Surgeon Barred in UK Suspended in Spain After OCCRP Revelations
A surgeon struck off in the U.K. for malpractice and sexual misconduct kept operating in Spain for years, an OCCRP and infoLibre investigation reveals, exposing gaps in Europe’s medical oversight.
A doctor barred from practising medicine in the United Kingdom for malpractice and sexual misconduct has been suspended in Spain following revelations from a joint investigation by Spanish outlet infoLibre and the OCCRP-led “Bad Practice” project.
The Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Alicante (COMA) confirmed to infoLibre media outlet that it has provisionally suspended Argentine-born surgeon Jorge Horacio Esbry and opened disciplinary proceedings against him, while forwarding his case to the provincial prosecutor’s office.
COMA said it believed “a criminal offence and a violation of the code of ethics and statutes” could have occurred.
Author's summary: Surgeon suspended in Spain after OCCRP revelations.