A section of Kenyan doctors has moved to court to block a German surgeon from practicing in the country.
The doctor in question is Dr Tilman Stasch, who is currently based at the Aga Khan University Hospital.
Tilman specialises in plastic and reconstructive and often posts photos of his works on social media.
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Kenyan doctors, however, are not pleased with his work as they claim there are enough medics locally to perform similar surgeries thus foreigners should be denied licenses.
Through the Kenya Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanley Khainga, Loise Kahoro, and Ferdinand Kangole also accused foreign doctors of marrying Kenyan women in a bid to get citizenship.
“We have locally trained and qualified plastic surgeons in Kenya who need protection from the influx of many foreign medical practitioners with questionable qualifications seeking to illegitimately benefit from Kenyans seeking their services,” stated Prof Khainga.
The association further wants the court to bar Aga Khan University Hospital from employing Stasch since according to them, he came to the country as a conference assistant and not an authorised surgeon.
“We feel that the employment of foreign doctors in our leading private hospitals on account of misrepresentation of false experience is a threat to the medical profession and a violation of consumers’ right to qualified surgeries,” added Khainga.
Stasch, however, argued that his colleagues were out to tarnish his record due to his rising star, adding that he had performed over 200 successful surgeries in Kenya since 2016.
“The petition is perpetuated by malice and based on unfounded facts aimed at tainting my reputation as a highly qualified plastic, reconstructive, hand, and aesthetic surgeon.
"The allegations are scandalous and have no truth whatsoever,” added Stasch.
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