UK-based Kolkata Doctor under WB Medical Council Scanner for Allegedly Practising Anesthesiology Without MD
West Bengal Medical Council
Kolkata: The West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) has sought clarification from a UK-based Kolkata doctor who has been treating patients as an anaesthetist, while allegedly lacking a valid postgraduate MD degree in anesthesiology, The Statesman has reported.
Addressing the matter, the Medical Council issued a notice to the UK-based Doctor back in April at his Kalighat Road residence. The doctor had completed his undergraduate medical degree, i.e., MBBS degree, from a Kolkata-based government medical college under the University of Calcutta.
Confirming that the doctor has been asked to provide a clarification, the President of WBMC, Dr. Sudipta Roy, said that if the doctor does not respond to the notice, necessary action would be taken against him.
"We think it’s a gross violation of the Indian Medical Council Act and a clarification notice has been served to his Kolkata residence. We are awaiting his reply, otherwise necessary action would be taken against him as per the provisions mentioned in the Act," Dr. Roy, who is also a Trinamul Congress MLA, told The Statesman on Thursday.
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