Doctor was ‘aggressive’after failing to find vein

A doctor was ‘aggressive’ and ‘intimidating’ with a mother, while he accidentally caused a burn injury to another patient during surgery, a disciplinary inquiry heard yesterday.

A number of colleagues expressed concerns over the doctor’s ability to perform his duties just days after he took up a post, the inquiry also heard.

Dr Omar Hassan Khalafalla Mohamed, whose medical registration is suspended, is the subject of the inquiry at the Medical Council HQ in Dublin 2.