Surgeon cleared of professional misconduct

A surgeon has been cleared by a Medical Council inquiry into the treatment of a woman who died following three operations at Ennis General Hospital.

Martina Sherlock, 39, a mother of 13 from Childers Rd, Ennis, Co Clare, died on Dec 10, 2008.

At the end of a four-day fitness for practise inquiry, Syed Naqvi, the consultant surgeon who carried out the procedures, was cleared of 11 allegations of professional misconduct and poor professional performance.