No Australian neurosurgeon would provide a reference or letter of support ahead of celebrity surgeon Charlie Teo's disciplinary proceedings, a hearing is told.
abc.net.au/news/charlie-teo-inquiry-told-no-support-from-australian-neurosurgeon/102158382No Australian neurosurgeon would provide a reference or letter of support ahead of celebrity surgeon Charlie Teo's disciplinary proceedings, a hearing has been told.Dr Teo is currently not allowed to operate in Australia without the written permission of a fellow neurosurgeon
Dr Teo is fighting two complaints of unprofessional conduct from the families of two different women, who say they were not properly warned about the risk of death before consenting to surgery.The HCC's barrister Megan Caristo said the commission had received 10 letters and two statements of support from overseas neurosurgeons, and three emails and a letter of support from other Australian medical professionals.
There will be 47 letters of support from former patients and their families and more than 100 pages of social media messages in support of the surgeon. Dr Teo has told the committee he believes he is "hated" by other doctors and the complaints against him were coerced by "enemies" in the medical fraternity.
She said the woman was wheelchair-bound and crying during the consultation, when Dr Teo asked her, "what are you f***ing crying about?" "Mere disagreements with someone's best guess cannot be seen... to be a lack of insight and lack of understanding," he said.
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