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British Indian NHS surgeon struck off for antisemitic posts
Manoj Sen was found guilty of serious misconduct by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS).
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Malvika Choudhary - Fri, 10, Oct 2025
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A British Indian surgeon who worked for the National Health Service (NHS) for over 25 years has been struck off the UK medical register for making antisemitic comments on social media.
Manoj Sen, who qualified in 1983 with an MBBS from the Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, and moved to the UK in 1985, was found guilty of serious misconduct by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS).
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Sen, then a surgeon at Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow, posted a series of antisemitic remarks on Facebook on October 10, 2023, three days after the Nova festival massacre.
In response to a Jewish man, identified as Mr A, Sen referred to him as “circumcised vermin,” a “Jewish rodent,” and a “Jewish c**t.” He also wrote, “When dealing with circumcised vermin like you, not even the strongest measures will help,” adding that he was “regretful enough rats were not liquidated at Auschwitz.”
In the same exchange, Sen used the Nazi slogan “Die Juden sind unsere Ungluck” (“The Jews are our misfortune”) and added, “Good thing he is no longer in a respectful place like India. He belongs in the flames of a crematorium.”
Mr A later filed a complaint with the General Medical Council (GMC) and the police. Sen was arrested and issued a police caution.
The tribunal ruled that Sen’s comments were antisemitic and “seriously offensive,” particularly his references to Auschwitz and crematoria, which it said “went far beyond any acceptable or lawful expression of opinion.” The panel stated that “the language used suggested a deep hostility towards Jews as a group, rather than merely a personal attack on the complainant.”
It found that Sen’s conduct was “fundamentally incompatible with the duty of a doctor to treat patients equally” and that he had brought the medical profession into disrepute. The tribunal also noted that Sen had not issued a formal written apology.
In an email to the GMC in February 2024, Sen wrote that his comments were made “in the heat of the moment,” adding, “I made wrongful and injudicious remarks — for which I have apologised in public on Facebook as well as privately to the police. Those remarks are entirely out of character.”
However, when informed about the hearing, Sen told the GMC on Aug. 13, “to go ahead and good luck,” and did not participate in the proceedings.
The MPTS concluded that immediate suspension and removal from the medical register were the only appropriate sanctions.
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