0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁assault s ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Medical ▁career ▁ ▁Northern ▁Sydney ▁▁ ▁Re e ves ▁worked ▁in ▁several ▁northern ▁Sydney ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁obst et rics ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁when ▁his ▁obst et rics ▁practice ▁was ▁restricted , ▁and ▁in ▁g yna ec ology ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Re e ves ▁was ▁first ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁visit ing ▁medical ▁officer ▁in ▁obst et rics ▁and ▁g yna ec ology ▁at ▁Horn s by ▁Ku - ring - g ai ▁Hospital ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ 3 5 ▁compla ints ▁were ▁made ▁about ▁him ▁over ▁a ▁fifteen - year ▁period ▁starting ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁by ▁other ▁do ctors , ▁n urs es ▁and ▁patients , ▁and ▁included ▁compla ints ▁of ▁bul lying ▁other ▁staff ▁and ▁patients ▁and ▁failing ▁to ▁offer ▁ade qu ate ▁pain ▁relief . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁two ▁att ending ▁mid w ives ▁and ▁a ▁pa ed iat ric ▁registr ar ▁compla ined ▁that ▁Re e ves ▁had ▁bul lied ▁a ▁patient ▁deliver ing ▁a ▁non - vi able ▁fo et us , ▁had ▁not ▁offered ▁ade qu ate ▁pain ▁relief ▁and ▁had ▁decl ined ▁their ▁offers ▁to ▁res usc itate ▁her . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁a ▁patient ▁of