person who abandoned me at my most vulnerable point," he said in a victim impact statement read aloud by a lawyer.

The panel heard that seven months into the relationship, Sundaralingam told the man she'd fallen in love with a colleague and broke off the affair. Shortly afterward, she refused to see him or treat him. "She told me she's calling it quit, just like that" the patient said.


The affair took place in early 2015 and started again in 2016.

After a short deliberation, Sundaralingam was told she was losing her licence and ordered to put up a security of $16,000 for any therapy her former patient might need. She was also ordered to pay $6,000 — the cost of Wednesday's proceedings.


Asked as she was leaving the hearing if she had anything to say about the decision, Sundaralingam's lawyer, Jenny Stephenson, replied: "No comment."

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The woman is not wise at all. She should have continued with the relationship and watch as the cancer guy dies.

the guy is a bitter fo.ol.