Anjali Ramkissoon, MD, was placed on leave after a video that showed her yelling at and hitting an Uber driver surfaced.
The man who posted the video to YouTube said he ordered the Uber and Dr. Ramiksson intercepted, according to the Miami Herald. In the video, Dr. Ramikssoon can be seen hitting the driver in the face, getting in the passenger seat, demanding a ride and berating the driver with profanities. After he refuses, she begins throwing papers, scissors and other items out of the passenger seat window.
Jackson Health System officially fired Dr. Ramkissoon April 22, according to Time.
“Jackson Health System is moving forward with the termination of Dr. Ramkissoon, a resident doctor. She is entitled to an appeal process,” the hospital said in a statement, according to the report.
“I see a person that is not me. I’m ashamed,” Dr. Ramkissoon told ABC News in January. “It was probably one of the worst days of my life and I was caught at my lowest moment. Nothing like this has ever happened.”
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