Sydney neurosurgeon Charlie Teo hopes for ‘fair hearing’ as he faces complaints commission
Sydney neurosurgeon Charlie Teo tells reporters ‘I’d much rather be operating’ as a disciplinary hearing begins.Sydney neurosurgeon Charlie Teo tells reporters ‘I’d much rather be operating’ as a disciplinary hearing begins.First published on Mon 13 Feb 2023 06.19 GMT
A witness giving evidence at the start of a five-day disciplinary hearing into brain surgeon Charlie Teo held back tears as she recounted the deterioration of her mother’s health and eventual death after surgery by the high-profile physician.Care Complaints Commission in Sydney on Monday her mother developed paralysis and became wheelchair-bound after surgery in 2019.
She said even though she had reservations about the surgery, her mother decided to go ahead because Teo convinced her a successful surgery on her tumour would give her “extra time to come home and spend time with her family and her grandchildren”.Her evidence included that Teo was abrasive in his manner after the surgery, directing a nurse to “put her in a bloody chair and tie the chair with sheets if you have to”.
The witness recounted a conversation with the neurosurgeon who said: “I’ve got all the hope in the world ... just give her some time”.The witness said Teo had given the family “false hope”.Towards the end of her testimony, the witness shed tears, saying: “I’m getting overwhelmed here”. The disciplinary hearing follows complaints about “unsatisfactory professional conduct” to the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission brought by the families of two patients.
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