A trainee surgeon has been suspended for eight months after he left a patient with 'catastrophic' injuries by drilling too deep into her ear. Dr Amir Farboud left the woman with 'life-changing' injuries after he continued to drill into 'the wrong place'.
A misconduct hearing of the Medical Practitioner's Tribunal Service heard he tried to 'cover up' the damage he had caused by lying to other doctors, so by the time the disastrous effects were realised it was too late. It was discovered more than a week later that Dr Farboud had damaged her inner ear and facial nerve.
The patient was left with facial drooping which 'significantly' affected her appearance and she was unable to walk far unaided. Dr Farboud, who qualified from University of Wales College of Medicine in 2005, was practising as a final year trainee Ears, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon at Cardiff and Wales NHS Trust at the time of the incident.
