Nepal Medical Council revokes licenses of 19 doctors

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Medical Council (NMC) has revoked the registration certificates (licenses) of 19 additional doctors after they renounced Nepali citizenship and acquired foreign passports.

Council Registrar Dr. Satish Kumar Dev informed that the names of these doctors have been removed from the Council’s official registration book.

Earlier, the council had already revoked the licenses of 17 doctors under similar circumstances. According to Dr. Dev, the latest decision was taken in line with the Nepal Medical Council Act 2020, Regulations 2024, and the Nepal Citizenship Act 2063.

He said the doctors concerned had acquired citizenship of countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Germany, Australia, and India.

Those whose licenses have been revoked include Dr. Sumindra Pun, Dr. Shailesh Kumar Jaiswal, Dr. Bhupesh Khadka, Dr. Aarati Ranabhat, Dr. Ramesh Raj Pahari, Dr. Sanjog Ghale, Dr. Rishi Raj Baral, Dr. Prabhu Pandey, Dr. Tripti Maharjan, and Dr. Srijana Shrestha.

Others include Dr. Sunita Bista, Dr. Deepa Malla, Dr. Saurabh GC, Dr. Jenisa Shrestha, Dr. Prabhas Regmi, Dr. Deepika Gyawali, Dr. Hemu Chaurasiya, Dr. Samiksha Sharma, and Dr. Manorama Pandey.