She FAKED Being A DOCTOR For 23 Years | The Twisted Lies of Zholia Alemi

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  • @PetalPalmer
    @PetalPalmer  20 днів тому +64

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    • @youubik
      @youubik 20 днів тому +1

      When I read the title of your video I knew it was going to be the UK. I was a bit phased at the start when I heard your american accent but sure enougth it turned out to be the UK. The UK has the worst health service in the world so if you came here with no qualifications nobody would notice

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    • @outofthisworld4437
      @outofthisworld4437 20 днів тому

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  • @rheajackson9891
    @rheajackson9891 20 днів тому +1074

    The fact that she was caught from her behavior, not lack of knowledge, is wild to me

    • @serendipidus8482
      @serendipidus8482 20 днів тому

      Doctors are aweful idiots a lot of the time they damage their brains during study and they rely too heavily on memory rather than understanding. Most of them are not as smart as you think.

    • @rheajackson9891
      @rheajackson9891 20 днів тому +47

      ​@serendipidus8482 as someone who's a medical student and spends a lot of time with doctors...I can assure you that we do not have damaged brains....there is a bulk of things to know hence specialization

    • @mobee9181
      @mobee9181 20 днів тому +44

      you dont have to have anything but a sadistic streak and know how to spell like 3 medication names to be a psychiatrist, we can all be psychiatrists with just a little imagination.

    • @juliaroy1382
      @juliaroy1382 20 днів тому +42

      psychiatry truly isn't all that difficult. difficult position, yes. but the total amount of information needed is definitely not the same as a family doctor or surgeon

    • @quiznak1003
      @quiznak1003 20 днів тому +15

      I mean, it's psychiatry. What did you expect?

  • @annamossity8879
    @annamossity8879 20 днів тому +428

    7 years?!? After 23 years of faking and making money as a doctor?! The victims, no telling how much damage was done. Abhorrent is the only word I can think of to describe the sentence.

    • @TheZaniQ
      @TheZaniQ 20 днів тому +8

      I was shocked as well. That is no punishment at all.

    • @chefbetsy9094
      @chefbetsy9094 20 днів тому +16

      Totally my thoughts on the sentence! If she had pretended to be a "dental assistant or hair stylist, both need licenses in NYState as you are touching the person and potentially putting chemicals on or in their body. Would she even get a slap on the wrist or even terminated and given the option to go finish her degree 😅😅😮

    • @earthynomad7160
      @earthynomad7160 17 днів тому +6

      We had a great doctor in trauma room who got jailed as an impostor . He was a vet.
      How shameful because he was excellent surgeon and saved every life he encountered 😢

    • @dragonfriott
      @dragonfriott 16 днів тому +3

      Let’s all say it in unison: “y t pri vilege”

    • @asmrtpop2676
      @asmrtpop2676 14 днів тому +2

      @@earthynomad7160Ok and? What he did was still unethical, dangerous, and illegal. All he did was get lucky. Glad he got caught.

  • @eccoinuyasha94
    @eccoinuyasha94 20 днів тому +496

    This brings "Fake it 'till you make it" to new degree

    • @TheGelasiaBlythe
      @TheGelasiaBlythe 20 днів тому +10

      Someone made me a meme once of a brain surgery (from afar) with "Fake it 'til you make it" on it. It made me laugh for days. Not as funny in real life.

    • @bellerian9896
      @bellerian9896 20 днів тому +30

      But not a new medical degree

    • @nubianqueenwxndering
      @nubianqueenwxndering 19 днів тому +10

      Actually to no degree(s)... 😅

    • @lenas6246
      @lenas6246 18 днів тому +2

      more like just fake it

    • @earthynomad7160
      @earthynomad7160 17 днів тому +1

      We had a great doctor in trauma room who got jailed as an impostor . He was a vet.
      How shameful because he was excellent surgeon and saved every life he encountered 😢

  • @gocelotspice5766
    @gocelotspice5766 20 днів тому +246

    Wild to me that she started?? Stealing things from her clients?? Like you think she’d be extra careful knowing she’d faked her degrees

    • @soulchild2003
      @soulchild2003 19 днів тому +23

      She might be a sociopath

    • @LadyLash22
      @LadyLash22 18 днів тому +24

      That's that cocktail of narcissism and not getting caught for you - they just keep going

  • @mikesanders8621
    @mikesanders8621 20 днів тому +1038

    I'm starting to think it's way easier to fake being a doctor than you'd expect. I need to buy a lab coat.

    • @VeganVampire.
      @VeganVampire. 20 днів тому +74

      Stuff like this is so scary. I think it also helps them that doctors are in a position of trust and power so they may not be questioned as much as people of many other professions

    • @757Princess
      @757Princess 20 днів тому +30

      How?! I can’t even get a job in the medical laboratory 😮

    • @Bettersucksaul
      @Bettersucksaul 20 днів тому

      @@VeganVampire.this is old news. That shit wouldn’t fly nowadays esp since most hospitals are getting more security

    • @VeganVampire.
      @VeganVampire. 20 днів тому +21

      ​@@Bettersucksaul Very true, especially with computers linking people's credentials and information and making it easier to look back on. But don't forget, she was working as a doctor until 2017 and many places and companies around the world are still working to close loopholes like the ones she used. It's harder to do now, but it's possible to have done what she did years ago and still be practising, especially depending on which country you're in and what systems are in place

    • @aceykrew
      @aceykrew 20 днів тому +14

      Spirit Store is open haha 😅

  • @MeowsyMcdermottEsq.
    @MeowsyMcdermottEsq. 19 днів тому +103

    The desperation for health practitoners is a playground for people with no conscience.

  • @patriciaschiro2659
    @patriciaschiro2659 20 днів тому +77

    As someone who goes to many doctors due being disabled this just scares me so much.

    • @NickanM
      @NickanM 15 днів тому +3

      This my worst nightmare, I am bipolar....

  • @757Princess
    @757Princess 20 днів тому +176

    This story is wild!! How was she able to prescribe medications?! Thank you for all your diligent work Petal

    • @serendipidus8482
      @serendipidus8482 20 днів тому +28

      Because she was a registered doctor.

    • @AutumnSwift2
      @AutumnSwift2 17 днів тому

      No she wasn't ​@@serendipidus8482

  • @WordsBloom
    @WordsBloom 20 днів тому +154

    She's not the first fake doctor and unfortunately won't be the last because hospitals etc don't do their due diligence when they hire these people. Also, every time there's a problem with a doctor, instead of taking the proper legal measures, that hospital gives them a glowing review to get rid of them and so they end up doing more damage at another hospital or clinic or wherever.

    • @mumenRhyder
      @mumenRhyder 20 днів тому +22

      We need to hold these institutions responsible for stuff like this. I'm getting sick of stories like this

    • @betsylynnvedrine3784
      @betsylynnvedrine3784 20 днів тому +2

      @@mumenRhyderSadly.

    • @artifalse
      @artifalse 18 днів тому

      @@mumenRhyderoff topic but your hair looks tasty, like a fruit roll up. very pretty

    • @blaah9999
      @blaah9999 18 днів тому

      Its so effing annoying because here I am busting my a** off to earn my physician assistant degree and certification (just graduated) and my first job is having me fill out SO much paperwork and stuff to make sure I’m legit. 🥲

    • @tamuz9633
      @tamuz9633 11 днів тому

      They operate the same way the Catholic church and ALL religious institutions deal with their rap*st and paedophile religious leaders, they just move them to another temple, mosque and church. They all love to see and hear the suffering of innocent souls. They feed off the pain and misery of other humans. That's what I have concluded. Amongst us are people who are not real 100% humans. No full human can support and do such behaviour.
      We are not alone.

  • @nishaaaaaaaaaaat
    @nishaaaaaaaaaaat 20 днів тому +153

    every time i hear about a case like this, i think there’s no way more people get away with pretending to be a DOCTOR of all things. but then yet another story comes out. it’s horrifying

    • @tamuz9633
      @tamuz9633 11 днів тому +1

      What's more frightening is the fact that your own doctor or dentist etc may also be a fake unqualified imposter! 😮
      They just haven't been found out...YET!

  • @miserablechildlesskatlady
    @miserablechildlesskatlady 20 днів тому +93

    Petal, you are amazing. You're the only youtuber that I literally drop everything and click on every new video. Wishing you health and happiness.

  • @taniayahdorsett5055
    @taniayahdorsett5055 20 днів тому +78

    Your hair is growing so beautifully I love your curl pattern! Very healthy and pretty 😍❤️

    • @beckyf2845
      @beckyf2845 3 дні тому +1

      What's that got to do with the story?

    • @shaani7978
      @shaani7978 2 дні тому +3

      ⁠​⁠@@beckyf2845 What does your comment have to do with the story?

  • @LadyLash22
    @LadyLash22 18 днів тому +24

    I don't understand how "fast tracked" meant absolutely zero background check or degree verification to be a DOCTOR!?!?

    • @katarinatibai8396
      @katarinatibai8396 16 днів тому

      People are too believing in the authorities.
      Often when they see a uniform they turn blind and naive.
      We must be more skeptical and ask and prove everything.
      There are too many narcissists and psychopaths and con man's aut there. We should not make their freaking game easy. Stupidity aneables evil.
      We must get smarter.

    • @metaldetector4044
      @metaldetector4044 6 днів тому +1

      Why did they need to fast track them in the first place? That sounds like putting it before normal verified application routes.

  • @mollylikesspace
    @mollylikesspace 20 днів тому +141

    Im from the uk and just from my personal experience of dealing with the nhs for mental health reasons, most of the doctors dont know what they are talking about in relation to mental illness, I think she was able to get away with these things because of the already existing stigma already around disabilities and mental illnesses

    • @LeilaVividSounds
      @LeilaVividSounds 20 днів тому +15

      And the pure lack of staff for mental health. Not many professionals enter into the mental health sector overall, it’s extremely hard so the lack of staff willing to work in that area has something to do with it.

    • @taniaaustin6433
      @taniaaustin6433 19 днів тому +11

      I've been asked strange questions by Doctors within Mental Health. I think it's probably easier to fake qualifications within that medical field than any other. They also put words in your mouth. They just have know the names of medication, as they are very quick to prescribe them. I suppose it's not like other doctors as they only know what you tell them as they can't read thoughts. I wonder whether a lot of them are actually trained in anyway.

    • @ce7406
      @ce7406 19 днів тому +9

      yep soon as i heard she was working in the uk as a psych was like lol yep checks out! :(

    • @DOWNTOWN_AUDIO
      @DOWNTOWN_AUDIO 15 днів тому +3

      Yeah I'm from Canada and live in alberta, the province that pays its doctors the least in the country. I've ran through 4 of them, all total idiots since 2019. Ironically 3 out of 4 were immigrants from sketchy places, ghana and nigeria with degrees from very prestigious Universities. The last one I fired had a degree from Oxford, he was from Nigeria, and the reason i fired him was because he had no clue how to help somebody who's main issue is just having had a very traumatic childhood and early adult life. It's still ongoing cause they won't Medicate me for my anxiety, CPTSD or depression and they won't give me therapy either. It's messed up but it's not hard to fake being a doctor when you're an immigrant with no history. You can claim whatever you want on your citizenship application.

    • @Seawing-v5d
      @Seawing-v5d 15 днів тому +2

      You are spot on, and this is also a massive problem in the US.

  • @GeekGamer666
    @GeekGamer666 16 днів тому +24

    She should have been charged with assault for every person she subjected to ECT.

  • @krisy-in-italy
    @krisy-in-italy 19 днів тому +35

    She should have to pay back the NHS for all her past wages also which were taken by deceit.

  • @janemiettinen5176
    @janemiettinen5176 20 днів тому +102

    Shows how much leeway and how little accountability doctors really have. I had a doctor so horrible, I started to honestly think she might be an impostor, after we had reports of our first fake doc in Finland. I couldn’t get help for depression, knee pain and insanely painful infection in my back muscle. The only time she helped, she made me jump thru hoops of her choice, for sinus infection. I know other young people who got very similar, dismissive ‘care’ from her, older patients she actually cared for. People had complained about her several times, but she stuck around like gum in hair. Id say she was just as professional too.
    Her knowledge of things like depression was highly sus. She refused to give me meds, she told me to go walk outside, since “spring is here and the sun is bright”, like Im a plant, little water and sun is all I need. Second time she gave me prescription to meds that were discontinued.. Ive been on antidepressant nearly 15 years now and never felt better. I just hate the fact that I could’ve felt like normal human being over a decade sooner..
    When she ‘diagnosed’ my swollen, handball sized knee, it was just “loose joints”, like walk it off. I later learned I definitely don’t have loose joints and it was torn patella, I had help and it hasn’t bothered since. With my back she accused me of seeking drugs, while I couldn’t even stand straight. I had to walk around more or less like an L-shape, or crawl on all fours at home. And that was the first time I met her!
    Last time I saw her, she sorta attacked my person for no reason, even the nurse assisting her was wide-eyed, I left in tears. It was meant to be gyno appointment, but took a weird turn into crazy-town. I talked about the incident with another doctor, who was outraged. He made one call and she was soon sent packing. I dont know how many people suffered needlessly, but I personally know handful of them. One girl lost part of her uterus and nearly died. Im not going to see a doctor unless it’s absolutely not avoidable, when it’s limb or life. All because of her. And I now know she really is a doctor, I later met a lady who was in med school with her. *Seriously scary and upsetting…*

    • @swedishmeatball4382
      @swedishmeatball4382 19 днів тому +6

      Ooooh, I might have met her! It was this elderly Finnish lady (OK, she might have been 55- 60; it was a few years ago) who had zero knowledge and was insanele dismissive. She had never heard of my illness and since she had no clue what it was I obviously didn't need any care for it. But if I insisted I should eat yoghurt for two days and I'd be fine.
      I urged her to check up online and take a look at how to treat the illness as it WILL develop into sepsis if not treated in time, but she refused. If she hadn't heard of it clearly didn't exist, and if I died oh well, then I wouldnt need medication anymore, would I?
      In my case it is a recurring thing - I've just been released from the hospital after round 25 with said illness - so I am not an expert but I surely know how to diagnose said illness with decent accuracy. Didn't matter to this charlatan. She was gone the next time I visited the clinic, thankfully.

    • @soulchild2003
      @soulchild2003 19 днів тому +1

      What letter did her name start with?

    • @swedishmeatball4382
      @swedishmeatball4382 19 днів тому +4

      @@soulchild2003 No idea; I only met her once when I was running a high fever.
      Short with short red hair that was very obviously not her natural colour
      Normally those doctor's visit take two minutes: I pop in, show my horribly infected leg, get a prescription and toodle off to the pharmacy for´my sweet sweet antibiotics but that time it took almost 15 minutes due to her utter ineptness. But no, I do not remmeber her name and I don't think she worked at the clinic for more than a couple of weeks so I doubt that anyone would remember her.
      Especially as the guy who replaced her was even worse. Oh my. The visit to see him was.... an experience. Lazy, unhinged, rude, misogynistic, fatphobic and just plain batshit crazy.

  • @earthynomad7160
    @earthynomad7160 17 днів тому +17

    We had a great doctor in trauma room who got jailed as an impostor . He was a vet.
    How shameful because he was excellent surgeon and saved every life he encountered 😢

    • @dallynutkat3252
      @dallynutkat3252 16 днів тому +4

      Just interested in whether he was a veteran or a veterinarian ?

    • @katiekane5247
      @katiekane5247 15 днів тому

      ​@@dallynutkat3252also curious. I've known a few veterinarians I'd trust more than many MDs TBH. Previous RN, previous Vet tech

    • @neliaferreira9983
      @neliaferreira9983 9 днів тому +1

      But if he was so good, why not go back to school and get that degree? Surely he would do great, since he had the practical knowledge.

  • @vividyellowvelvet3457
    @vividyellowvelvet3457 17 днів тому +14

    What’s scary is I’m pretty sure there’s someone out there rn doing the same thing

  • @meganlouise9007
    @meganlouise9007 20 днів тому +124

    If it's so easy to fake being a doctor I should buy a lab coat and fix my own problems since no one wants to help

    • @ragdollrose2687
      @ragdollrose2687 19 днів тому +12

      Honestly same. My country's health system is so fucked, I'm better trying to heal my chronic issues with supplements and prayer than wait for a doctor to be available

    • @artifalse
      @artifalse 18 днів тому

      @@ragdollrose2687couldnt have expressed my frustrations better, amen sibling 😭💀

    • @Janealtalt
      @Janealtalt 16 днів тому +4

      Perioood. It took me so long to get diagnosed, I almost went to medical school out of spite.

    • @meganlouise9007
      @meganlouise9007 12 днів тому

      @@ragdollrose2687 America?

    • @ragdollrose2687
      @ragdollrose2687 12 днів тому

      @@meganlouise9007 unfortunately Canada. Quebec's system has been on the decline for a while, but since the pandemic it's almost impossible to see a doctor here. Government tried to help with a platform online but instead you're stuck talking to automated voices trying to get an appointment (usually takes weeks) or having to wait 12+ hours at the ER if you're sick. We don't have to pay for our healthcare but the whole process is a nightmare

  • @Keshlynne
    @Keshlynne 20 днів тому +24

    I work in the psychology field, and the fact that this case did not surprise me in any capacity is sad. I have met so many psychiatrists and medical doctors who were beyond unprofessional, but they're doctors, so they must know what they're doing... Mind you, this is coming from a PhD, and questioning someone's MD is practically career sewerside (yup, avoiding that UA-cam censor) if you can't back up your accusation/claim. That's potentially how she got away with it for 23 years. I guarantee you there were a lot of signs, but people were afraid to say anything.

    • @NickanM
      @NickanM 15 днів тому +1

      I belive you 100%.

  • @spockezri
    @spockezri 19 днів тому +22

    i work with a vulnerable population/many psychiatrists who are actually good at their jobs, but so many of my patients have had bad experiences with mental healthcare or a lot of internalized stigma so it's hard for them to trust ....imagine finally getting to trust a psychiatrist and then they turn out to be taking advantage of you :/ poor patients probably couldn't trust anyone again so i bet their mental health must have suffered even more :/

    • @katarinatibai8396
      @katarinatibai8396 16 днів тому

      I am not surprised, not in the slightest. Everywhere where are vulnerable people there are many predators.
      That's why so many teacher are narcissists or pdf....iles.
      + When you have some psychological issues, no one will belive you when you raport abuse.
      Oldest story in this universe.
      Where is power imbalance, there is often abuse.
      Some become real doctors to be able to go on a power trip.

  • @keishabonner7309
    @keishabonner7309 15 днів тому +11

    I got three things from this story: 1) Phil Coleman is a saint! More people need to speak up, and not just do a job, but pursue something if it smells like a rat. 2) The UK needs to change how they do medicine: what is a PSYCHIATRIST doing treating an epileptic or someone with dementia? Shouldn't they call in the NEUROLOGIST? 3) In the US, like the UK, foreign doctors have to take exams like the USMLE to practice medicine in this country. The UK should NEVER have allowed a policy of some nations--even if they colonized them---being allowed to bypass such proficiency exams. It sets up the precedent for unscrupulous people to use this and defraud the system. Every country should ask itself: Would I allow my OWN native citizens such priveleges? If NOT, when you get screwed--the joke's on YOU.

    • @negart7744
      @negart7744 6 днів тому

      In psychologic setup, if a patient speaks up, they just add another label (diagnostic) to them.

  • @_yashemiaa
    @_yashemiaa 20 днів тому +42

    Girl hush, Petal dropped another one 🗣️

  • @rheajackson9891
    @rheajackson9891 20 днів тому +38

    How she did this is crazy as a medical student, I've seen smart house officers, senior and junior regsters, get their ass handed to them by consultants for not knowing things .so was she that smart or are consultants in the uk more laid back

    • @serendipidus8482
      @serendipidus8482 20 днів тому +2

      But of both I suspect.

    • @LeilaVividSounds
      @LeilaVividSounds 20 днів тому +8

      No, there’s a lack of staff in our mental health sector so I suspect that they don’t want to lose what little staff there is because our mental health section of the nhs is completely shocking.

    • @shroomyk
      @shroomyk 20 днів тому +6

      @@LeilaVividSounds The US has a similar problem. Lack of therapists and psychiatrists and everyone is booked solid.

    • @KingdomPlans
      @KingdomPlans 19 днів тому

      If I were a betting person I'd say it was because she was 1. Female and 2. Foreign. No consultant wants to risk being accused of sexism or xenophobia. Even at the expense of patient welfare... Pathetic isn't it?

    • @allmyducksinarow
      @allmyducksinarow 17 днів тому +3

      @@KingdomPlansoh please

  • @kimberlyporter9555
    @kimberlyporter9555 17 днів тому +10

    No one followed through and called her references or checked that she actually graduated from the uni's she vlaimed. It took a vurious JOURNALIST. And only then did the NHS decide to verify foreign doctors!

  • @XSlimSxadyX
    @XSlimSxadyX 19 днів тому +14

    Why the HELL would you steal from a sick elderly woman wtf!!! Breaks my heart.

  • @lizturner267
    @lizturner267 16 днів тому +8

    I love that you find cases that are a bit more obscure but so very interesting! Great presentations! Thank you

  • @katelynbrown98
    @katelynbrown98 20 днів тому +23

    39:19 What a *_bizarre_* response to someone offering you their camping furniture. Weird! Also seems like she lived bare bones not only to save money but to make it easier to leave if she was ever found out.

    • @galacticangel5262
      @galacticangel5262 14 днів тому

      What did she do with all the money she made, she did not even have furniture.

  • @nataliesharif2167
    @nataliesharif2167 20 днів тому +9

    CONGRATS ON YOUR SPONSORSHIP PETAL! fantastic work, well deserved.

  • @shatteredprism
    @shatteredprism 18 днів тому +9

    When you said that she only had to go to jail or prison for 7 years, I had to rewind the video and make sure I heard you right! That's appalling to me that she faked being a doctor for 23 years, in my opinion, indirectly caused a death, and only had to serve 7 years.

  • @2listening1
    @2listening1 20 днів тому +29

    Always good to see you,Petal! 💛 Wish you health and success. Looking forward to this juicy story haha!

  • @vickil3256
    @vickil3256 20 днів тому +33

    Maybe I should find a “fake “ doctor to help me with my pain management since “real” doctors care more about what the government thinks of their prescription writing than they do about theHippocratic Oath these days.

    • @ANYHOO0
      @ANYHOO0 20 днів тому +9

      Blame the government, the doctors have to be careful prescribing if they want to keep their license. After a bunch of them got prosecuted for overprescribing it became risky to prescribe a lot of narcotics even if the patient actually needed them to stay comfortable.

    • @vickil3256
      @vickil3256 20 днів тому +9

      @@ANYHOO0 I’m well aware. The government should not prevent decent doctors from caring for their patients due to other negligent physicians.
      If a doctor is firm in their belief and has done nothing wrong what do they have to be afraid of???

    • @KaileyB616
      @KaileyB616 18 днів тому

      For real. My mom has chronic, long-term, well-documented health problems which cause her constant pain. She's absolutely miserable and it breaks my heart. Originally she resisted her doctor's suggestion to start taking pain meds, but after several years she realized they were probably never going to be able to "fix" whatever health issue that was causing her so much pain, so she started taking the pain meds. Eventually she prescribed fentanyl patches, and she was on the same dosage for years without any problems or signs of misuse.
      That was until the backlash against oxycontin, "pill mills", and fentanyl (a few years later) started. all of a sudden the doctor told her that he was going to have to start cutting her back, despite it being his idea to put her on that dosage in the first place. It didn't matter that she'd been stable on that dosage for years, or that she'd never once run out of her script early or asked him to up her dosage. Needless to say, she ended up having to deal with opiate withdrawal AND her other health and pain issues at the same time.
      As of today she's still on the patches, just at a much, much lower dose than before. She feels like crap all the time, she's in horrible pain, plus now she's dependent on opiates and has to make sure she always gets her prescription on time.
      It's infuriating how they're doing this to legitimate chronic pain patients like it's somehow going to fix the fentanyl problem in this country! Chronic pain patients on fentanyl patches have nothing to do with the fentanyl powder being smuggled into the country - obviously! They're not lacing all of these other drugs with damn fentanyl patches! Argh it's so frustrating, we've got to figure out a way to stop the government from imposing these stupid laws, which only serve to punish people who have nothing to do with the fentanyl crisis in the first place!

  • @sweetmissypetuniawilson9206
    @sweetmissypetuniawilson9206 20 днів тому +43

    Everything done in the dark will eventually come into the light for all eyes to see!

  • @patriciaclarke-g1i
    @patriciaclarke-g1i 20 днів тому +35

    One would think that it wouldn't be possible to work as a doctor with zero qualifications, not least be able to go undetected and unchallenged for, decades, as Zholia Alemi did. Even then it was only through the suspicions of a journalist, looking into her background, that uncovered her as a complete fraud, and not from any of her 'colleagues' with doubts about her competency!

    • @metaldetector4044
      @metaldetector4044 6 днів тому

      It kind of makes you wonder how much active problem solving doctors do today in the NHS. There have been times i've visited and it seems as though they do little more than search symptoms on a database. She had a background in medicine enough to grasp the basics and use this tool i reckon

  • @jenm9099
    @jenm9099 20 днів тому +26

    Damn, if I lucked out enough to slip through the cracks and ne able to practice, I would work like hell to learn and be able to fly under the radar!

  • @Spirila
    @Spirila 20 днів тому +12

    Only 7 years?? I for sure thought it would be much more. Great video once again, Petal 💕 You are a great storyteller and the stories you post about are ones I never heard before

  • @androidsheep
    @androidsheep 17 днів тому +7

    To fake being a psychiatrist is a special kind of evil. With the amount of NHS trusts she worked in as a locum, I wonder how many patients she permanently disabled / killed indirectly due to her lack of knowledge.

  • @Demahevans
    @Demahevans 17 днів тому +11

    I know there are lots of great doctors and medical practitioners in the NHS but honestly I can believe this. I injured my foot when I was in England and it was literally the size of a football. I went to the ER and they did X-rays. When I finally got to the doctor he was looking at the wrong foot. Then when he was looking at the x-rays he was googling “How to read foot X-rays.” He was like yeah it looks really swollen, so here are some crutches. I was in Europe for 3 weeks and I just had to go the whole time on what ended up being a broken foot.

  • @andressadevad9411
    @andressadevad9411 20 днів тому +12

    Kudos to the journalist!!!

  • @kweenq2109
    @kweenq2109 20 днів тому +15

    Hey petal! Absolutely love the work you put into this video ad always. I have a topic from my country New Zealand that I think might be great to cover it’s called the Cartwright inquiry. Because of this inquiry we now have the Health and Disability Commissioner. Lots of love always! X

  • @Wheelchairspeeder
    @Wheelchairspeeder 20 днів тому +14

    This makes me sick..my grandpa had aggressive Alzheimer's and made the mistake of trusting the wrong people and they isolated him and turned him against his family and large sums of money was taken my grandpa was well off and my uncle had to rescue him he was nearly starved to death and his house was trashed..he passed away in a care home in flower mound Tx and im glad i got to make peace with him before he died in 2019...but these losers made it to where me my mom and the rest of the grandkids were cut out of the will my uncle has control of the money that wasn't stolen and he shares it with me and mom and is honest but we had this crap happen to one of our loved ones..and before some troll says you weren't there for your gramps actually we were but it was like home health and people we trusted at one time..
    and I have autism..& epilepsy.( Complex partials ).myself and i was misdiagnosed for years till I got the correct diagnosis but atleast the jerks misdiagnosing me were nice .and liscenced and decent to a point..it just took a while to pinpoint the ASD..and zolia sounds like what we'd call a major bish...here in Texas.and I know a couple of obnoxious Nurse practitioners that act sanctimonious and rude to others but sadly they're legit..😢

  • @S4misc00l
    @S4misc00l 20 днів тому +37

    We r so back omge

  • @PlaceholderName-b4d
    @PlaceholderName-b4d 20 днів тому +8

    In my country a young woman did this too, nobody questioned it for months

  • @HedvaGloriaEdelblum
    @HedvaGloriaEdelblum 16 днів тому +3

    This says something about the field of psychiatry and medicine in general.

  • @wrmlm37
    @wrmlm37 20 днів тому +20

    How in hell did she even get PERMISSION to sit for her boards? If this happened in the UK, then they have some serious problems. Petal, I wish you the very best with your health, your educational program, and finally, your channel.

  • @imlistening1137
    @imlistening1137 18 днів тому +6

    Good grief! In my opinion, don’t sue me, she seems very sadistic, too. Giving ECT to patients that didn’t need it was cruel.

  • @Deitydomina
    @Deitydomina 18 днів тому +3

    Being disabled myself & having amazing doctors to thank for my care atm makes me realize I easily could have come into contact with someone of her caliper in my past looking back.
    Hell, I've had organs removed that didn't need to be because they were guessing.

  • @Jaysmilitarywife
    @Jaysmilitarywife 20 днів тому +4

    Petal should post the audio version of these videos on podcast or Spotify. I want to be able to listen to these when I’m doing chores

  • @Victoria-jd1dx
    @Victoria-jd1dx 14 днів тому +1

    Your content is SO good. My husband and I like to watch UA-cam together but we usually end up educating each other about the inaccuracies in the videos because he’s a doctor and I’m a lawyer… but with you we just play the video the whole way through because your research is IMPECCABLE.

  • @Manda-zf3qi
    @Manda-zf3qi 19 днів тому +4

    The change you made to your background is awesome, luv it! 🤩

  • @Petey5544
    @Petey5544 17 днів тому +4

    No Petal I can’t with this story 😭

  • @MyChemicalKilljoy
    @MyChemicalKilljoy 20 днів тому +11

    I’m at work rn but this feels more important

  • @sigian
    @sigian 20 днів тому +12

    Petal, this color really suits you! ❤

  • @haleyes98
    @haleyes98 20 днів тому +5

    Ayyy my girl Petal is out here getting sponsorships! Love this for you, and love your content. Keep up the amazing work sis 💕✨

  • @raeraebadfingers
    @raeraebadfingers 20 днів тому +7

    Im surprised I've never heard of this one. It's insane people can actually get away with it for so long

  • @katwitanruna
    @katwitanruna 20 днів тому +9

    My kids both had issues with taking showers because of the sensations. I bought a shower head that was able to be turned off and on. Wasn’t perfect but it helped.

    • @vickythefist7062
      @vickythefist7062 20 днів тому +2

      My daughter didn't like the sensation of the hems on her socks .
      She would call them "stripes" and had to wear them inside out .
      Various sensations especially when eating .
      It wasn't the taste but the sensation of how things feel .
      I also CANNOT touch cardboard, cotton wool, toilet role tubes and other Various things .
      I could tell my daughter wasn't just been awkward she would get hysterical if I made her put her socks on the right way around .
      And even snd 25 she still wears them that way .
      I'm glad that you realise that it isn't your children's fault .
      Best wishes from the UK X

    • @LeilaVividSounds
      @LeilaVividSounds 20 днів тому +2

      Is this due to ASD? That’s both my kids.

    • @LeilaVividSounds
      @LeilaVividSounds 20 днів тому +2

      I’d just like to add, I read the comments and replied to it before I saw this in the video.

    • @allmyducksinarow
      @allmyducksinarow 17 днів тому +1

      I was going to comment something about kids being so funny and weird, but then I realized I most certainly have several weird sensory quirks as well. One of my main things is never touching tile with wet feet. Can’t stand it for some reason.

  • @aprilstar1682
    @aprilstar1682 18 днів тому +6

    Petal you are beautiful and an inspiration

  • @NunyaBus99
    @NunyaBus99 15 днів тому +2

    I just found your channel, so glad I did! You’re awesome!!

  • @YummyGummy77
    @YummyGummy77 20 днів тому +8

    I be quietly waiting for u to post😂!! I just found u about a month ago and I have been listening to you while page every since I first found u. I recently watched the one about how I found out u had cancer. I HOPE YOU ARE DOING GOOD! ARE YOU FEELING OKAY? HOPE YOUR FAMILY IS DOING GREAT TOO!!!❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @lsweet222
    @lsweet222 20 днів тому +3

    Excellent video and you are very engaging to watch and listen to. ❤😊 I've heard this story, it's terrible, nhs psychiatrists in the UK are generally awful, but to have a fake one get away with heinous behaviour for so long is unforgivable 💔

  • @chefbetsy9094
    @chefbetsy9094 20 днів тому +6

    Fantastic, Petal ! Im a relatively new subscriber to your channel.imho, your channel is great! You are one of the more pleasant voices , very easy listening! If this women had worked as hard at her studies as she did at her scams, who knows, she may have become " A Real Dr after all. Ive noted that dishonest people put such great effort to carry out the dishonest act , or when making sure they are covering their tracks, its an immense amount of hard work, often having to tell multiple more" falsehoods" to continue on with the original reason ruse! This nut job definitely is an example! I had to go back and listen to some parts more than once to recall how many horrific things she had "foisted upon the public* I dont want to call her victims 😮" patients " as she wasn't a Dr, nurse, or any type of licensed professional to be abel to truthfully say " patients " in sum total of what is most astounding, is the sheer number of either government agencies, employers, pharmaceutical agencies, that were not noticing the nmber of " RED FLAGS" she was waiving, or should have had * REDFLAGS" That were built into the system for the sole purpose of stoping a situation where you have a "fake doctor " out there. The " Electro Convulse Therapy" or ECT, WHEN one stops to consider the people and skill set it would take just to be abel to pulll that off! IV anesthesia, including all the sum total necessary enoughto put a patient under sedation, the machine to conduct the current, the hospital or clinic office, a number of medically trained staff" just to name a few! Its mind bending, jaw dropping etc.... when just looking at each singular part of the process this woman had " been able to get around , I just cant wrap my head around it! Either she had an usually high percentage of ignorant colleagues, or an usually high percentage of government agencies that weren't truly checking on their own system. Im going to go backwards, and check out your videos as they are so entertaining, and obviously very well researched 😊

  • @vickythefist7062
    @vickythefist7062 20 днів тому +10

    Missed you petal parmer always get exited when I see you've uploaded a new video.
    Really hope that your fully recovered and healthy because you come across as a lovely genuine caring person .
    Love and best wishes from the UK. 🎉

  • @magicsamart2343
    @magicsamart2343 20 днів тому +2

    Wishing you health and relief from pain during your treatments 💜 you’re already helping yourself so much by keeping your mind occupied. As someone with a genetic disability I appreciate you recognizing and revealing the many scams of the medical industry. You’re awesome Petal!!!

  • @cwavt8849
    @cwavt8849 16 днів тому +2

    Will researched and delivered. And yet another example of how given special favor has turned out disastrously

  • @laurabull7096
    @laurabull7096 20 днів тому +11

    Oh hey sponsors!!!! 💖💖

  • @kiyawilson3520
    @kiyawilson3520 17 днів тому +2

    She took the "catch me if you can" route 💀

  • @robingear7819
    @robingear7819 6 днів тому

    What a crazy case. I don’t know how these people can pretend to be something they’re not and for this woman to work that long before getting busted.
    Thank you 🙏 Petal Palmer! ❤

  • @GaiaCarney
    @GaiaCarney 19 днів тому +1

    Thank You, Petal Palmer 🌼 You tell the stories that _NEED_ to be told! You are the truth ☮️

  • @SushaC11
    @SushaC11 19 днів тому +1

    I love seeing your channel grow. I first came across it when it was new and till this day your content is not only respectful to families effected by the cases but educational 🦋 keep growing 🦋

  • @bearscenario5800
    @bearscenario5800 20 днів тому +5

    I can't believe I have never heard of this, the level of unhinged of this greedy person!

  • @Tatum825
    @Tatum825 20 днів тому +9

    Her greediness and audacity was her downfall

  • @AussieBrit
    @AussieBrit 16 днів тому +2

    I don't know what's going on with UA-cam but I subscribed to your channel one year ago after watching your very first video about your cancer diagnosis. I too had cancer at the time and found your video poignant and uplifting at the same time. Since then, I haven't heard a "peep!" Imagine my surprise to see this video pop up on my home page. I'm glad it did. I have followed advice and, "unsubscribed," and "re-subscribed," so I hope this works. I am glad to see you healthy and happy and look forward to more of your well-presented, informative videos! Cheers, all the way from Australia! 💖🦘

  • @TON-os
    @TON-os 19 днів тому +6

    I think she was able to get away with most stuff because psych patients can be very easily dismissed

  • @AnneM6901
    @AnneM6901 18 днів тому +1

    I get so excited every time you upload, you are SO good at this long-form storytelling format! Keep up the great work and congrats on the well deserved growth of your channel ❤️❤️

  • @andressadevad9411
    @andressadevad9411 20 днів тому +7

    Hi Petal!!! You have been missed along with your story presentations. This is a great story, such audacity! Keep em coming! Hope all is well with you, I hope you are healthy🌸

  • @AZ-wu8cv
    @AZ-wu8cv 20 днів тому +7

    Thank you for this well research video. I am a psychiatrist in uk and heard of this case but not the details. You may want to look into Harold shipman who was the most infamous gp doctor in uk, caught by trying to get money from someone will.

  • @smugandsmarmy
    @smugandsmarmy 20 днів тому +2

    This was fascinating! Great work, Petal!! ♥️

  • @anapaulatorres1560
    @anapaulatorres1560 20 днів тому +3

    how do you even medicate people without a license. how were those prescriptions going through?

  • @mossypaw
    @mossypaw 20 днів тому +1

    Thank you for your hard work exposing all these cases to a wider audience!! I love your channel and the purpose behind what you do! Keep on rockin' :3

  • @AmiAki
    @AmiAki 19 днів тому +2

    Why is it so easy for ppl to just fake being doctors and dentists? Like I’m shocked at how often this happens. I thought doctors had to do some type of test before even getting a job and too think she pretended for 20years. She must have made good money too when she’s was being paid 😠

  • @PANDAFACEEYES
    @PANDAFACEEYES 19 днів тому +1

    Thank you so much. Saved me from dying of boredem WFH but with no work to do. Amazing as always! Xx

  • @shangaziciru
    @shangaziciru 19 днів тому +4

    23 years undetected is NOT really about Zoya any more, it's about the systems & structures. It's disturbing to hear them say they will recheck the "foreign' doctors because that is just politicizing it, given existing race dynamics. They MUST check ALL the doctors.
    Broken structures mean that LOCAL fraudsters are getting away with even much MORE than Zoya did.
    Fix the system and stop covering up your embarrassment with side shows as patients continue to suffer! 😢

  • @emtrovert
    @emtrovert 17 днів тому +1

    I should be sleeping because I work tomorrow and I have a lot to do, but I am looped in with your story now and a late night snack👀. New subscriber!

  • @blazefairchild465
    @blazefairchild465 16 днів тому +2

    Her hairdo alone makes her look like a Dr. 😅

  • @kaelyn6078
    @kaelyn6078 20 днів тому +1

    i’ve been waiting for you! so happy to see you again

  • @batskulls1957
    @batskulls1957 7 днів тому +1

    i wish youtube would push your videos more it actually upsets me that you don’t have more subs 😭 u should have like 2 mil at LEASTTT girl

    • @nightm1me
      @nightm1me 6 днів тому +1

      yes literally, it feels like i'm watching a channel w 1+m subs cause the quality is so good😭

  • @jcmjcm1945
    @jcmjcm1945 20 днів тому +3

    Oh man I ever found out something like that happened to me they wouldn't have to worry about retirement they would have 3 hots and a cot . This lady needs a phycologist herself.

  • @BackyardButcher
    @BackyardButcher 20 днів тому +2

    Hi Petal! Thanks for the upload ❤❤❤❤

  • @susabobus
    @susabobus 10 днів тому +1

    Wow! Love the new background and you look absolutely beautiful! Thank you for new video! Wish you all the best 🙏💖

  • @mariacoronel2547
    @mariacoronel2547 18 днів тому +2

    34:53 As most of the cases you bring to your Podcast, this was a very interesting yet harrowing one. Thank you always for covering such unique cases.

  • @lisa-pz2px
    @lisa-pz2px 20 днів тому +2

    Wow. Your hair has grown so much!! Love it

  • @JadedBelle
    @JadedBelle 20 днів тому +1

    Always enjoy your videos! Thanks for all the work you put into them! ❤

  • @humanthetooth
    @humanthetooth 7 днів тому +1

    Have you covered the case of Paolo Macchiarini? Its an absolute stunner and right up your alley.

  • @rayj599
    @rayj599 19 днів тому +3

    Only 7 years privilege at its finest in my opinion

  • @Kshelle105
    @Kshelle105 19 днів тому +5

    10:14 to be fair…£67,000 would be $88,000 USD in 2001. Adjusted to today’s value, that would be about $145,000 USD. Median salary for a psychiatrist today is $225,000. She was not doing that well and rightfully so.

  • @cillamoke
    @cillamoke 20 днів тому +2

    Quality content ❤ thanks Petal xz

  • @hannahkosten4040
    @hannahkosten4040 20 днів тому +1

    Thank you for another great video! I really appreciate your perspective on these cases.

  • @MariaAnaFrancheskaDeGuzman
    @MariaAnaFrancheskaDeGuzman 17 днів тому +2

    Petal thanks for this information. I know there are people out there who inform and shed the truth to others. Btw looking pretty :D.