Top NRI doctor quits after admitting plagiarism
A high-profile Indian-origin psychiatrist has resigned as a consultant at a London hospital after being convicted of dishonesty by the General Medical Council.
A high-profile Indian-origin psychiatrist has resigned as a consultant at a London hospital after being convicted of dishonesty by the General Medical Council (GMC).
Raj Persaud, the celebrity doctor, who admitted plagiarism at a GMC hearing in June, has stepped down as a consultant psychiatrist for the South London and Maudsley NHS trust.
"This is a private matter between the trust and Dr Persaud and I am afraid that we do not want to add anything to that," a spokesman for the Maudsley said confirming that Persaud had left.
Persaud, who considered Britain's best-known "mind doctor", was a regular on ITV's Good Morning programme and BBC Radio 4's 'All in the Mind', as well as a contributor to newspapers and medical journals, the Guardian reported today.
The 49-year old doctor, admitted to nine cases of plagiarism but denied deceit, blaming overwork and misunderstandings for sloppiness in acknowledging sources.
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