Patients of Toronto gynecologist linked to infection risk say they flagged negative experiences years earlier – CBC

Multiple complaints were made about Dr. Esther Park, says College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

Mar 13, 2025

Years before some 2,500 patients of a Toronto gynecologist were warned about a possible infection risk linked to improperly cleaned tools, Rachael Millanta filed a complaint about her experience at the clinic.

After CBC Toronto was first to report on Dr. Esther Park’s office where Toronto Public Health said earlier this month that cleaning protocols were not being followed, several patients have come forward to share their negative encounters with Park, many expressing their frustration that their voices weren’t being heard.

Millanta was one of them.

Millanta said she filed a complaint with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) in April 2021. She said she was asked personal questions by Dr. Park with the door open and told to undress from the waist down while the door remained open.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/patients-experiences-toronto-gynecologist-1.7480671