Miami hospital terminates her 3 months after incident.
AB Wire
A drunken rampage with an Uber driver has cost Indian American physician Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon – who later regretted her actions and was touted by family members and neighbors as an exemplary young woman – has cost her dearly: the Miami hospital where she worked has terminated her services, three months after a video surfaced on YouTube showing her hitting and screaming profanities at the driver.
Jackson Health System officials released a statement Friday saying that fourth-year neurology resident Anjali Ramkissoon would be terminated. She’s been on administrative leave since the video went public in January, according to the Miami Herald.
‘She is entitled to an appeal process,’ the two-sentence statement reads.
Ramkissoon, who was a fourth-year neurology resident, reportedly got into an Uber without a reservation back in January. When the driver asked her to leave, she became angry and belligerent, reported the Daily Mail.
The video shows her punching and kicking the man, who eventually walks away, and then getting into the passenger seat of the vehicle and throwing his mail, cell phone, electronics and other devices and possessions out into the street.
At one point she also yells at him; ‘Get the f*** in the car, you piece of f***ing disgusting s***.’
The video footage was taken by Juan Cinco, who had ordered the car to take him home from the Mary Brickell Village in Miami, Florida, on Sunday night. He later uploaded the clip to YouTube. Information posted with the clip explains Ramkissoon, who was dressed in tight white shorts and a red top, came ‘out of nowhere’ and climbed into the backseat of the Uber.
When she refused to get out, Cinco and his friend told the driver to cancel their ride and offered to book another ride home. He said the driver pretended to phone the police, asking them to remove the woman from his car, which prompted Ramkissoon to reach into the front seat, grab his keys and start to walk away, reported the Mail.
Then, Ramkissoon climbs into the front passenger seat and starts to throw items off the dashboard on to the street while ordering the driver to ‘get in the f***ing car’. He refuses and Ramkissoon shouts: ‘Get the f*** in the car you piece of f***ing disgusting s***’.
Ramkissoon continues to throw items on to the ground, including the driver’s iPhone, cash and dozens of pieces of paper and receipts. At one point she hurls a pair of scissors that lands just inches away from Cinco.
The driver phones the police and tells them he has ‘bruises’ from the Ramkissoon’s attack as she mocks his pleas, saying ‘I’m a 5ft tall girl who weighs 100lbs and I am getting really belligerent right now’.
‘It was only when they put her in the police car that she started crying, apologizing, and claiming that she would lose her medical license (she claimed to be a neurologist) if she got arrested,’ said Cinco. He said the Uber driver was ‘too good of a person’ and decided to take a cash settlement – ‘only enough to pay his cellphone bill and maybe his cable bill’ – rather than take legal action.
Miami police spokeswoman Frederica Burden confirmed officers had responded to the scene but said there was no report and there would be no investigation.
Following the incident, Ramkissoon appeared on Good Morning America on Wednesday morning to explain what led her to snap that night, and apologize publicly for her actions.
She said in the teary interview: ‘There’s absolutely no excuse for my actions. ‘I’m ashamed. I’m so sorry. I’ve hurt so many people.’
11 Comments
She apologized for her unacceptable behaviour. Let us move on and let her medical career continue.
she should be a bouncer at a strip club
Haha! The entitled little brat got what she deserved. No decent hospital wants her.
What does this have to do with being Indian? Ramkissoon is NOT an Indian name..! It is a Caribbean name. Most likely Guyanese/Trinidadian etc. Just because she looks brown doesn’t make her an Indian…!!
yes it is an Indian name, so is Anjali, and those people from Guyana / Trinidad with such names and looks, guess what… they are ALSO INDIAN.. and follow Indian customs and traditions
Know how I know, cause I am ALSO INDIAN from the Caribbean, and did my med school at St. Nevis.
This behavior has nothing to do with ethnicity, its horrible overall, but to claim this person isn’t indian is just totally ignorant
Shut the hell up. You didn’t even read it if thats your takeaway from it
She should be deported to India and made a doctor in the slums. Tell her to stay away from the bus.
You can’t deport an American citizen . I’m not sure why well,actually I know why they used her ethnicity in the story. Media is trying to make her the victim and this clown who wrote this one is trying to make it look like an attack on her ethnicity . The GMA interview is disgusting . The whole interview was “You poor thing” If I was the driver her ass would have been in jail. People have shit go wrong in their lives every day and they don’t get drunk and assault people or destroy property. Glad she was fired
F that whore and all those who defend her.
A laboratory technician can do more harm than you could obviously EVER imagine – especially since there’s nobody there to witness it. Did you see her “apology” on Good Morning America, where her advice to the public was “Be careful what you do out there […] you never know if it’s being recorded”. Yeah, any kind of patient care is a HORRIBLE idea – especially when unsupervised.
She needs to look for another profession – preferably one that has nothing to do with dealing with the public or caring for elderly. She should probably try becoming a laboratory technician that works in a closed off area. If she were to continue in neurology, she would be in contact with elders who are dealing with dementia and other neurological conditions who would then be exposed to her volatile and abusive nature. The public needs to be protected from doctors who are unfit. Please keep her out of all healthcare organizations, hospitals, and clinics.