Cancer lies doc suspended
Expert who wrongly diagnosed kids is found guilty of misconduct
A PAEDIATRICIAN who wrongly diagnosed children with cancer to scare parents into paying for private treatment has been suspended while he awaits a decision on his future.
Dr Mina Chowdhury, 45, was found to have frightened three sets of parents into paying for private scans and tests at his Glasgow firm Meras Healthcare at a tribunal almost two years ago and this week he was found guilty of misconduct after the case finally resumed.
We told in May how the doctor had continued to rake in cash training other medics while his case was delayed considerably.
But the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) decided on Wednesday that Chowdhury’s registration is impaired and adjourned the case until next year, when it will decide whether he should be struck off.
The MPTS concluded in December 2019 that Chowdhury’s behaviour was “dishonest” and “financially motivated”.
Chowdhury is an employee of NHS Forth Valley but the tribunal relates to his private work between March 2017 and August 2017, when he was found to have created “an unwarranted sense of concern” among parents.
Sources told us of their fury earlier this year that he had been teaching lifesaving skills to candidates who were paying thousands per session.
One medic, who attended a two-day training session in Glasgow fronted by Chowdhury, said she was “disgusted” that he could train dozens of candidates at a time who pay more than £500 to be there.
Chowdhury’s registration was suspended for nine months on Wednesday. The tribunal continues in January.