Nepal Medical Council Cancels Registration of 19 Doctors

NMC Cancels Registration of 19 Doctors with Foreign Citizenship

The Nepal Medical Council has removed 19 doctors from its register after they gave up Nepali citizenship and obtained foreign passports. The council stated through a very urgent notice published on Baisakh 18, 2083, that the registration of those doctors had been cancelled.

The council clarified that the decision was made under the Nepal Medical Council Act, 2020, the Nepal Medical Council Rules, 2024, and the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063, as the doctors had renounced Nepali citizenship. The decision has come into effect from the date of publication of the notice, Baisakh 18, 2083.

Among those whose registration has been cancelled, 17 doctors hold an M.B.B.S. degree and 2 hold a B.D.S. degree. According to the council’s details, they have obtained citizenship of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and India.

List of Doctors Whose Registration Has Been Cancelled

1. Dr. Sumindra Pun — Registration No. 2734; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: British; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Rupandehi.

2. Dr. Shailesh Kumar Jaysawal — Registration No. 3990; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: Canadian; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Bara.

3. Dr. Bhupesh Khadka — Registration No. 4943; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: American; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Kathmandu.

4. Dr. Aarti Ranabhat — Registration No. 5596; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: New Zealand citizen; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Chitwan.

5. Dr. Ramesh Raj Pahari — Registration No. 6304; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: British; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Kaski.

6. Dr. Sanjok Ghale — Registration No. 6372; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: British; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Chitwan.

7. Dr. Rishiraj Baral — Registration No. 6655; B.D.S.; current nationality: Canadian; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Morang.

8. Dr. Prabhu Pandey — Registration No. 6758; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: New Zealand citizen; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Kathmandu.

9. Dr. Tripti Maharjan — Registration No. 8677; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: British; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Lalitpur.

10. Dr. Srijana Shrestha — Registration No. 8830; B.D.S.; current nationality: British; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Syangja.

11. Dr. Sunita Bista — Registration No. 9096; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: British; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Palpa.

12. Dr. Dipa Malla — Registration No. 12216; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: American; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Palpa.

13. Dr. Saurabh G.C. — Registration No. 12345; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: British; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Kathmandu.

14. Dr. Jenisha Shrestha — Registration No. 13761; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: American; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Sunsari.

15. Dr. Prabhas Regmi — Registration No. 14564; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: German; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Lalitpur.

16. Dr. Dipika Gyawali — Registration No. 18771; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: American; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Kathmandu.

17. Dr. Hemu Chaurasiya — Registration No. 18882; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: Indian; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Parsa.

18. Dr. Samiksha Sharma — Registration No. 19312; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: Australian; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Kathmandu.

19. Dr. Manorama Pandey — Registration No. 24006; M.B.B.S.; current nationality: American; former Nepali citizenship issuing district: Dhading.

The council made the notice public for the information of all concerned and clarified the legal provision that these doctors will no longer be allowed to practice medicine in Nepal.

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