Surgeon struck off for botched bowel surgery

Dr Yasser Adly Abdel Rahman, an NHS locum surgeon, was struck off the medical register by the United Kingdom — Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) for serious professional misconduct. In August 2020, during an emergency bowel operation at Royal Oldham Hospital, he connected the wrong part of the small intestine to the stomach, creating a 'closed loop' that redirected bowel contents back into the stomach. The procedure was described by expert witness Anthony Blower as 'not compatible with life' and 'as bad as it gets'. The patient, referred to as Patient A, suffered uncontrollable pain and would have died without a corrective second operation performed by Anthony Rate. The tribunal found Rahman failed to recognize the error despite concerns from family and staff, showed no remorse, and breached conditions by working at Affidea Express Care Clinic in Republic of Ireland in 2022. He was erased from the medical register, with an immediate suspension pending any appeal.