Sixty-year-old Patel, dubbed 'Dr Death' by media in Australia, is in jail awaiting the court's verdict handing him his sentence on Thursday.
Patel was found guilty of criminal negligence causing the deaths of three patients during his tenure as surgeon in Queensland Bundaberd Base Hospital between 2003 and 2005.
He was also found guilty of causing grievous body harm to a fourth man. Patel, has denied all charges and his legal team is preparing to launch an appeal against his conviction.
Now, Ian Fleming, a founder of patient support group of the Dr Patel's former patients, said talks were under way about a class action against the former surgeon and others.
Queensland State MP Rob Messenger said he has also held discussions with a barrister about launching a class action by patients.
"We're looking at the prospect of a group class action against a number of different entities, first and foremost will be Queensland Health, the medical board, and Patel himself," the member for Burnett said, Australian news agency AAP reported.
Fleming, one of the former patients said one of his own bowel operation was botched by Patel in 2003. He said hundreds of patients had been affected by Patel's actions and many were supportive of a class action.
"Patel operated on over 1000 patients and many of those suffered as a result of his actions". The doctor who has also been described as 'Killer Surgeon' by the media spent Tuesday night in Brisbane jail and was transferred to a Correctional Centre in the Brisbane suburbs on Wednesday morning.
The charge against the doctor carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment in Queensland.
The fury over the Indian surgeon's alleged botched surgeries continued to mount with local MPs demanding that the government's role in the scandal be scrutinised to find out why such lapses were allowed to carry on for years.
"This case didn't only expose the worst forms of medical malpractice, it also exposed the worst forms of government malpractice," opposition leader John-Paul Langbroek said. The former patients of Patel have welcomed his conviction saying they were glad that the 'Killer Surgeon' was being brought to book as it would save precious lives elsewhere.
Judy Kemps, a widow of a man who died after Patel operated on him spoke of her relief that the 'killer surgeon' will never again practise medicine. "It's over, I'm free," Kemps said after Patel was convicted.
Her husband Gerry Kemps died following surgery at Bundaberg Base Hospital in December 2004. "It's over. It's been a long five years. I can't think, I'm just so happy. I'm free, I'm free," Kemps told a media gathering outside the court."
