PETALING JAYA (Aug 24, 2012): The International Medical Relief (IMR) has terminated the service of a bogus Malaysian surgeon for lying about his medical qualifications and misleading the public about his relief work with the organisation in war-torn countries, the Chinese press reported yesterday.
On Wednesday, the community health outreach organisation issued a statement to refute a number of claims made by 26-year-old Winson Seow, including rendering aid in disaster areas such as Somalia and Syria.
IMR said all reference to surgical experiences by Seow did not take place with the organisation as it had never authorised Seow to perform any surgery because he was not accredited through IMR to perform such duty.
It said IMR was concerned about Seow's credentials and as such, had decided to terminate him as a volunteer and is investigating him for providing false qualifications in his application to IMR in 2010.
On Seow's claims to have worked with IMR in war zones such as in Somalia and Syria, the organisation said it had never worked in any war zones.
The statement added that IMR viewed the concerns raised about Seow seriously and was considering taking legal action against him for publication of misleading information, including photos of him conducting surgeries in various locations and wearing IMR credentials.
Seow had claimed in media interviews that he had graduated from Peking University Health Science Centre, King's College London and The Royal College of Surgeons of England, and published a book written in Chinese, To Serve With Love, which documented his journey as a volunteer surgeon through war zones.
Early this year, Chinese Press had highlighted the inspiring tales of his relief work.
He came under the spotlight a month ago when someone questioned his credentials due to his young age and some people who doubted this credibility then set up to the "Anti-Winson Seow's Academic Cheating Page" on Facebook.
On Aug 15, Seow apologised for misleading the public about his qualifications and relief work afterSin Chew Daily wrote to the three universities he claimed to have obtained his degrees only to find that they had no records of him.
He also offered to refund those who bought his book or made donations to him.
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