The council's action against these doctors comes as it found that these doctors were involved in sponsoring and associating with unqualified practitioners at a quacks' event, or they misrepresented themselves by displaying unrecognised qualifications.
Issuing a Press Release in this regard on 26.09.2025, TGMC informed that it has taken stern disciplinary action against the five concerned doctors. The release stated, "The Telangana Medical Council has taken stern disciplinary action against multiple doctors for professional misconduct and ethical violations under the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 and the Telangana Medical Practitioners Registration Act, 1968."
The list of doctors who have been suspended includes Dr. A. Chaitanya Reddy, Medical Director of Oxycare Hospital, Dr. M. Goutham Reddy, Medical Director of OMNI Hospital, Kothapet, Dr. K.V. Mallikarjuna Rao, Medical Director of EVYA Hospitals, Vanasthalipuram, Dr. Kannaiah Thallapally, Livyoung Clinic, Jubilee Hills, and Dr. K. Uma Maheshwar, Padmavathi Neuro & Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sangareddy.
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As per the medical council's Release, Dr. Reddy from Oxycare Hospital, ECIL, has been suspended for 6 months for sponsoring and associating with unqualified practitioners at a quacks' event in Bhuvanagiri. Dr. Reddy from OMNI Hospital has also been suspended for 6 months for hospital sponsorship for the same quacks' meeting.
The state medical council has suspended Dr. Rao from EVYA Hospital for sponsoring an event with unqualified practitioners. Meanwhile, Dr. Thallapally has received a one-year suspension for misrepresenting himself as a qualified cosmetologist/hair transplant surgeon without recognized qualifications.
The Council has suspended Dr. Maheshwar for 6 months as it found the doctor was displaying unrecognized medical qualifications not approved by NMC.
"All five doctors have been directed to surrender their registration certificates within 10 days, failing which their names will be permanently removed from the Medical Register. The Council has also recommended that concerned hospitals' registrations be reviewed or cancelled by health authorities for endangering public health," the Council mentioned in the release.
"These actions reflect the Council's zero-tolerance policy towards unethical practices, quackery, and misrepresentation, and reaffirm its commitment to safeguarding patient safety and upholding the dignity of the medical profession. Final order copies uploaded on the TGMC website," it further added.
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