Nearly 2,000 patients are being contacted by Victorian health authorities, who fear the surgeon who carried out their colonoscopies may not have done the job properly.
abc.net.au/news/colonoscopy-warning-albury-wodonga-health-liu-ming-schmidt/101848234Nearly 2,000 patients are being contacted by Victorian health authorities due to concerns the surgeon who carried out their colonoscopies did not do the job properly.
In a statement, SCV said an independent panel of experts had reviewed Dr Schmidt's work after concerns were raised by Albury Wodonga Health. "The procedures were performed or supervised by Dr Schmidt at Albury Wodonga Health, Albury Wodonga Private Hospital and Insight Private Hospital between 2018 and 2022."
He said all affected patients would be contacted directly over the next few days to assess what follow-up treatment was needed.
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