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Action against Kerala doctor for quackery
The Hindu
Kasaragod-based doctor removed from register of Modern Medicine Council for two months for practising as a consultant sonologist without requisite qualification for years
The Travancore Cochin Council of Modern Medicine (TCMC) has removed the name of a Kasaragod-based doctor from the register of the Modern Medicine Council for a period of two months for practising as a consultant sonologist without requisite qualification. The council decided to remove the name of Subrahmanya Bhat. K (reg. no. 36760) for practising merely on the strength of a certificate issued for attending a Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) training, even though he had not acquired or registered any higher qualification apart from MBBS degree. The complaint against Dr. Bhat was filed by T.V. Padmanabhan, chairman, anti-quackery committee of the Indian Medical Association in 2008.More Related News