Shamir Chandran has been found guilty of coercive behavior and is wanted by police
An Indian-origin cancer specialist has been struck from the UK’s medical register after a court ruled that his criminal conviction made him a danger to the public, meaning he could no longer practice medicine in the UK, a harsher punishment than simply being dismissed from his job.Shamir Chandran, an oncologist who previously worked at Newcastle Hospital, was sentenced in November to four years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of controlling and coercive behavior and one count of cruelty to a person under 16.The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has now ordered his name to be erased from the medical register, according to the BBC.According to the BBC, Chandran did not attend his criminal trial at Carlisle Crown Court nor the disciplinary proceedings.
The report stated that he fled the United Kingdom and that there was an outstanding arrest warrant against him. Cumbria Police confirmed he was wanted.The court described the crimes as serious and said the behavior involved repeated actions against vulnerable individuals.“It was directed at vulnerable people and involved elements of premeditation – seeking financial gain from them.” [his victim] “Through intimidation,” the report said.
The MPTS also found that Chandran showed no understanding of the seriousness or impact of his actions: “The court held that there was a real risk of harm to someone in the future.”The court said allowing him to continue practicing medicine would seriously harm public confidence in the profession.Emails included in court documents showed Chandran criticized the way he was treated in Britain and said his medical career had been ruined.“I no longer care about these procedures, as my career has already been ruined,” he wrote to the General Medical Council (GMC).“I am absolutely disgusted by the way I was treated in the UK and I will never work in that country again. They treated me like a common criminal with no regard for what I had to say or the impact of what they were doing.”Court documents also revealed that Chandran had resigned from his position in the NHS and left the UK following GMC’s claim against him.“Due to the action taken by the GMC, I have had to resign from my job and leave the UK. I don’t know how I can help with these actions now, as I am not working at the moment,” he said in another email.Chandran received his MBBS degree from the Academy of Medical Sciences, Calicut University, Pariyaram, Kerala. He later told the GMC that he no longer wanted to continue practicing oncology and began working with a friend in a private company while rebuilding his life.However, the court said there was no evidence that he accepted responsibility or took steps to address his behaviour.