DoctorGeneral Medical Council 5199357
Chirag Patel
Chirag Patel, doctor (General Medical Council 5199357). Most recent decision: Suspension (suspended from practice) on 16 April 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
Last verified against the General Medical Council register on 10 July 2026.
Practitioner record
Drawn from Chirag Patel’s entry on the General Medical Council register.
- Qualifications
- MB BS 1994 Maharaja Sayjirao University of Baroda — 1994
- Specialties
- neurosurgery
- Years on the register
- 22 years (since 27 November 2003)
Latest published outcome
Most recent outcome: Suspension (suspended from practice) for 8 months, decided 16 April 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
What does “suspended from practice” mean?
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Decisions and hearings
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive hearing
Suspension(suspended from practice)· 8 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Chirag Patel's fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. Dr Patel, a Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of Wales, admitted he engaged in a sexual relationship with a patient who was vulnerable by reason of her physical health, sent her explicit images of himself, and prescribed her controlled medication outside proper clinical processes including without telling her GP. The tribunal suspended his registration for 8 months.
Practitioner details
- Qualified in
- India
- Specialty
- neurosurgery
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