Several Hyderabad clinics came under the Telangana Medical Council’s (TGMC) scanner on Sunday, September 13, after people without required medical qualifications or statutory registrations were found practising allopathy, prescribing medicines and treating patients during surprise inspections.

The inspections were carried out by TGMC members Dr. G. Srinivas, Dr. V. Naresh Kumar and Dr. K.U.N. Vishnu. At Shifa Clinic in Golconda, M. Shabbir Hussain with a BUMS qualification, was allegedly providing allopathic treatment to both paediatric and adult patients without required registration.

At Health Care Clinic in Rajendranagar, two persons including Farooq, who stated that he had completed Intermediate, and Gazala, with a BUMS qualification, were found treating patients without the requisite medical qualifications.

At Sai Ganesh First Aid Centre, Ch. Narayana, and at Mother First Aid Centre, Dileep, were also providing medical services without the requisite qualifications. At Sai Clinic, Rajasekhar was allegedly practising medicine in the name of B. V. Ramanath without the required registrations.

The council also flagged the medical credentials and surgical practice of a doctor at Shreya Hospital in Serilingampally. Dr P. Sharath Babu, with an MBBS degree, was presenting himself as an MS Orthopaedic and performing orthopaedic procedures, including joint replacement surgeries. At Bhaskar Clinic, Bhaskar with a BA degree was operating a clinic in the name of Dr. Anita and providing medical services. Further investigation is underway.