TN Medical Council Files Complaint Against Doctor for Practicing with Cancelled License

Chennai: Taking action against a doctor for illegally practising in the Theni district after his license was cancelled for one year, the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TMC) has lodged a complaint with the Directorate of Medical Services (DMS). 

It was found that the doctor was practising illegally, without a valid licence and without filing an appeal with the National Medical Commission, within a stipulated period of 60 days after the TMC cancelled his license and removed his name from the state medical register.  

The doctor's license was cancelled due to alleged medical negligence after a cardiac surgery patient died at a private hospital in Chennai years ago as the doctor allegedly failed to provide adequate post-operative care. Also includes unethical financial conduct, professional misconduct and fraudulent activities among other reasons. 

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It came to light that an inquiry was performed and the council cancelled his license for a year. Under the Clinical Establishment Act, only registered practitioners should be employed in hospitals and can practice medicine. However, the doctor violated the rules and regulations and engaged in illegal practice.  

While DMS has sent the complaint to the Joint Director of Medical Services who will notify any private hospitals employing the doctor of his disqualification, TMC has alerted the Theni superintendent of police, urging immediate legal action to prevent further illegal practice.  

Defining the illegal practice as equivalent to quackery, a member of TMC told TNIE, “After his licence was cancelled for one year following an inquiry, he moved to Theni district from Chennai and has been practising."

Officials at the DMS said, "If the doctor is practising without the licence, then it’s equal to quackery. So, the private hospital in which he is practising will be informed about it."

In its press release, TMC said, "We have taken disciplinary action in the case of Dr ***, who faced allegations of medical negligence, unethical financial conduct, professional misconduct and fraudulent activities. Following an inquiry, the charges were substantiated, and as a result, his name was officially removed from the State Medical Register for a period of one year, as per the council’s final order dated June 5,2024."

“Dr Dhinesh received the order from the council on July 6,2024. Despite the clear order of removal of his name from the state medical register, it has been brought to the notice of the council that he continues practising medicine illegally, without valid licence and without filing an appeal with the National Medical Commission,within a stipulated period of 60 days. Such actions not only violate the TMC mandate but also endanger public health and undermine the integrity of the medical profession," reads the PR. 

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