Main Line Doc Who Allegedly Fondled Patient Sentenced

An ear, nose, and throat doctor from the Main Line who practiced in Delaware County was hit with a sentence recently after entering a no contest plea to one count of indecent assault without consent of others, court records show.

Mahmoud Max Ghaderi, 55, of Tredyffrin, will spend three months under electronic home monitoring, two years of probation, and 15 years of registration nuder Megan's law after entering his plea on July 23.

He was accused of fondling a patient in April 2016 in his Springfield office. Ghaderi also practiced in Darby.

A police affidavit claimed Ghaderi, despite not being an obstetrician-gynecologist, performed breast exams on a patient seeking help with ear pain. He then allegedly put his hand down her pants and felt around her thighs and vagina.

Investigators sent an undercover detective to Ghaderi's office to glean more information about the visit in question, and sent a detective not undercover to question Ghaderi more about the visit. Experts later said Ghaderi's actions were not medically necessary.

Following the accusations, Ghaderi's medical license was temporarily suspended by the Pennsylvania Board of Osteopathic Medicine.

Ghaderi's sentence begins Sept. 17, court records show.

Image via Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division