Two doctors named faculty at 2 colleges, suspended

CHENNAI: Two doctors who were named faculty at two medical colleges, were removed from the state medical registry as per recommendations of the

Medical Council of India

.


The state medical council received a communication from the Medical Council of India saying the name of Dr Gopinathan, who was attached to

Kannur Medical College

as a faculty member was also found in another medical college in violation of the Medical Council of India Act. Likewise, the name of Dr Anandan, who was a faculty member at the Trivandrum-based

Southern Institute of Medical Sciences

, was also found in another medical college. After an inquiry, the disciplinary committee found both doctors guilty and had recommended the state council to take action.

While Tirunelveli-based general surgeon Gopinathan has been banned from practice for three years, Chennai-based thoracic surgeon Anandan has been debarred for a year, said Tamil Nadu Medical Council president Dr K Senthil.