{"id":32826,"date":"2014-04-05T12:24:49","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T06:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=32826"},"modified":"2014-04-05T12:27:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T06:57:27","slug":"indian-origin-doctor-accused-performing-unnecessary-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/indian-origin-doctor-accused-performing-unnecessary-surgery","title":{"rendered":"Indian-origin doctor accused of performing unnecessary surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/indian-origin-doctor-accused-performing-unnecessary-surgery\/aa-53\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32827\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/indian-origin-doctor-accused-performing-unnecessary-surgery\/aa-53\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/aa.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"259,194\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/aa.jpg?fit=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/aa.jpg?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32827 alignright\" alt=\"aa\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/aa-150x112.jpg?resize=150%2C112&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/aa.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/04\/aa.jpg?w=259&amp;ssl=1 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>An Indian-origin doctor in the UK is facing allegations of performing an unnecessary surgery on a woman that amounted to suspected female genital mutilation (FGM), a procedure illegal in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Sureshkumar Pandya, who appeared before a General Medical Council (GMC) hearing in Manchester, is also accused of not having practised gynaecology since 1994.<\/p>\n<p>A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service notice said: &#8220;The panel will inquire into the allegation that Dr Pandya undertook a surgical procedure on a female patient&#8217;s genital area, the result of which was equivalent to female genital mutilation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is also alleged that Dr Pandya&#8217;s record keeping did not meet the required standards.&#8221; According to the &#8216;International Business Times&#8217;, the hearing is scheduled to last until April 11 when Pandya faces being struck off. Pandya performed a labia reduction on the woman, referred only as A, on March 8, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The National Health Service defines FGM as procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The procedure is illegal in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>(Source:IANS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Indian-origin doctor in the UK is facing allegations of performing an unnecessary surgery on a woman that amounted to suspected female genital mutilation (FGM), a procedure illegal in the country. Dr Sureshkumar Pandya, who appeared before a General Medical Council (GMC) hearing in Manchester, is also accused of not having practised gynaecology since 1994. 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