The Ethics Committee of the Medical Council of India (MCI) has upheld the order of Travancore Cochin Council of Modern Medicine (TCMC) cancelling the registration of Shajahan Yoosaf Sahib, the managing director of Al Shifa Super Speciality Hospital for Piles, after the council found that the registration certificate of the latter is fake.
The ethics committee, rejecting an appeal filed by Mr. Sahib against the order of TCMC, stated that the latter cannot be considered as a Registered Medical Practitioner.
The committee had recorded the statements of Mr. Sahib’s counsel before announcing its decision.
The issue dates back to 2017, when Elizabeth Jose of Alappuzha filed a complaint with the TCMC alleging medical negligence by Mr. Sahib and said that he had administered surgery and laser treatment for piles while he did not have proper qualification.
Complaint with DGP
The TCMC, after hearing the parties involved, found that the documents produced by Mr. Sahib to obtain registration from the TCMC were fake. It was found that his certificate (No. 09/35720 dated 16.10.2009) was fake and that the said certificate had actually been issued by the MCI to another doctor Shamna Abdul Kader.
It issued orders on November 11, 2017, cancelling his registration and removing his name from the Register of Medical Practitioners of Modern Medicine. The TCMC also gave a complaint to the DGP against Mr. Sahib for cheating and fraud.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) too had held inquiries and found that allegations of forgery and cheating against Mr. Sahib him were true and had suspended his IMA membership. It had found several discrepancies in Mr. Sahib’s claims.
Discrepancies
His higher secondary education was completed in 1992 but apparently, he had registered with Homoeo Medical Council in 1987.
And going by the dates, he was undergoing the house surgeon training in India at the same time as his “medical postgraduation” in Russia.
Following this, the police had raided Al Shifa Hospital and the hospital had been closed down.
However, Mr. Sahib had filed an appeal before the MCI, claiming that he had not been heard and that his original documents had not been examined by the TCMC.
“It is a sad state of affairs that in Kerala, quacks can get away with not just medical practice but also surgery. What has happened to the police complaint filed against him? We want the Homoeo Council to expel this fraudster,” TCMC vice president V.G. Pradeepkumar said.
