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“Book a suite bring the prescription pad and your cheque book hahaha we’ll provide a night you’ll be sure was a fantasy,” the woman replied.

A few days later the court documents show the same woman and two of her friends were at Joseph’s Swanbourne home when he was seen by the women taking “cocaine and/or MDMA”.

He is also accused of treating the woman at his clinic by performing a TruSculpt procedure – a nonsurgical fat cell depletion treatment – which is a failure under the code of conduct to maintain professional boundaries.

The court documents state the woman attended the appointment wearing lingerie.

“Friday after 5 is perfect,” the woman wrote in a text message to Josephs prior to the appointment.

“So what r u going to wear for me?” he asked her.

“Name it!

“Just stilettos … a long coat and underneath some see through lingerie with a tiny g,” he said.

“You got it.”

As a result of the allegations, Joseph was last year subject to random drug testing which he failed to comply with.

On September 29 2023 he tested positive to having cocaine and Benzoylecgonine in his system and the court documents state that a few days later Josephs taught an advanced life support course at Armadale Hospital.

Dr Ilan Josephs was struck off for professional misconduct.Credit: Instagram

Known locally as “Dr J”, Josephs bragged online about his medical credentials, boasting a University of London education before moving to Australia in 2000.

Josephs claimed he specialised in emergency medicine before completing his fellowship at the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine in 2007.

The court documents state Josephs “is a senior experienced clinician with over 25 years in practice” and has spent most of his career working in the public health service, travelling across Australia to work on regional and remote emergency departments.

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Social media posts claim Josephs moved into cosmetic medicine due to his “incredible eye for detail”.

The court documents state Joseph blames “a number of significant traumatic and distressing events” on the deterioration of his mental health.

On Thursday the State Administrative Tribunal found there was cause for disciplinary action against him leading to the cancellation of his registration.

He is disqualified for applying again for six months and was ordered to pay the applicant’s costs of $6000.

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