Dr. Brian Nadler, 35, was arrested Wednesday on the new charges, the OPP said in a news release. He has been out of custody since being granted bail on the first charge in July 2021. Nadler was initially charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of 89-year-old Albert Poidinger of Pointe-Claire, Que. Poidinger was a patient at Hawkesbury and District General Hospital, which is located between Ottawa and Montreal. The three most recent alleged victims are 80-year-old Claire Briere of Rigaud, Que., 79-year-old Lorraine Lalande of Hawkesbury and 93-year-old Judith Lungulescu of East Hawkesbury Township. The Hawkesbury OPP investigation is ongoing, the force said Wednesday. In April, police said autopsies were being performed on an unspecified number of people and that analysis and toxicology reports could take several months to complete. Medicines used to treat COVID-19 patients at the hospital are part of the murder investigation, CBC News reported in April. Nadler was granted bail on the first charge of murder in July 2021 and was arrested on the new charges on Wednesday, the OPP said. (Professional Association of Resident Physicians of Alberta)
Suspended from vocational college
As part of the terms of his 2021 release, Nadler was ordered to remain in Canada and at an address approved by his surety. He was also ordered not to practice medicine or contact any staff, patients or relatives treated at Hawkesbury Hospital, according to his lawyer Brian Greenspan. Nadler, who lives in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., was suspended from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario days after he was first charged on March 26. His condition continued to be listed as suspended on Wednesday. According to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan, he faced two counts of professional misconduct during his stay at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon — one for calling a colleague a “bitch” after an argument and telling another she “felt like slapping” That colleague and another for improper patient record keeping. While working in the US state of Nevada, Nadler appeared before the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners in September 2018 and said he was emotionally abused by staff members in Saskatoon.
