Gynaecologist banned from seeing women alone after ovary removals
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 14:58 · Archive
A gynaecologist who admitted removing ovaries without consent has been banned from consulting female patients without a chaperone.
Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri, a consultant gynaecologist at Southend Hospital since 2022, has been banned from consulting female patients without a chaperone. The restriction came into effect on 12 October following an Interim Orders Tribunal decision. Exceptions are made only for life-threatening emergencies.
The ban follows a dispute over an earlier tribunal hearing. In February 2025, a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel concluded that Dr Shokouh-Amiri's fitness to practise was not impaired and issued him a warning. The General Medical Council appealed that decision, arguing it did not adequately reflect the seriousness of the misconduct and was 'insufficient to protect the public'.
Mr Justice Morris upheld the GMC's appeal, finding the tribunal's conclusions on five groups of 14 allegations, as well as parts of three allegations, were 'wrong or unjust by reason of serious procedural irregularity'. He quashed the tribunal's findings of no impairment and its decision not to impose a direction, referring the case back for a new hearing by a differently constituted tribunal.
Dr Shokouh-Amiri admitted removing the ovaries of two women without consent while working at the Medical Specialist Group in Guernsey. Between 2016 and 2019, he faced over 100 complaints relating to his time there, with 24 allegations previously found proven.
The new restrictions remain in place as the case proceeds to a fresh tribunal hearing.
How it is being reported
- Essex consultant who removed ovaries without consent BANNED from seeing women aloneSouthend Hospital gynaecologist Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri must see female patients with a chaperone under GMC restrictions ahead of a fresh tribunal.Brentwood Guardian · 26 Oct, 13:52
- Essex consultant who removed ovaries without consent BANNED from seeing women aloneSouthend Hospital gynaecologist Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri must see female patients with a chaperone under GMC restrictions ahead of a fresh tribunal.Colchester Gazette · 26 Oct, 13:52
- Essex consultant who removed ovaries without consent BANNED from seeing women aloneSouthend Hospital gynaecologist Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri must see female patients with a chaperone under GMC restrictions ahead of a fresh tribunal.Echo (Basildon) · 26 Oct, 13:52
In this story: Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri · Southend Hospital · General Medical Council · Medical Specialist Group · Guernsey
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