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Dr. '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''', {{BSc}}, {{MBBS}}, {{FRACGP}}, is a [[Circumcised doctors| circumcised doctor]], general practitioner, and Jewish ''[[mohel]]'' who practises medicine in Melbourne, {{AUSC|VIC}}, [[Australia]]. Dr. Goldman claims to have [[Brit Milah| ritually circumcised]] more than 5,000 boys since he qualified as a ''mohel'' in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{REFnews |title=Why this GP trained to become a ritual circumciser |url=https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/why-gp-trained-become-ritual-circumciser/ |last=O'Rourke |first=Geir |publisher=Australian Doctor |website= |date=2020-10-29 |accessdate=2024-05-30 |format= |quote=There has been a long and heated debate over whether infant ritual circumcision has any place in modern society — let alone government funding through Medicare. There is the issue of consent, for one.}}</ref>== Penis amputation ==The ''Daily Mail'' reports that the [https://www.medicalboard.gov.au Medical Board of Australia] has banned him from performing [[circumcision]] after he amputated the [[penis]]es of two boys while performing [[Brit Milah|ritual circumcisions]] in homes, although he may continue to practise medicine.<ref name="dailymail2024">{{REFnews

Dr. Goldman has filed an appeal with the [https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/ Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)], where a hearing was held on Thursday, 23 May 2024.<ref name="dailymail2024"/> The VCAT, however, has rejected his request to overturn the decision of the Medical Board of Australia that prohibits him from performing circumcision.<ref>{{REFnews |title=GP accused of amputating baby’s penis in ritual circumcision fails to overturn emergency ban |url=https://www.ausdoc.com.au/news/gp-accused-of-amputating-babys-penis-in-ritual-circumcision-fails-to-overturn-emergency-ban/ |last=Saxena |first=Heather |init= |author-link= |publisher=Australian Doctor |website= |date=2014-06-13 |accessdate=2014-06-15 |format= |quote=}}</ref> <ref>{{REFnews |title=Circumcision doctor banned after ‘full amputation’ of boy’s penis |url= |last= |first= |init= |author-link= |last2= |init2= |author2-link= |publisher=Sydney Herald Sun |website= |date=2024-12-13 |season= |accessdate=2024-12-15 |format= |quote=}}</ref>

[https://www.amawa.com.au/news/mark-duncan-smith-elected-as-new-president-of-ama-wa/ Dr Mark Duncan-Smith], the president of the AMA (WA), issued a warning to parents on 10 December 2021 regarding non-therapeutic child [[circumcision]]. Dr. Duncan-Smith said parents should only "follow through with the procedure if there is a valid medical reason." According to Dr Duncan-Smith , only about ten percent of boys in Western Australia are now being [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFnews

Boyle et al. (2000) suggested that [[circumcision]] of incompetent minors may constitute criminal assault. They also suggested that civil liability may apply and cited cases in which damages were obtained for circumcision.<ref>Gregory J Boyle, J Steven Svoboda, Christopher P Price, J Neville Turner. [https://www.cirp.org/library/legal/boyle1/ Circumcision of Healthy Boys: Criminal Assault?] 7 J Law Med 301 ({{BoyleGJ SvobodaJS PriceCP TurnerJN 2000).}}</ref>