Ms Sheedy died three days after suffering complications during surgery at UHL
Jessica Sheedy
A surgeon at University Hospital Limerick has admitted to professional misconduct over delays in seeking help for a teenage girl, who died after sustaining massive blood loss during an operation which he performed without having adequate experience or surgical support.
Dr Ashish Lal, a general surgeon, appeared before a fitness-to-practise inquiry of the Medical Council in relation to his care of Jessica Sheedy including a complex operation he performed on her at UHL on May 8, 2018.