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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey

Australian doctor who posted racist and sexist remarks banned from working until 2023

An emergency department sign at a hospital
The emergency doctor who shared patient information and posted offensive messages online has had his medical registration cancelled until 2023. Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP

An emergency doctor who shared images of his patients online without their consent and made racist, sexist and derogatory remarks online, including saying “some women deserve to be raped,” has been disqualified from working as a doctor until late 2023.

The Medical Board of Australia suspended Dr Christopher Kwan Chen Lee’s registration in 2019, after an investigation into posts he made on online forums.

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