Hey there, folks! Big news coming out of Pune today – the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has cracked down on a local doctor, Dr. Sireesha Mohan. Her medical registration has been canceled for three whole years due to insurance fraud and unethical practices. Yikes!
According to MMC President Dr. Vinky Rughwani, this decision was not made lightly. Previous allegations and a failure to follow council directives landed Dr. Mohan in hot water. The MMC has even gone a step further by informing the National Medical Commission and state health officials about the situation.
It turns out that Dr. Mohan had been under the radar since 2019 when a complaint backed by an insurance fraud detection agency exposed her shady dealings. The Maharashtra Association of Practicing Pathologists and Microbiologists (MAPPM) also had some bones to pick with her. State president Dr. Sundeep Yadav spilled the beans on how Dr. Mohan was attached to multiple pathology labs in locations far from Pune. Suspicious, right?
The investigations revealed that Dr. Mohan’s signature was all over insurance claim reports from these far-off labs, even though it was practically impossible for her to be in so many places at once. Talk about a sticky situation! Dr. Prasad Kulkarni, who filed the initial complaint, was not pleased with Dr. Mohan’s blatant disregard for ethics.
This isn’t Dr. Mohan’s first rodeo either – she already faced a six-month suspension back in 2020. But it seems like she didn’t learn her lesson, as she continued her malpractices despite warnings from the MMC. Dr. Rughwani made it clear that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated.
So, there you have it, folks. Dr. Sireesha Mohan is out of commission for the next three years. Let this be a lesson to all the docs out there – play by the rules, or face the consequences!
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