A neurology resident with Miami’s Jackson Health System has been fired after a controversial video involving an Uber driver went viral in January.
A neurology resident with Miami's Jackson Health System has been fired after a controversial video involving an Uber driver went viral in January.
The hospital announced in a statement Friday it was "moving forward with the termination of Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon," and said she is entitled to an appeal process.
Dr. Ramkissoon, who was a fourth-year resident, had initially been placed on leave and removed from all clinical duties while an internal investigation was launched.
The incident started when Ramkissoon got into an Uber vehicle without a reservation and refused to get out.
The driver, Igor Belic, said she wasn't his customer, but Ramkissoon demanded a ride.
A video posted to YouTube shows the confrontation between Ramkissoon and Belic in Brickell. It shows Ramkissson trying to knee the driver as Belic asks witnesses to call 911 while holding her wrists to restrain her.
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Ramkissoon is seen in the video hitting and kicking the driver, and throwing items, including a pair of scissors and a cellphone, out of his car. After several minutes, she eventually stops and walks away.
Ultimately, Belic decided not to press charges.
In an interview with "Good Morning America" after the incident, Ramkissoon called the incident the "biggest mistake of her life" and said there is "absolutely no excuse" for her actions.
Ramkisson admitted to GMA that she had been drinking that evening and said she was having a bad day after her father was admitted to the hospital and then her boyfriend of two years broke up with her.
"There is absolutely no excuse for my actions. I am ashamed. I am so sorry. I've hurt so many people with this," she told GMA.
