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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Law group alleges Stanford fired doctor for criticizing COVID policies: 'Engaged in employment discrimination' - Fox News

A law group filed a complaint against Stanford Health Care alleging that a doctor was "forced" to resign due to speaking out against COVID-related policies.

In Santa Clara, California, the Dhillon Law Group on Thursday filed a complaint against Stanford Health Care alleging that a doctor's resignation was forced due to criticizing COVID-19 policies such as school closures, mask mandates, and vaccine mandates.

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"Ram Duriseti worked at Stanford Hospital for over 22 years and advocated for what he felt was a more humane, focused, and sustainable public health response, rather than a top-down program of school and business closures enforced by mandates," Dhillon Law Group Associate Jesse Franklin-Murdock said.

Dhillon Law Group said further that Dr. Duriseti made the decision not to get a COVID booster shot based on his analysis of the vaccine trial data, prior infection, and pre-existing medical conditions.

The law group also claims that Stanford Health Care overlooked Dr. Duriseti’s non-compliance with its booster requirement, allowing him to continue to work in the pediatric emergency room.

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Dhillon Law Group said that Stanford Health Care terminated Dr. Duriseti’s employment by "unilaterally converting his status to voluntary resignation" based on a "late and selective" enforcement of its booster mandate.

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