Neurosurgeon Greg Malham Fired from Warringal Private Hospital After Investigation

Controversial neurosurgeon Greg Malham has been terminated from working at a Melbourne private hospital following a Four Corners investigation into his behaviour in the workplace.

Warringal Private Hospital chief executive officer Maree Mendola wrote to staff on Tuesday to inform them of the decision to terminate Mr Malham's temporary credentialing at the hospital, which is operated by Ramsay Health Care, following the story.

\"The allegations raised in the media are serious and do not align with Ramsay's values,\" Ms Mendola wrote.

\"I want to reaffirm Ramsay's commitment to maintaining a respectful, inclusive and safe workplace for all our people, patients and practitioners.

Everyone working in our hospitals is expected to uphold our Code of Conduct and The Ramsay Way values.\"

Warringal Private Hospital is in the Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg.

Before the Four Corners story was published, Ramsay Health Care said in a statement that Mr Malham held temporary credentialing and that his application for full credentialing was progressing.

But Mr Malham will no longer have that option.

Warringal is the second hospital to part company with Mr Malham in recent months.

He resigned from Melbourne's Epworth Private Hospital after it set up an external investigation following a video published in April of him during the federal election campaign.

The footage, leaked to The Age newspaper, showed Mr Malham tearing down independent MP Monique Ryan's election corflute and talking about burying the body under concrete.

This prompted Four Corners to investigate his background, and it found multiple stories of sexist and unprofessional behaviour: uncomfortable nurses, crying radiographers, patients who thought he was egotistical and lacked care and compassion, and a devastated, grieving family of a young nurse who left a suicide note blaming Mr Malham for her decision to end her life.

Greg Malham's former patients, Annie Sargood and Frédérick Le Guen, welcomed the news of his termination by Ramsay Health Care.

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons also wrote to its members following the Four Corners program, saying that it took the matters raised in the story \"extremely seriously\".

\"As a college, we want to be clear: behaviour that undermines patient safety or fosters discrimination or harassment has no place in surgery,\" president Owen Ung wrote.

\"While the vast majority of surgeons are dedicated professionals who make a substantial contribution to patients and their communities, we recognise that unacceptable behaviour by a minority can have serious consequences for individuals and for trust in the profession.\"

According to the source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation.