Disgraced surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis is going to war with the Australian Orthopaedic Association, as leaked documents reveal concerns were raised about him threatening surgeons at a major hospital into silence.

This masthead reported last month the peak professional organisation expelled Al Muderis during a late night board meeting after the Federal Court found the former star surgeon had failed a significant cohort of his patients and used high-pressure sales tactics on vulnerable people.

Internal correspondence obtained by this masthead shows Al Muderis’ lawyers then “demanded” a general meeting be held after he was given “24 hours to show cause why he should be reinstated”.

The stoush comes as leaked minutes from a 2022 internal meeting involving Macquarie University Hospital’s

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