Ketan Desai (urologist)

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Dr. Ketan Desai is an Indian

B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad following his graduation in 1983[2] and served as head of the urology department from 2005[2] until his resignation in 2010.[3] He was president of the Indian Medical Association from 2001—2003[4] and the World Medical Association for the year 2016/2017.[5]

Early life and education

Desai was raised in Gujarat’s

B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad.[2]

Career

In 1983, Desai became a professor in the urology department at B.J. Medical College in Ahmedabad after graduating from the school earlier that year.[3] Desai was president of Gujarat Medical Council in the 1990s.[2] He was appointed head of urology at B.J. Medical College from 2005 until his resignation in 2010.[3]

In 2001, while Desai was head of the

High Court of Delhi found him guilty of corrupt practices and abuse of power.[1] He served as president of the Indian Medical Association (2001—2003)[4] and Dental Council of India.[7]

Desai returned to the MCI in 2007 and was again appointed president in 2009.[8] In 2007 and 2009, he also ran for president of the World Medical Association (WMA).[9] Desai was to be inaugurated in late 2010 but was arrested on 23 April 2010 and jailed on charges of corruption for conspiring to extract a 20 million rupee bribe from officials at Gian Sagar Medical College in the northern state of Punjab.[9][10][11]

His medical practitioner's license was suspended by the MCI on 9 October 2010.[12][13]

Desai became syndicate and senate member of the Gujarat University in November 2010 with most of the time uncontested.[14][15][16] In 2013, the Gujarat University senate unanimously nominated him to the MCI,[12] though he did not join.[7] In late 2014, he participated in a public rally with health minister J. P. Nadda of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[17]

He served as president of the WMA for the year 2016/2017.[2][5]

Desai is a longtime member of Gujarat Medical Council.[18][19]

Conspiracy and corruption allegations

While serving as president of the MCI, Desai was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 22 April 2010. Desai, alleged middle-man J. P. Singh and doctors Sukhwinder Singh and Kanwaljit Singh were booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act.[20][21] The CBI recovered 1.5 kg of gold and 80 kg of silver from Desai's premises. Further, gold worth ₨ 35 lakhs were recovered from Desai's bank lockers in Ahmedabad.[22] Following Desai's arrest, the MCI was dissolved by the President of India on 15 May 2010.[11] However MCI continued to operate until it was fully abolished by the government on 25 September 2020 and replaced by the National Medical Commission.[23]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Shukla, Shubhlakshmi (24 April 2010). "Ketan Desai's journey from BJMC to MCI". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "BJ medical college: Desai quits BJ Medical College". The Times of India. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ray, Kalyan (22 September 2014). "Scam-tainted former MCI chief set to head global body". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b Kalra, Aditya (21 October 2016). "Indian doctor accused of crimes becomes president of World Medical Association". Reuters. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Ketan Desai's journey from BJMC to MCI". Indian Express. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b Kumar, Navtan (25 August 2018). "Out on bail, but Desai still in Dental Council". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  8. ^ Nagarajan, Rema (16 March 2019). "Two decades of attempts to cleanse medical education and its regulator the MCI". Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  9. ^ a b Stecklow, Steve; MacAskill, Andrew; Kalra, Aditya (30 July 2015). "Indian doctor's legal troubles bedevil global medical-ethics body". Reuters. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  10. ^ PTI (23 April 2010). "MCI boss Ketan Desai arrested". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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  12. ^ a b Ram, Arun (29 October 2013). "Ketan Desai is back in Medical Council of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Why is MCI secretive about charges against Dr Ketan Desai?". National Herald. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Cakewalk for 50 in Gujarat University senate elections | Ahmedabad News". The Times of India. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  15. ^ "GU defends Ketan Desai's election to senate in SC". The Times of India. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Ketan Desai enters Gujarat University senate body". DNA. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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  18. ^ "Gujarat Medical Council About Us". Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  19. ^ "Gujarat Medical Council". www.gmcgujarat.org. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Court extends judicial custody of Ketan Desai by 14 days". The Hindu. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  21. ^ "President signs ordinance on MCI". The Hindu. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  22. ^ Chauhan, Neeraj (27 April 2010). "CBI: Desai owns 10 houses". Indian Express.
  23. ^ "NMC comes into force from today, repeals Indian Medical Council Act". ANI News. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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