A trans woman from Cheshire has been sentenced to 14 months' imprisonment after admitting to stalking the gender reassignment surgeon who carried out the complex operation.
Vivienne Taylor, Wirral, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court this week, pleading guilty to stalking causing serious alarm or distress.
The victim, Dr Tina Rashid, had performed Taylor's surgery in 2021 at a facility in Putney, London.
Judge Giles Curtis-Raleigh imposed the custodial sentence alongside an indefinite restraining order prohibiting Taylor from approaching Dr Rashid's residence and place of work.
Taylor was also ordered to pay a £187 victim surcharge.
The court heard Taylor's conduct spanned the period between September 2024 and November 2025, affecting every aspect of the surgeon's professional and personal life.
The harassment campaign included a barrage of unwanted emails, repeated unannounced appearances at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and attempts to connect with Dr Rashid via LinkedIn.
Prosecutor Jonathan Bryan told the court Taylor had falsely claimed to have appointments with the surgeon on multiple occasions.
Vivienne Taylor has been sentenced
|The stalking culminated in a chilling message sent on November 2, in which Taylor wrote: "I am going to find you and your partner and when I do I will hold both of you to account."
She continued: "I am going to batter both of you evil c**** and make you suffer."
The email also contained a threat of sexual violence against Dr Rashid's partner.
Even after her arrest, Taylor attempted to send letters to the surgeon from custody.
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Dr Tina Rashid performed the surgery
|Dr Rashid's victim impact statement, read to the court, revealed the profound toll the harassment had taken on her daily existence.
"I have had to change my behaviour and carry a personal safety alarm," she told the court.
The surgeon described experiencing "anxiety most nights" and explained she had resorted to taking expensive Uber journeys to work rather than risk encountering her stalker.
She began wearing caps to avoid being recognised and frequently stayed late at the office.
"I have considered very carefully whether I was in a fit state to operate safely and if I would have to wake that patient up before their surgery," Dr Rashid said.
The mother expressed particular concern for her young children's welfare.
"I have young children living with me and I also fear for their safety," she added.
The court heard Taylor's obsession with Dr Rashid began shortly after her 2021 operation, after bringing the surgeon a cake and storing numerous photographs of a mobile phone.
Taylor was subsequently sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Taylor later returned to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital with what the prosecution described as "self-inflicted complications", demanding treatment from Dr Rashid and threatening suicide if refused.
Judge Curtis-Raleigh observed Taylor had developed a "fixation" on the surgeon despite their relationship being purely professional.
The judge noted Taylor's attempts to contact Dr Rashid whilst in custody demonstrated "limited and fluctuating insight" into the harm caused.
"Dr Rashid has clearly been affected, in my judgement, in every aspect of her life," he said.
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