Appeal against decision in doctor misconduct case

Dr Shokouh-Amiri worked at the Medical Specialist Group between 2016 and 2019

The General Medical Council (GMC) is appealing a decision to allow a doctor to continue practising after he admitted removing the ovaries of two women in Guernsey without their consent.

Ali Shokouh-Amiri was given a warning by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service at a hearing in February.

It concluded his "fitness to medically practice is not impaired" and there was a "low risk of Dr Shokouh-Amiri putting patients at a risk of unwarranted harm".

The GMC said it had decided to "exercise its powers to issue an appeal".

'Inappropriate behaviour'

Dr Shokouh-Amiri was a partner at the Medical Specialist Group (MSG) from 2016 to 2019.

The obstetrician and gynaecologist faced more than 100 allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards six patients under his care, of which 24 were proven.

Dr Shokouh-Amiri currently works as a consultant in a UK hospital and was deemed fit to continue practising medicine by the tribunal - although he will have a warning attached to his record.

After the tribunal, the doctor said he accepted its findings in full and his intention was to move on and persuade the tribunal he was a safe and effective doctor.

The GMC had a 28-day window to appeal the decision.

It said it decided to do so "on grounds including that the tribunal erred in a number of their factual findings, and the tribunal was wrong to conclude that the doctor's fitness to practise was not impaired."

Dr Steve Evans, chair of the MSG, apologised again for "any harm or distress that may been suffered by women at the MSG while under the care of Mr Shokouh-Amiri."

"After reading through the GMC's reasons for appeal we can understand why it is happening, and we look forward to the outcome," he said.