A first-year DNB anesthesia resident has alleged that she was verbally abused and physically assaulted by her department head inside the operating room at a hospital in Panipat, Haryana. The complaint, which also alleges biohazard exposure involving blood-stained gloves from an HBsAg-positive patient, has prompted physician organizations to call for an independent investigation and immediate action. According to the resident's complaint, the incident occurred on June 22, 2026, after a patient deteriorated during extubation following a modified radical mastectomy.
The resident said she promptly informed her senior on duty, after which the head of the department arrived and stabilized the patient. She then allegedly began verbally abusing the resident in front of the operating room staff before slapping her while wearing blood-stained gloves that had been used during the care of an…
