Imposter doctor facing 10 more charges
A man who used fake documents to secure a job as a doctor is now facing 10 more changes.
Yuvaraj Krishnan pleaded guilty in early September to using a forged document to get an advantage.
Detective Senior Sergeant Veronica Mcpherson said the 30-yearold had been summoned to appear at the Manukau District Court on charges relating to forgery and using a document for a pecuniary advantage. He was expected to appear on October 25.
Krishnan worked for six months as a doctor at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital until questions were raised about his medical qualifications. He was sacked on August 10 and charged eight days later.
According to court documents released to Stuff after Krishnan pleaded guilty to using a forged document, Krishnan’s role was mainly in research but he also ran outpatient clinics. He is believed to have examined up to 80 patients while at the hospital.
Doctors in New Zealand must hold an up-to-date medical practising certificate. Court documents show Krishnan has never held one.
In December 2021, he applied for a job at Middlemore’s respiratory clinic. Following the interview, he sent a false certificate and fake email from the Medical Council that claimed to verify his suitability for the position.
‘‘The email was also fraudulent – the name and position of the socalled employee at the [Medical Council] does not exist, and the information provided in that email does not align with [Medical Council] policy,’’ the court document says.
A simple search of the Medical Council of New Zealand register of doctors, which any member of the public can do, does not return results on Krishnan’s name. However, six months would pass before his forgery was discovered.
‘‘The defendant was only discovered after a doctor recognised his name from a previous incident in 2012 when he was caught attending the University of Auckland without being accepted into the course,’’ the agreed summary of facts said. ‘‘The defendant was trespassed from the university after that incident, having two years’ worth of tertiary education without authority.’’
A fellow doctor previously said Krishnan was found to have forged a student ID card and was doing cadaver dissections.