Jayant Patel
| Dr. Jayant Patel | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Born |
Jayant Mukundray Patel 10 April 1950 Jamnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Conviction(s) | Manslaughter |
Jayant Mukundray Patel (born 10 April 1950) is an Indian-born American surgeon who was accused of gross negligence whilst working at Bundaberg Base Hospital in Queensland, Australia. Deaths of some of Dr Patel's patients led to widespread publicity in 2005. In June 2010, Patel was convicted of three counts of manslaughter and one case of grievous bodily harm, and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. In August 2012, all convictions were quashed by the full bench of the High Court of Australia and a retrial was ordered due to 'highly emotive and prejudicial evidence that was irrelevant to the case' laid before the jury. A retrial for one of the manslaughter counts resulted in acquittal and led to a plea deal where Patel pleaded guilty to fraud and the remaining charges were dropped. On 15 May 2015, he was barred from practising medicine in Australia.
Patel was born in Jamnagar in the Indian state of Gujarat. Initially, he studied surgery at the M. P. Shah Medical College at the Saurashtra University, obtaining a master's degree. He then moved to the United States where he received further surgical training at the University of Rochester School of Medicine as a surgical intern and a resident in surgery.
In 1984 in Buffalo, health officials cited Patel for failing to examine patients before surgery. He was fined US$5,000 and was placed on three years clinical probation. In April 2001, New York State health officials withdrew Patel's license.
...
Wikipedia