Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has lashed out at allegations against him of unsatisfactory professional conduct,saying they are driven by enemies jealous of his “superior skills”.
The initial complaints were deemed to be so serious that,after an urgent hearing of the NSW Medical Council in 2021,conditions were placed on his ability to practise.
Donations from Dominic Perrottet and Gladys Berejiklian now total $125,000 since 2018. Charlie Teo has effectively been prevented from operating in Australia.
The neurosurgeon is revered by Australians for his ability to deliver hope and save lives. But his behaviour has raised serious questions.
The families of two children have expressed dismay over the controversial neurosurgeon’s responses to recent revelations about his surgical outcomes.
Speaking for the first time since revelations of patients being tragically injured,the neurosurgeon said:“I’ve got to face that every day.”
An investigation into the neurosurgeon reveals one patient had surgery cancelled after a corridor conversation and another had surgery on the wrong side of her brain.
Teo is being paid handsomely to perform surgeries in Spain despite his peers raising serious concerns about his behaviour in 2019 and the Medical Council of NSW placing strict conditions on him operating.
Michelle Smith’s doctors were horrified when they suspected the renowned neurosurgeon had not removed her tumour and had operated on the wrong side of her brain.
While officials remain tight-lipped on the outcome of an urgent hearing over complaints against Charlie Teo,the neurosurgeon said he “accepted the Medical Council’s direction”.
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo faces an anxious wait after appearing before a special hearing of the NSW Medical Council.