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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Two men killed by botched hair transplants performed by untrained dentist
Two people in India died after a dentist performed hair transplant surgeries on them despite having no training or qualifications. Vineet Kumar Dubey, 37, and Mayank Katiyar, 32, both died within 48 hours of having operations performed by Dr Anushka Tiwari in the city of Kanpur, located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Tiwari surrendered at a local court on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of culpable homicide, after dodging raids in several states for weeks, according to local media. Dubey, an engineer and father-of-two, attended Tiwari's private Empire Clinic on March 13, but died of a brain infection at Regency Hospital in Kanpur two days later. 1 His wife Jaya Tripathi filed a complaint, and said her husband was left with a badly swollen face and was in pain before his death. She explained: 'His face was so swollen, it looked like a balloon. His eyes were bulging out. I couldn't even recognize him. 'He had just completed his PhD and received a job offer from a top U.S. firm. He wanted to surprise me with his new look.' But she said police failed to act on the complaint for nearly two months. It emerged this month that Katiyar also died after a procedure with Tiwari, died on November 19 last year. His mother said her son died in her lap at a private hospital in Farrukhabad one day after having surgery. The authorities had been trying to catch up with Tiwari for weeks, carrying out raids in multiple states in an effort to find her. Her cell phone location was traced to Rohtak and Panipat, but she remained under cover until she gave herself up to the court. According to India Today she initially claimed she had not performed the procedures herself, and blamed another doctor. But a case of culpable homicide has now been brought against her for both of the deaths based on the complaints from the families. State lawyer Dilip Singh said in a statement: 'There are serious allegations against Anushka Tiwari, a dentist, who performed a surgery outside her professional domain. She surrendered in court and has been sent to jail.' In her complaint, Tripathi alleged that she had tried in vain to reach the dentist as her husband's condition deteriorated on March 14. She told NDTV: 'We called again Dr Anushka Tiwari the same night around 11 and she admitted that she performed the surgery without a test.' An initial investigation into Dubey's case by the health authorities revealed significant medical negligence, a committee found. It said the procedure was carried out in spite of the patient being diabetic and hypertensive. He developed a bacterial brain infection, which led to encephalopathy and death. After Katiyar died his family also approached the police. His mother Pramodini Katiyar told News18: 'He came home at 5pm but was crying in pain by midnight. His face swelled and darkened. 'By morning, he couldn't see and was struggling to breathe. He died in my lap the next day.' She said Dr Tiwari blocked her number and became unreachable after her son died. The grieving mother said of the dentist: 'I want her arrested - otherwise, she'll take away someone else's son tomorrow.' The family lodged a complaint on May 13. Dr Tiwari has appeared on YouTube speaking on hair care as a 'dermatologist'. Her clinic is registered in the name of her husband, Dr Saurabh. Investigators are now looking at the qualifications of other staff members. The next hearing is scheduled for June 6.
The Independent
5 days ago
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- The Independent
Coroner has ‘no doubt' diagnosis could have prevented death of baby boy
A coroner has said there were 'missed opportunities' from 'many' medical visits which could have saved the life of a one-year-old boy. Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023, after successive cardiac arrests, days after his first birthday. He was suffering from a rare heart defect in which the heart's lower half is reversed, which was never diagnosed despite at least 16 visits to medical staff in his 368 days of life. On Friday, the inquest at Kent and Medway Coroner's Court in Maidstone, heard that if Archie had been diagnosed earlier he would 'almost certainly not have died at the time he did'. Area coroner Sarah Clarke said: 'I have no doubt earlier recognition and diagnosis of a very rare heart condition would have made a difference to the outcome for Archie. 'There are many points in the chronology where there were missed opportunities to do something differently to make the diagnosis of Archie's condition more likely.' Archie's parents made repeated visits to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, and to St James' Surgery in Dover, with concerns about Archie's breathing and constipation which did not lead to long-term diagnoses. The coroner continued: 'He died as a direct result of heart failure with an underlying congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries – a rare condition that could have been diagnosed by an echocardiogram. 'Despite many presentations to medical personnel in the weeks and months leading up to his death, an echocardiogram was not undertaken.' His mother, Lauren Parrish, from Dover, recalled her son being labelled a 'mystery child' because doctors were not sure what was wrong with him. 'It felt like every time we sought medical help for his breathing he was diagnosed with some form of chest infection,' Ms Parrish said in a statement read by the coroner. Ms Clarke added that if a diagnosis had been found for Archie 'he would almost certainly not have died at the time that he did'. A report by paediatric cardiac surgeon Professor David Anderson noted an 'unacceptable' delay in Archie receiving an echocardiogram after being referred to QEQM by a GP on October 6. He wrote: 'If his diagnosis had been correctly made, he almost certainly would not have died when he did.' It added that 'the delay in obtaining an echo was unacceptable'. Last week, Ravindra Kumar, a paediatric registrar at QEQM responsible for Archie on the night he died, cried in court describing how his work has changed since Archie's death. Asked what he would do differently, Dr Kumar said: 'I regret talking about Archie's condition in front of the family to others, to my colleagues, I learned a big lesson to be more compassionate.' Medical records and Dr Kumar's witness statement suggest he did not see Archie between 9.30pm and 1am on the night he died, the inquest heard. Archie's godmother Nikki Escudier read a pen portrait of Archie to the court. She said: 'Archie Squire was a shining light. A little boy whose laughter, love and joy touched everyone lucky enough to know him. 'Born on November 20 2022, Archie brought happiness into the world from the very beginning. 'In just 368 precious days, he filled every moment with warmth, laughter and the kind of love that stays with you forever. 'His smile lit up the room and his presence left a lasting mark on every heart he touched.' The coroner commended Archie's family on their support for each other throughout the process, and has asked the East Kent Hospitals Trust to provide further evidence of their updated action plans and procedures since Archie's death. At the conclusion of the inquest, Tracey Fletcher, chief executive of East Kent Hospitals, said: 'We offer our sincere condolences to Archie's family. We can only imagine the pain they have endured and we are truly sorry that we did not identify Archie's condition earlier. 'After meeting with Archie's family, we have made important changes to our service. These include one standard process for triage and booking of child referrals, and prioritising the assessment of children referred to us. We will examine further learnings identified through the inquest process. 'Staff across the trust now receive specialised training to improve how clinical concerns, diagnoses and plans are discussed with families in our care. The training for our children's health team specifically draws on lessons learned from Archie's death.'
The Independent
6 days ago
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- The Independent
‘Unacceptable' delayed scan could have prevented baby's death, inquest hears
A surgeon has said there were 'unacceptable' delays in obtaining a scan that could have saved the life of a one-year-old boy. Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023, after successive cardiac arrests, days after his first birthday. He was suffering from a rare, undiagnosed heart defect in which the heart's lower half is reversed, an inquest heard. On Thursday, paediatric cardiac surgeon Professor David Anderson was called to give independent medical evidence at Kent and Medway Coroner's Court in Maidstone. He told the court the delay after Archie was referred for an echocardiogram by a GP on October 6 was 'just too long'. The referral to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, did not result in an echo scan taking place before Archie died. Prof Anderson, who holds honorary consultant positions in several countries, said: 'If I showed this audience an echo of a heart pumping normally and an echo of a heart not pumping normally, it is absolutely barn-door obvious. 'An echo in advance of his final admission would have enabled the management to be appropriate for his situation.' While the scan would not guarantee an immediate diagnosis, it would have shown 'poor function' of Archie's heart, the inquest heard. A report prepared by Prof Anderson said: 'If his diagnosis had been correctly made, he almost certainly would not have died when he did.' It added that 'the delay in obtaining an echo was unacceptable'. He told the coroner: 'I would hope that it would have prevented him from collapsing into the situation from which he could not be resuscitated. 'We would not have been advising his family that he would have lived a long and happy life and he would have died at an old age, we would have been very, very guarded with our prognosis.' Archie is thought to have suffered from undiagnosed congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA), which has been referenced in his medical cause of death, the inquest heard. Most practitioners will go through their entire working lives without seeing or having to treat CCTGA, Prof Anderson said. 'It's very rare indeed,' he added. Archie did not receive an echocardiogram during the month and a half after being referred by a GP to QEQM, or during his final hospital admission. Prof Anderson said: 'If he had an echo on November 21, which I'm certain would have shown very poor function and I suspect such severe poor function that he would have been referred to Evelina (London Children's Hospital). 'I can only imagine that the function was really pretty awful by this stage and not something that a local hospital would take on to manage.' It is unusual for someone with CCTGA to go into cardiac failure so early in their life, the inquest heard. According to the Adult Congenital Heart Association, just 0.5-1% of babies born with heart defects have CCTGA. The inquest is expected to conclude on Friday.
Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Two men die after undergoing hair transplant operations performed by 'untrained' dentist
Two people in India died after a dentist performed hair transplant surgeries on them, allegedly without any prior training or qualifications. Vinit Kumar Dubey, 37, and Mayank Katiyar, 32, both died within 48 hours of having surgery carried out by Dr Anushka Tiwari in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Tiwari 'surrendered' at a local court on Monday and was arrested on suspicion of culpable homicide, after evading raids in several states for weeks, local media reports. Dubey, an engineer and father-of-two, had attended Tiwari's private clinic, named Empire, on March 13, before dying two days later in hospital with a brain infection. His wife, Jaya Tripathi, filed a complaint soon after, noting that her husband had a badly swollen face and was in pain before his death. 'His face was so swollen, it looked like a balloon. His eyes were bulging out. I couldn't even recognise him,' she said. 'He had just completed his PhD and received a job offer from a top US firm. He wanted to surprise me with his new look.' But she says police initially failed to act on the complaint for nearly two months. It was uncovered this month that a second victim, Katiyar, had died in similar circumstances in November, again dying a day after his procedure with Tiwari. His mother said her son died in her lap a day after surgery. Authorities had tried to capture Tiwari for weeks, carrying out raids in multiple states in an effort to find her. Her mobile location was traced to Rohtak and Panipat, but she remained untraceable until she surrendered herself to the court this week. She said at first that she had not performed the surgeries herself, and blamed another doctor, per India Today. But a case of culpable homicide has now been registered for both of the deaths, based on complaints from the families. 'There are serious allegations against Anushka Tiwari, a dentist, who performed a surgery outside her professional domain,' said state lawyer Dilip Singh. 'She surrendered in court today and has been sent to jail.' In her complaint, Tripathi alleged that she had tried in vain to reach the dentist as her husband's condition deteriorated on March 14. 'We called again Dr Anushka Tiwari the same night around 11 and she admitted that she performed the surgery without a test,' she told NDTV. An initial investigation into Dubey's case by the health authorities revealed significant medical negligence, a committee found. They revealed that the procedure was carried out in spite of the patient being diabetic and hypertensive. Doctors later said that he had developed a bacterial brain infection, which led to encephalopathy and death. Mayank, also an engineer, died on November 19 after his surgery a day prior. His family had approached police with similar concerns. He came home at 5pm but was crying in pain by midnight. His face swelled and darkened,' his mother, Pramodini Katiyar, told News18. 'By morning, he couldn't see and was struggling to breathe. He died in my lap the next day.' She said Tiwari blocked her number and became unreachable after her son died. 'I want her arrested—otherwise, she'll take away someone else's son tomorrow,' she said. The family lodged a complaint on May 13. Tiwari appears on YouTube speaking on hair care as a 'dermatologist'. Her clinic is registered in the name of her husband, Dr Saurabh. Investigators are now looking at the qualifications of other staff members. The next hearing is scheduled for June 6.
The Independent
28-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Two dead in India after hair transplant surgery goes horribly wrong
Two people in India died after a dentist allegedly carried out hair transplant surgeries despite not having any training or qualifications. The victims, identified as Vinit Kumar Dubey and Mayank Katiya,r died within 48 hours of their operations allegedly carried out by Dr Anushka Tiwari in Kanpur. Dr Tiwari, who only holds a dental degree, is reported to have marketed herself as a hair transplant specialist on YouTube, according to the Times of India. Dubey, a resident of Kalyanpur, underwent surgery on 13 March this year and his health rapidly deteriorated soon after. He died on 15 March after being admitted to a private hospital in Sarvodaya Nagar, his wife Jaya Tripathi said in a police complaint lodged earlier this month. The second victim, Katiyar, died in similar circumstances on 19 November last year, a day after the procedure was performed. A case of culpable homicide has been registered in both the deaths based on the complaints of the two families. Dr Tiwari surrendered herself before the chief judicial magistrate's court on Monday, and was sent to 14 days of judicial custody. "There are serious allegations against Anushka Tiwari,' Dilip Singh, a government lawyer was quoted as saying by NDTV, confirming that she had surrendered before the court. 'Anushka Tiwari has performed surgery, which is not related to her field. We have sufficient evidence in this regard. A case has been registered in Kakadev police station.' In the police complaint, Ms Tripathi said that she received a call on 14 March informing that her husband's face had swollen up following the surgery, and despite multiple attempts she was not able to reach the doctor. 'We called again Dr Anushka Tiwari the same night around 11 and she admitted that she performed the surgery without a test," Ms Tripathi told NDTV, adding that she also has the call records. She got her husband transferred to another hospital where he died the next day on 15 March. An initial investigation into Dubey's case by the health authorities revealed significant medical negligence, according to a committee led by the district's chief medical officer Dr Hari Negi. The probe found that the procedure was performed despite the patient being diabetic and hypertensive, according to the Times of India. According to the post-mortem report, he suffered from cerebral oedema and severe infection from unsterilised equipment, reported the Hindustan Times. Explaining the delay in the filing of the case, Ms Tripathi claimed that the police did not take the matter seriously and only registered it nearly two months after the incident on 9 May when she filed a complaint with the chief minister's grievance cell. "A woman has complained that her husband died during a hair transplant surgery. A preliminary investigation was conducted in which a complaint was lodged against a doctor. Scientific evidence is being collected," a senior police officer, who was not named, told NDTV. Investigators are now looking into the wider operations of Dr Tiwari's clinic, according to the Hindustan Times, including the qualifications of other staff members and the standards of medicine followed. Senior police official Ashutosh Kumar said the force would file for Dr Tiwari to be transferred to police remand as 'she needs to be questioned'.
