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The CBC (2018) reported that Pakistani Dr. Ejaz Ahmad, who practiced medicine on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, had been suspended from the practice of medicine for five months by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba, after he performed 18 circumcisions from June 2016 to July 2017 on pediatric patients and two boys almost bled to death.<ref name="glowaki2018">{{REFnews
|title=2 boys almost bled to death in botched circumcisions by Manitoba doctor
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}}</ref> The CBC reported:
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Among the complications, two boys were rushed to hospital with potentially life-threatening bleeds, one after a portion of his penis was amputated and the other with arterial bleeding.
Other boys experienced complications like swelling, pain, embedded gauze from improper wound care, possible infections and disfigurement.
At least one boy's penis was left so deformed he required a revision surgery.<ref name="glowaki2018" />
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The circumcisions performed by Dr. Ahmad were performed for cultural reasons, not medical reasons, so they were not insured by Manitoba Health. The CBC reported:
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Along with malpractice, the college found Ahmad displayed several "multi-dimensional" professional shortcomings.
He neglected to warn parents about the risks of their surgeries, failed to create records and when families went to other doctors for help, he told them not to disclose who had carried out the surgeries.
In one instance, Ahmad told a doctor and nurses in an emergency room the procedure had been performed by a "traditional man" and not, in fact, himself.<ref name="glowaki2018" />
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The [https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/ Manitoba Department of Health] issued a ''Patient Safety Learning Advisory'' in February 2018 regarding an incident in which a newly [[circumcised]] infant boy experienced [[bleeding]] after his non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. A blood pressure cuff suitable for infants was not available so a proper diagnosis was not made. The boy was discharged home, however [[bleeding]] continued and the boy was returned to the emergency department but was then transferred to a tertiary care facility. The boy suffered multiple complications.<ref>{{REFweb