A GP who ran his own beauty clinic has been struck off after he slapped a patient on the bottom while shouting 'woo hoo'.
Dr Nur Hotaki had 'taken advantage' of a patient who was married with a family when he knew that she had 'significant mental health issues', a misconduct hearing was told.
His sexual misconduct against the woman, whom he described as a 'woman of class', included telling her that he would give her the 'VIP treatment', which she took to mean he would have sex with her.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has now struck the doctor off the medical register after learning about his 'deplorable' misconduct.
Dr Hotaki qualified as a GP in July 2012 and, until the complaint about his conduct, he worked for one or two days a week as a locum GP.
He was the founder and sole owner of Hotaki Cosmetic Dermatology in Central London, which he set up in September 2019.
Patient A began to attend Dr Hotaki's clinic in 2021 and the two entered an improper relationship at some point thereafter.
She was married and had 'a family', the tribunal heard.
Exact dates were removed from the MPTS's judgement to protect Patient A's anonymity.
The tribunal heard that Dr Hotaki had told the woman he missed her when she said she was going elsewhere for treatment and, when she agreed to return, offered her the 'VIP treatment'.
In a statement to the tribunal, Patient A explained: 'Dr Hotaki also offered to give me the "VIP Treatment" and in this context he was offering to have sex with me.
'The VIP treatment is a real service that Dr Hotaki provides to high end clients. However…in this instance he was offering to have sex with me.'
Dr Nur Hotaki had 'taken advantage' of a patient who was married with a family when he knew that she had 'significant mental health issues', a misconduct hearing was told (stock image)
He argued this was not the case, but it was found that Patient A was telling the truth.
The two exchanged explicit messages for a period, but in an effort to hide his conduct Dr Hotaki also texted his patient: 'Make sure you delete these messages.'
Patient A alleged that at an appointment in 2023 Dr Hotaki kissed her 'passionately on the lips' and then he gave her a 'peck on the lips' when she was on the treatment couch.
On another occasion, he 'slapped her bottom quite hard and said words akin to "woo hoo" as he did so'.
At the same appointment, the doctor told his patient: 'I like the way you dress, because you are a woman of class.'
On yet another occasion he told her 'that he had an erection whilst getting off the train and he had to cover it with his manbag'.
At one of these appointments, she had been drunk and told Dr Hotaki that she had drunk two glasses of prosecco.
He had further been aware that Patient A had 'significant mental health difficulties' for which she was taking medication.
Patient A said that she later 'realised' she was in a 'vulnerable state'.
The tribunal considered that it 'would have been obvious to Dr Hotaki that there was something seriously wrong to explain Patient A's behaviour' and he had therefore 'taken advantage' of her.
The MPTS were alerted to Dr Hotaki's inappropriate behaviour and in November 2023 he was written a letter telling him that, pending official hearings, he must not treat female patients unattended.
However he continued to do so, which was reported to the MPTS.
The service has now struck Dr Hotaki from the medical register.
It concluded: 'Dr Hotaki had failed to make the care of Patient A his first concern and had instead sought a sexual relationship with her.
'The misconduct demonstrated by Dr Hotaki fell seriously below the standards expected of a registrant.
'It was considered morally culpable by the Tribunal. Fellow practitioners would find his misconduct to be deplorable.
'The Tribunal has found that Patient A was vulnerable, that Dr Hotaki knew she was vulnerable and that he took advantage of that vulnerability.
'Dr Hotaki expressed no clear empathy for Patient A.
'He poses a risk to patient safety and that the profession would be brought into disrepute if his practice was to not be found impaired.
'The Tribunal was satisfied that erasure is the only proportionate outcome in this case and determined that the appropriate sanction was one of erasure.'
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