Surgeon rejects claims over mother-of-13’s death

A consultant surgeon at Ennis General Hospital who carried out three operations on a 39-year-old mother who subsequently died has denied poor performance.

Dr Syed Naqvi, who worked at Ennis General Hospital between 2005 and 2009, appeared at a fitness-to-practise hearing of the Irish Medical Council and denied 11 allegations of professional misconduct and/or poor professional performance in relation to his treatment of Tina Sherlock.

The committee heard Dr Naqvi inadvertently removed part of Ms Sherlock’s colon during one of three operations on her at Ennis General Hospital during a 17-day period in late 2008.