A gynaecologist who removed two patients’ ovaries without consent at Guernsey‘s Princess Elizabeth Hospital, will face a new tribunal after the High Court quashed a decision that left him free to practise.
Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri had been deemed “fit to practise” by a medical tribunal in February 2025. That came after he faced more than 100 allegations of inappropriate behaviour, with 24 instances proven.
Justice Morris ruled that the original tribunal made “clear errors of fact” and “unreasonable conclusions”.
That tribunal had found Dr Amiri had “shown good insight into his failures … and put in place procedures and actions to address his failings to ensure they do not happen again”.
Since then, Dr Amiri has continued to practise. He is currently working as a Consultant at Southend Hospital and is employed by the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
The General Medical Council (GMC) appealed that decision, and argued that it was insufficient to protect the public.
After the decision, they said, “The court agreed that the tribunal made errors when considering the very serious allegations against Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri, with the judgment noting that at various points, clear errors of fact were made and the tribunal failed to consider important evidence.”
Specifically, the High Court sided with the GMC on the handling of evidence regarding two patients.
In the meantime, the GMC told ITV News that Dr Amiri is currently allowed to practise.
They said that “The current status of the doctor on the GMC’s register is that he is registered with a licence to practise”.
Dr Christine Blanshard, Chief Medical Officer at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said:
“Dr Shokouh-Amiri is employed by the Trust but is not currently working in a patient-facing role.”
In Guernsey, Dr Michelle Le Cheminant, Chair at the General Medical Council (GMC), said,”We are committed to providing safe and high-quality care.
“We continually review and strengthen our processes and welcome feedback from patients on how we can improve the care and experience we provide.”
They added that “As this process is ongoing, and it would not be appropriate for us to comment further on individual findings while it continues.”
Dr Amiri will now face a new tribunal which will re-examine the findings related to those two patients, before a fresh decision on whether he is fit to practise.
A spokesperson for the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service said, “We will consider the judgment carefully for learning points that will help improve future decision-making by our tribunals.
“We recognise the importance of concluding matters as soon as possible and will relist this hearing at the earliest opportunity.”
The original allegations were made about inappropriate behaviour involving six patients, relating to when Dr Shokouh-Amiri worked in Guernsey.
The proven allegations include that he:
Removed the ovaries of Patient C and Patient D without consent, with “no clinical indication” for the removal of Patient D’s ovaries
Touched Patient D’s clitoris
Kissed and hugged Patient F on two separate occasions
Rubbed and/or touched Patient A’s leg
Performed multiple intimate examinations without a chaperone present
Dr Shokouh-Amiri worked for The Medical Specialist Group in Guernsey between 31 October 2016 and 31 August 2019. Credit: ITV Channel
The Island’s Medical Specialist Group previously confirmed that Dr Shokouh-Amiri worked for them from 31 October 2016 to 31 August 2019 when he left the partnership and he has not seen patients in Guernsey since January 2019.
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