The registration of Sechelt-based health practitioner Su Lan (Mary) Lee has been cancelled as of May 15 by the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of BC. The business address listed on the website for Mary Lee Acupuncture is 4854 Eagle View Road.
In a public advisory emailed to Coast Reporter on May 31, the college’s director of compliance, Crystal Chung, outlined that Lee “committed professional misconduct by engaging in unauthorized practice” after her registration had been suspended by its Discipline Committee Panel in November 2022. The advisory noted that practicing while registration is suspended is a violation of the province’s Health Professions Act.
The advisory said the suspension was imposed after Lee breached a 2012 consent order by continuing to provide blood-letting to two patients after committing to not doing so. The panel found Lee also contravened the college’s clinical record-keeping requirements.
The panel has barred Lee from applying for reinstatement until May 15, 2028, and requires that before re-applying, she must successfully complete additional approved record-keeping courses. In addition, It ordered Lee to reimburse the college $13,847.07 in costs relating to the action.
A posting to the college’s website detailed that the panel "considered it appropriate to require the Respondent [Lee] to complete remediation before being eligible for reinstatement, given concerns regarding her record-keeping and her failure to comply with the College’s standards."
A BC Medical Journal article published in 2010, stated that bloodletting, a specialized technique that aims to restore balance in the human body using the targeted draining of small quantities of blood from specific locations has "been discredited as a treatment for most ailments."
Asked for comment by email, Lee, later adding that she was using Google Translate to compose the message, said, "I violated the rules. But I did not violate the law. I did not cause medical accidents. I did not harm anyone. I was in the spirit of a doctor who saved lives and healed the wounded."
Lee said she doesn't plan to appeal the decision. She said her plan is to write a book to teach people to practice Tai Chi.
