The doctor boyfriend of socialite Emma Steel has been referred to the health care regulator after he was filmed performing liposuction on a patient while swaying to the Dolly Parton song Jolene.
The Medical Council of NSW had already indicated it would place restrictions on how Dr Alireza Fallahi was able to practise but he was still allowed to undertake cosmetic surgery procedures.
It has now referred Dr Fallahi to the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission which has the power to take disciplinary action through the state's Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Dr Fallahi has been dating former model Emma Steel since shortly after a magistrate found she had wrongly accused her neurosurgeon ex-husband Dr Tim Steel of assault 18 months ago.
The cosmetic surgeon boyfriend of socialite Emma Steel has been referred to the health care regulator after being filmed performing liposuction on a patient while swaying to the Dolly Parton song Jolene. Dr Alireza Fallahi is pictured with Ms Steel at Coogee earlier this month
Dr Fallahi was one of three medical practitioners filmed performing liposuction on an unconscious patient while Dolly Parton's 1973 hit Jolene played at the Surry Hills Day Hospital
The Steels were embroiled in a headline-grabbing court case in which she also claimed the father of her two daughters was stingy with money despite him paying her a $24,000 monthly allowance.
Dr Fallahi was one of three medical practitioners filmed dancing to Dolly Parton's 1973 hit Jolene while performing liposuction on an unconscious patient at Sydney's Surry Hills Day Hospital.
While the Lamborghini-driving medico swayed to the music, another doctor and an anaesthetist danced in a video which was first aired by Four Corners late last year.
The two doctors were shown thrusting cannulas - hollow surgical rods - in and out of the patient as the instruments sucked fat out of his body.
At the time the video was taken Dr Fallahi was employed by disgraced dermatologist Daniel Lanzer, who operated under the unregulated title of 'cosmetic surgeon'.
Dr Lanzer recently retired amid an investigation into his conduct and performance by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
During a four-day court hearing in July 2020 Ms Steel accused the father of her two daughters of financial abuse despite him giving her an allowance of up to $24,000 a month
Dr Fallahi and Ms Steel were first linked weeks after she accused Dr Steel of having assaulted her in November 2019. Dr Steel was cleared of all charges. The former couple is pictured
Dr Fallahi obtained his medical degree from the Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2006 and does not have any other qualifications listed by the AHPRA.
The Farsi speaker is not a plastic surgeon and does not claim to be.
According to an online profile, Dr Fallahi has a passion for 'aesthetic medicine and surgery'.
'He has been working alongside world-renowned industry leaders for over 10 years and has trained in a variety of medical and surgical fields,' the profile states.
'His passion for enhancing each patient's anatomy means that every treatment is individualised to provide the best possible tailored results.'
A complaint that Dr Fallahi's conduct in the Jolene video was unsafe and would be poorly perceived by the public was heard by a Medical Council urgent interim action panel on January 14.
The council declined to suspend Dr Fallahi's ability to practise but imposed conditions on his registration on Tuesday this week.
A complaint that Dr Fallahi's conduct in the video was unsafe and would be poorly perceived by the public was heard by the Medical Council of New South Wales on January 14
'The Medical Council has taken this action to protect the health and safety of the public and to maintain public confidence in the medical profession,' a council spokesperson said.
'The Council does not have the legal power to cancel a NSW medical practitioner's registration.'
The conditions include that Dr Fallahi conduct cosmetic surgery only while under direct supervision. He must also provide the council with a monthly record of such procedures.
'The Council will also be referring the
