Surgeon Barred in UK Suspended in Spain After OCCRP Revelations
A surgeon struck off in the U.K. for malpractice and sexual misconduct kept operating in Spain for years, an OCCRP and infoLibre investigation reveals, exposing gaps in Europe’s medical oversight.
A doctor barred from practising medicine in the United Kingdom for malpractice and sexual misconduct has been suspended in Spain following revelations from a joint investigation by Spanish outlet infoLibre and the OCCRP-led “Bad Practice” project.
- The Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Alicante (COMA) confirmed the provisional suspension of Argentine-born surgeon Jorge Horacio Esbry.
- Disciplinary proceedings were opened against him, with his case forwarded to the provincial prosecutor’s office.
- COMA believed “a criminal offence and a violation of the code of ethics and statutes” could have occurred.
Exposing gaps in Europe’s medical oversight.
Author summary: Surgeon suspended in Spain after revelations.