Patients of Hamilton doctor may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis

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This is scary! Have you had a similar procedure done? Hamilton Public Health is advising patients of a Hamilton doctor to get tested for infectious diseases.

Officials say anyone who received in-office surgical procedures including the removal of skin tags, warts, moles and cysts or biopsies of skin cancers at Dr. Lorin Harding’s clinic in Hamilton may have been exposed to improperly cleaned instruments.

In a letter to former and current patients, Public Health says, “Improperly cleaned surgical instruments carry a risk of transmitting infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and to a lesser extent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to clients.”

Harding operated a practice at 399 Greenhill Ave. from November 19, 1979 to December 31, 2005. He then moved his practice to 300-631 Queenston Rd.