Courier at the forefront in exposing doctor’s fall from grace

From the Copacabana beach to the United Nations – The Courier has spent the past four years following Professor Eljamel’s dramatic fall from grace.

We have been at the forefront of the coverage ever since he was suspended from his post at Ninewells Hospital.

In March 2015, the floodgates effectively opened when former Dundee DJ Pat Kelly claimed he was the victim of a “botched operation” in 2007.

Many more people came forward from across Courier Country claiming they were also left with long-term health difficulties following surgery by Prof Eljamel.

A dedicated national hotline was set up by top personal injury lawyer Patrick McGuire of Thompson’s, to identify possible victims on the back of our investigation.

Prof Eljamel then sparked fury in May 2015 when he jetted off to address guests at the 15th International Photodynamic Association (IPA) World Congress at the five-star Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio.

In December 2015, the case was taken to the United Nations, when the Special Rapporteur for Health was asked to intervene after public inquiry calls were rejected by the Scottish Government.

Liverpool University and Dundee University also investigated claims that Prof Eljamel was pretending to work there as he continued to jet around the globe on lucrative speaking engagements.

He even designed his own tartan. In October 2016 The Courier’s intervention led to Prof Eljamel’s appearance at the Royal Society of Medicine conference in London being hastily cancelled by red-faced organisers when it was brought to their attention that he no longer held a medical licence. In February 2018, we revealed Prof Eljamel had left Tayside for good.

Over the past four years, The Courier has revealed the stories of many patients who claim to have suffered at the hands of Professor Eljamel.