Surgeon 'wrote a love letter to patient' being treated in Dudley hospital

Dr Sachiendra Amaragiri, 59, put pen to paper claiming the patient had induced 'unusually extraordinary tender feelings' in his 'emotional setting' just five weeks after he performed an invasive procedure upon her at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley.

In his letter, the infatuated consultant, who lives in Consett, Co Durham, invited the woman for afternoon tea claiming she held a 'power' over him.

But police were called in after the patient – who suffers from anxiety and depression – was shocked to receive the letter.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service was told the incident occurred after the woman, known as Patient A, was admitted to the hospital in July 2015.

She was referred to Dr Amaragiri and the following September underwent a colonoscopy.

Amaragiri, who was not at the hearing, insisted he had not taken advantage of Patient A and described his letter as a 'moment of madness and an indiscreet, irrational action'.

The hearing continues.