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Doctor who removed two patient's ovaries without consent still working

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oldtiredcyclist · 02/12/2025 07:49

The decision of a tribunal to allow a doctor to continue practising after he admitted removing the ovaries of two women without consent, is being considered following an appeal.
At a Medical Practitioners Tribunal hearing, Ali Shokouh-Amiri, a partner at the Medical Specialist Group (MSG) from 2016 to 2019, faced a range of allegations relating to six patients under his care there.
He admitted hugging patients, performing intimate examinations without a chaperone and it was proven he had rubbed and or touched a patient's leg as well as hugged her following a consultation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvn4dy8qyo

Guernsey's Medical Specialist Group's buildings

Former Guernsey doctor removed ovaries without consent - tribunal

A tribunal has given Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri a warning after 24 allegations were proven against him.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvn4dy8qyo

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oldtiredcyclist · 02/12/2025 07:52

He faced more than 100 allegations of inappropriate behaviour with 24 instances proven. How is he still working?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyn9glnx1qo

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RedToothBrush · 02/12/2025 09:32

It's fascinating to see how male and female doctors are treated very differently.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4x78mrxk3o

Female doctor gets suspended for social media. Male doctor continues to practice whilst accused and eventually is found guilty of sexually abusing and harming a female patient.

Neither is ok, but there is an alarming difference in how seriously a woman is treated compared to a man.

A stethoscope on top of scattered medicine prescription papers

NHS doctor suspended over alleged antisemitic social media posts

The tribunal ruled the doctor's posts "may impact on patient confidence" in both her and the profession.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4x78mrxk3o

deadpan · 03/12/2025 16:50

He should be in prison.

quantumbutterfly · 03/12/2025 17:19

Holy cow. What circumstance would lead to removing ovaries without consent? If the patients were undergoing surgery and it was a likely risk it would be explained on the consent form surely.
One of pp links says the GMC are appealing the decision.
Is this him? https://www.mse.nhs.uk/consultants-obstetrics-and-gynaecology/mr-ali-shokouhamiri-1189/

Iheartmysmart · 03/12/2025 17:33

Of course he’s still allowed to work. The NHS views women with complete indifference, unless they are the new fangled type with a cock and balls. There was a thread running a couple of days ago about a GP who refused to prescribe pain medication to a woman because ‘she might get pregnant’ despite the fact she was unable to carry a baby to term and her husband has had a vasectomy.

We are expected to accept poor care and medical misogyny because the NHS doesn’t think we are important.

AnnaMagnani · 03/12/2025 20:59

I don't think it's as simple as a woman doctor is treated differently because she's a woman so gets suspended for a lesser offence.

In general the Medical Practitioners Tribunal favours doctors who admit the offences, demonstrate reflection and remorse, take some sort of action to show they have learned. This is exactly the approach the male gynaecologist has taken - we can obviously speculate on whether he is really remorseful or not.

The female doctor accused of anti-semitic tweets spent the tribunal denying the offences and tweeting about how the Tribunal was part of a global Jewish conspiracy. Faced with that, there wasn't a lot else the tribunal could do but suspend her, even though the offences didn't affect individual patient care.

oldtiredcyclist · 04/12/2025 09:41

AnnaMagnani · 03/12/2025 20:59

I don't think it's as simple as a woman doctor is treated differently because she's a woman so gets suspended for a lesser offence.

In general the Medical Practitioners Tribunal favours doctors who admit the offences, demonstrate reflection and remorse, take some sort of action to show they have learned. This is exactly the approach the male gynaecologist has taken - we can obviously speculate on whether he is really remorseful or not.

The female doctor accused of anti-semitic tweets spent the tribunal denying the offences and tweeting about how the Tribunal was part of a global Jewish conspiracy. Faced with that, there wasn't a lot else the tribunal could do but suspend her, even though the offences didn't affect individual patient care.

Wow! Tweets and comments are worse crimes than two instances of surgical procedures carried out against women against their wishes, plus nearly 100 complaints about improper behaviour against women, including that of a sexual nature.

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MsGreying · 30/08/2026 12:36

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c783dj3j1d0o

A doctor who admitted removing two women's ovaries without their consent is to face a fresh medical tribunal after a High Court judge ruled that parts of an earlier decision in his case were "wrong or unjust".
In a 70-page ruling, the High Court judge said the tribunal's reasoning was "at times very brief and at other times makes little sense".
He added that the tribunal, "at various points, made clear errors of fact, failed to consider important evidence",.

Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri looking directly at the camera in front of a biege coloured background with a small part of a shelf visible in the top right corner. The image is a close up showing just the face and the doctor's hand which is resting against his l...

Guernsey doctor who removed ovaries faces fresh tribunal

A ruling that Ali Shokouh-Amiri's fitness to practise was not impaired is successfully challenged.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c783dj3j1d0o

Luckydog7 · 30/08/2026 14:43

I'm also struggling to understand how he removed ovaries without consent or apparent reason. What was his explanation for this? I can't see anything justifying doing this and remaining working unless it was just a horrible mistake and he admitted it was so but all I'm seeing it that it was deliberately done which just seems....monstrous and unforgivable.

CliantheLang · 30/08/2026 15:19

Luckydog7 · 30/08/2026 14:43

I'm also struggling to understand how he removed ovaries without consent or apparent reason. What was his explanation for this? I can't see anything justifying doing this and remaining working unless it was just a horrible mistake and he admitted it was so but all I'm seeing it that it was deliberately done which just seems....monstrous and unforgivable.

All it takes is a quick Mumsnet search on Medical Misogyny

JenniferBooth · 30/08/2026 15:30

I follow a woman on Twitter whose clitoris was crushed by a perineal post during a hip operation. Due to the nerve damage she has been unable to orgasm ever since

Luckydog7 · 30/08/2026 15:33

No no I understand the misogeny. It just seems to be a gap in the reporting that doesn't explain if he did it deliberately for kicks or if he claims it was a mistake and he thought he was doing the right thing at the time. I can't see this explained anywhere.

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