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In what year did Andrew Wakefield leave his position at the Royal Free Hospital?

1999
2001
2003
2005

Answer

In 2001, Andrew Wakefield departed from his position at the Royal Free Hospital. His exit came after a highly publicized controversy involving a retracted research paper claiming a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The General Medical Council (GMC) conducted an inquiry, finding Wakefield guilty of multiple counts of misconduct and dishonesty, leading to his removal from the medical register and the end of his career as a doctor.