A Blackheath and Woolwich gynaecologist who squeezed a patient's nipples to see if they were "still milking" has been struck off.
 
Dr Mahesh Patwardhan, 51, got a thrill from groping patients' breasts while alone with them in his rooms at two hospitals, a tribunal heard.
 
The consultant told one victim to remove her top and bend over the examination couch before grabbing her breasts from behind.
 
He then squeezed both her nipples to see if they were "still milking" during the unnecessary examination at the private Blackheath Hospital in May 2012.
 
Patwardhan had denied the charges, but a fitness to practise panel at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester believed the evidence of three victims.
 
The first, known only as Patient A, was asked her to remove her clothes before he stood behind her and cupped her breasts.
 
She could feel he was aroused as he pressed himself against her, the tribunal heard.
 
In September 2012, a second woman was asked to remove all her upper clothing during an appointment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
 
Patwardhan approached her from behind and, without warning, cupped her breasts with his hands.
  
And a third attack occurred while a long-term patient, known as Patient C, consulted the gynaecologist at The Blackheath Hospital in May 2012.
 
Patwardhan told her to take off her upper clothing and asked her to bend over the couch before cupping her breasts.
 
He then squeezed each nipple and said he wanted to see if they were "still milking".
 
Following the unnecessary breast exam the doctor asked Patient C whether she had any tattoos or piercings.
 
When he was told she had a tattoo on her bottom he helped her unbutton and then pull down her jeans.
 
The medic put his hands on her hips, turned her around and said "oh" whilst smiling when he saw the tattoo on her upper bottom.
  
He sometimes kissed her, hugged her and patted her bottom at the end of his consultations, the panel heard.
 
She only reported the doctor after finding out that other women had complained about their treatment. 

Panel chairman Neil Sykes told Patwardhan that in the absence of any other explanation his conduct must have been "sexually motivated". 
 
Married Patwardhan, who claims to have treated up to five million patients, was struck off, leaving his 25-year medical career in tatters.

Mr Sykes told him: "The panel considers that through your misconduct you have demonstrated a harmful, deep seated attitudinal problem, in addition to a persistent lack of insight into the seriousness of your actions and consequences. 
 
"As a result the panel cannot be satisfied that you do not present a continuing risk to patients."