Doctor loses appeal against one-year suspension

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Doctor loses appeal against one-year suspension
Published on Sep 26, 2011

By Khushwant Singh

A doctor from Paragon Medical Centre - previously convicted for a string of offences, including publishing misleading advertisements - had his appeal against a one-year suspension dismissed on Monday.

Dr Wong Yoke Meng, 65, had been suspended for carrying out experimental stem cell treatment, not explaining its consequences before getting the patient's consent, and performing a procedure outside his registered specialty of obstetrics and gynaecology.

The Court of Appeal heard that all three offences related to the treatment of Mr Roy Hardy, who was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in May 2006.

There is no known cure for this degenerative disease and Mr Hardy had resorted to various other forms treatments such as acupuncture but to no avail.

Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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High Court rejects doctor's appeal, upholds suspension
Posted: 26 September 2011 2322 hrs

SINGAPORE: The High Court has upheld a 12-month suspension imposed on a doctor, convicted by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for a string of offences.

Sixty-three-year-old Dr Wong Yoke Meng, who runs an aesthetic and wellness clinic in Paragon Medical Centre, had filed an appeal against his sentence.

The appeal was heard on Monday and dismissed by the High Court with costs.

In all, Dr Wong faced 13 charges of professional misconduct under the Medical Registration Act, in respect of his treatment of four patients.

He had carried out medical treatments for conditions which some of them did not have.

These included Colonic Irrigation, Coffee Enema and Chlorophyll Enema.

The Singapore Medical Council's Disciplinary Committee also held that Dr Wong was guilty of not obtaining informed consent from his patients.

In April this year, the council ordered a 12-month suspension and S$10,000 fine to be imposed on Dr Wong as a result of the charges.

- CNA/cc