Khush Bakhat Muhammad Zeeshan
Introduction
Dr Khush Bakhat Muhammad Zeeshan is a doctor registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) who was suspended from the medical register for twelve months by a Medical Practitioners Tribunal in March 2026, after it found he had sexually touched two junior female colleagues at his hospital under the guise of clinical examination or treatment, without their consent. The tribunal sat between 9 February and 3 March 2026, imposed an immediate order so the suspension took effect at once, and directed a review before the suspension ends . He is not the same person as Zeeshan Saquib Mian, whose case appears elsewhere on this site.
Background Information
The two incidents happened at the doctor’s hospital in February and March 2021 and involved colleagues identified as Ms A and Ms B, both junior to him. The tribunal’s findings distinguish carefully between what was proved and what was not: the core touching of both women was found proved, while the most severe specific allegations — the lifting of Ms A’s breasts, and rubbing his penis against Ms B — were found not proved, and this page reflects that split .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Adjudicated (regulatory), not a criminal case. The findings below were made by a Medical Practitioners Tribunal applying the civil standard of proof in a fitness-to-practise process. They are not a criminal conviction, and nothing in the fetched record establishes any prosecution.
On 20 February 2021, Zeeshan agreed to examine the armpit area of Ms A, a colleague. The tribunal found proved that during the examination he pressed his palms against her breasts and nipples, placed his fingers just above her areolas, and failed to explain his actions or seek her prior consent, and that those actions were sexually motivated. The allegation that he lifted her breasts upwards was not proved .
On 13 March 2021, he offered to treat Ms B, another colleague, by manipulating her back. The tribunal found admitted and proved that he failed to obtain adequate informed consent, and found proved that during the treatment he massaged her legs, thighs, arms, back, bottom and shoulders, climbed onto the bed and straddled her, put his hands under her top onto her skin, and continued the contact after climbing off the bed — all without her consent, not clinically indicated, and sexually motivated. The specific allegation that he rubbed his penis against Ms B was not proved .
The tribunal determined the misconduct was at the higher end of the spectrum of seriousness and was predatory and opportunistic, breaching fundamental tenets of the medical profession. At the sanction stage it credited that Zeeshan had continued to work since the events without further concerns, had some insight into aspects of his clinical practice, particularly around chaperones, and had testimonials and appraisals from clinical colleagues. In aggravation it found he had acted in a sexually motivated way toward two junior colleagues and taken advantage of the situations for his own gratification. His fitness to practise was found impaired by reason of misconduct .
On sanction, the tribunal directed a twelve-month suspension with a review hearing before it ends, under an immediate order .
Public Reaction and Consequences
The concrete consequence is the twelve-month suspension with the immediate order attached, which removed Zeeshan from practice from March 2026 pending the review. The case is recorded in MedicWatch’s listing of doctors suspended in 2026; no public statement from Zeeshan, the hospital or either colleague appears in the fetched record beyond the tribunal’s determination .
The case turns on the disguise rather than the setting: the touching happened inside the apparent performance of medical care, toward colleagues junior enough that the tribunal read the dynamic as opportunistic. That framing is what carried the finding to the higher end of seriousness .
Current Status
Zeeshan is a suspended doctor under a twelve-month order imposed on 3 March 2026, in force immediately, with a review directed before it expires. The tribunal’s mitigation findings — continued unrestricted work since 2021 without further concerns, partial insight — sit against a higher-end, predatory characterisation, and the review panel will weigh which of those governs his return .
Impact on Their Career/Life
Sexually motivated touching findings against two junior colleagues, found proved at a tribunal and recorded permanently on the register, will surface in every future job application, appraisal and regulatory contact. The twelve-month term with review keeps a route back open, but the not-proved allegations and the proved ones travel together in the published determination, and both will be read by anyone assessing him .