Doctor who contacted patient to get illegal anabolic steroids admits professional misconduct

Dr Mohd Khallis Abdul Hamid faced a series of allegations before a Medical Council inquiry on Monday over his interaction with a patient he had treated while working in the emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, Co Meath. File photo: Aaron Caffrey

A hospital doctor has admitted to three counts of professional misconduct over contacting a patient to obtain illegal anabolic steroids which he used “as a shortcut to muscle gains”. 

Dr Mohd Khallis Abdul Hamid faced a series of allegations before a Medical Council inquiry on Monday over his interaction with a patient he had treated while working in the emergency department at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, Co Meath.