Dr Varaha Konathala, a GP, was accused of sexual assault against a female patient during a consultation. A tribunal found he had inappropriately touched her breasts with sexual motivations. Initially, he was allowed to return to practice after a one-year suspension. However, a High Court judge ruled that his behavior was incompatible with being a practicing doctor. The MPTS's decision was overruled, and there is potential for his name to be removed from the doctor's register, prohibiting him from practice.
A woman in her 20s accused Dr Varaha Konathala, 66, of pushing her breasts out of her bra and squeezing them when she went to Kenwood Medical Centre for an appointment about ankle pain.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) found on the balance of probabilities that he had inappropriately touched her breasts and that his motives were sexual.
High Court Justice Timothy Mould issued a judgement stating that Dr Konathala's behaviour was fundamentally incompatible with remaining in practice as a doctor.
Justice Mould said his provisional view is to direct that Dr Konathala's name is erased from the doctor's register, banning him from practice.
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