Doctor Who Removed Two Women’s Ovaries Without Consent Faces Fresh Fitness Hearing

(Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri. Photo by ITVX)

A High Court judge has ordered a fresh hearing into whether a gynaecologist should remain licensed to practise after he admitted removing two women’s ovaries without their permission.

Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri faced allegations of serious misconduct while working at Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Guernsey, including the non-consensual removal of ovaries from at least two patients, one case lacking any medical justification.

He was also accused of hugging and kissing a patient, behaving inappropriately and with sexual intent toward multiple patients, failing to use chaperones, and dishonesty.

A tribunal panel initially found him guilty of misconduct in February 2025 and issued a warning, but concluded his ability to practise remained intact and posed minimal risk to patients.

The General Medical Council appealed that decision in late 2025, arguing the tribunal had reached flawed conclusions.

On Friday, Mr Justice Morris sided with the GMC, describing the tribunal’s reasoning as confusing and contradictory.

His 70-page judgment identified clear factual errors, failure to weigh key evidence, and inconsistencies that undermined the panel’s findings.

The judge ordered the case returned to tribunal to reconsider whether Dr Shokouh-Amiri’s fitness to practise is genuinely uncompromised.

The GMC stated it will keep challenging tribunal outcomes it considers insufficient for public protection.