The Health Ombudsman took immediate registration action by imposing conditions on the registration of Venkata Ramesh Nandamuri, medical practitioner (MED0000976431), effective 14 November 2025.

Scope of Practice

The conditions imposed include the requirements the practitioner:

• must not have contact with female patients
• must not practise as a registered health practitioner other than in employment and practice locations approved by the Health Ombudsman and published on the Office of the Health Ombudsman website.
• must take all reasonable steps to ensure female patients are told at the time of wanting to book an appointment with the practitioner that they cannot. The practitioner must not provide this information to patients personally.

Approved employment and practice locations

The practitioner does not currently have Health Ombudsman approval to practise in any employment or practice location.

Period of action or order

In accordance with section 62(2) of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 (the Act), the decision will continue to have effect until the earlier of the following happens –

• the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal sets aside the decision;
• the Health Ombudsman removes the conditions under section 65 of the Act.