Doctor found guilty of professional misconduct over gastric band patient

A DOCTOR has been found guilty of professional misconduct and poor professional performance by a Medical Council fitness to practise committee over the care he gave to a woman who underwent a gastric banding procedure in Hungary.

Doctor found guilty of professional misconduct over gastric band patient

The inquiry found that Dr Laszlo Ruscsak, who was director of Haven Cosmetic Surgery in Stillorgan, Dublin, did not provide Lucia Dowd from Lucan, Co Dublin, with a psychological review or counselling before the procedure in October 2009.

Dr Ruscsak, who is from Hungary where he is currently practising medicine, was also found to have disclosed confidential information about her case.

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