Senior NHS doctor leaves his job days after posting anti-semitic comments online in the wake of the Israel-Gaza crisis
- Dr Manoj Sen posted a statement that translated to ‘the Jews are our misfortune’
A senior NHS doctor has left his job days after posting anti-semitic comments online in the wake of the Israel-Gaza crisis.
Dr Manoj Sen, a surgeon at Northwick Park Hospital in London and a lecturer at Imperial College, made offensive comments about Jews on his Facebook profile.
Screenshots widely circulated online show that three days after the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians, Dr. Sen posted a statement in German that translated to ‘the Jews are our misfortune.’
In a second comment on Facebook, Dr Sen apparently referred to another account user as ‘Jew boy.’
One account that critically shared the comments asked: ‘How can Jewish patients feel safe in his care?’
Dr Manoj Sen (pictured), a surgeon at Northwick Park Hospital in London and a lecturer at Imperial College, made offensive comments about Jews on his Facebook profile
Screenshots widely circulated online show that three days after the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians, Dr. Sen posted a statement in German that translated to ‘the Jews are our misfortune’
In another comment he referred to Jews as ‘circumcised vermin’ – and likened the Israeli Defence Force to the Nazis.
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Both comments were picked up and widely circulated – and have now apparently cost him his job as he has apologised and hastily retired.
A spokesman for Northwick Park told MailOnline today: ‘Mr Sen is no longer an employee of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
‘We do not tolerate hate speech or discrimination of any kind and take immediate action when such behaviour is brought to our attention.
‘We continue to work closely with our teams to make sure that all our people feel comfortable in reporting unacceptable language or behaviour.’
Dr Sen later clarified in another Facebook post that he had hastily retired after the row.
He wrote: ‘I sincerely apologise to everyone for my unforgivable comments.
‘I have since retired as a clinical doctor and these comments by mitigation were directed personally. Heaven knows that I am never an anti Semite. I once treated this person’s father. Hopefully my Jewish friends and acquaintances know I am no anti Semite. Still, my heartfelt and sincere apologies.’
Both comments were picked up and widely circulated – and have now apparently cost him his job as he has apologised and hastily retired
One account that critically shared the comments asked: ‘How can Jewish patients feel safe in his care?’
He then explained why he had made the remark, saying: ‘That remark is a month old and [the other Facebook user he was arguing with] alluded to my capabilities for no reason, even though I had operated on his father – thus imitating this discourse
Dr Sen is also reportedly a guest lecturer at Imperial College London. They have been contacted for comment as has Dr Sen.
He is understood to be a consultant general and colorectal surgeon within the NHS and for private hire.
His areas of expertise are said to include hernia surgery, colonoscopy, pilonidal sinus surgery, upper GI (gastrointestinal) endoscopy, colorectal surgery and proctology.
Biographies tell how ‘Mr Sen’s patients consider him to be friendly and reassuring, and he ensures that he is fully engaged with the patient, and takes time to explain the procedures in a way that is easy for the patient to understand.’
He qualified to practice medicine in India before moving the UK in 1985.
Dr Sen told MailOline this afternoon: ‘I would like to unreservedly apologise for these remarks for which there are no excuses.’
He went on: ‘I am no anti Semite or racist, being a Hindu married to a German Catholic and counting close friends and acquaintances from all religions and including Jews.
‘These remarks were provoked in the heat of the moment by a person who insulted me on Facebook, and whose father was once my patient.
Dr Sen continued: ‘[But whatever] the provocation, my comments were appalling and unjustified. I have apologised on Facebook today for them.’
He explained he had tried to delete his comments but had been unable to.
And added: ‘I now have had time to reflect on this and regret I have brought myself, my NHS Trust (which I left last week on retirement) and the profession into disrepute.
‘I promise not to ever do it again. I have also since given up my license to practise clinically.’
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