DoctorGeneral Medical Council 5187449
Vivek Vatikutti
Vivek Vatikutti, doctor (General Medical Council 5187449). Most recent decision: Suspended from practice (the regulator’s term: suspension) on 12 December 2025 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
Current status
Most recent outcome: Suspended from practice (the regulator’s term: suspension) for 9 months, decided 12 December 2025 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
What does “suspended from practice” mean?
A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. At the end of the period the suspension may be extended, replaced with another sanction, or lifted on review.
View the source determination on Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service
Decisions and hearings
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive hearing
Suspended from practice· 9 months
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Vatikutti attended a surgical shift at Warrington and Halton Hospitals on 22 September 2023 whilst under the influence of alcohol, with a blood alcohol reading of 48 mg/dl taken at 12:22pm. The tribunal found the misconduct very serious, noting a reckless disregard for patient safety and very limited insight. A 9-month suspension was imposed with a review hearing directed and an immediate order of suspension applied.
Practitioner details
- Qualified in
- India
- Year qualified
- 1995
- Specialty
- Surgery
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