Nurse who pretended to be a doctor and performed surgery that killed a beautician in MA has his registration revoked for 30 years

The Federal Nursing Council (Cofen) revoked, for 30 years, the professional registration of Alberto Rodrigues da Silva, who pretended to be a doctor in the interior of Maranhão and performed surgery that resulted in the death of beautician Erinalva de Jesus Dias, aged 37, in May 2023. The penalty was announced in a summons notice published in the Official Gazette of the Union on October 13.

The decision was taken unanimously by the Cofen plenary. The counselors analyzed Alberto's conduct based on five articles of the Code of Ethics for Nursing Professionals, which deal with infractions related to the exercise of the profession.

According to information released by Cofen, the revocation affects Alberto's nurse and nursing technician records at the Maranhão Regional Nursing Council (Coren-MA). The measure prevents him from carrying out nursing activities for the next 30 years.

According to the notice, Alberto was also ordered to deliver his professional identity card to the Coren-MA headquarters or to the subsection closest to his home. The document establishes that failure to deliver the license does not prevent compliance with the penalty.

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In May 2023, Alberto performed abdominoplasty surgery on beautician Erinalva de Jesus Dias, aged 37, at the Hospital Municipal de Lago dos Rodrigues, in the interior of Maranhão.

According to investigations, Alberto pretended to be a doctor and used the name "Dr. Guilherme" to perform surgical procedures.

After the surgery, Erinalva felt unwell and had to be transferred to the Laura Vasconcelos Hospital, in Bacabal. She could not resist the complications and died.

The investigations also showed that Alberto had performed other surgeries irregularly. In December 2024, Alberto Rodrigues da Silva was sentenced by the Jury Court to two years and five months in prison.