Is Dr. Charlie Teo missing from Spain? For a brain operation performed in Spain under the supervision of Dr. Charlie Teo, an Australian lady must spend more than $100,000.
Families are paying tens of thousands of dollars to have controversial Australian neurosurgeon Charlie Teo operate on their loved ones in Spain, even though he is not permitted to practice in Australia.
The Medical Council of NSW contacted Teo’s medical indemnity insurance after a Melbourne man’s account of flying his child to Madrid and spending $70,000 for Teo to remove a tumor from his lower back.
The oversight board plans to inform the Spanish government of the restrictions placed on the surgeon’s registration.
In August of last year, the Medical Council placed limits on Teo because of worries about public safety. Teo is limited since he cannot do certain procedures without a licensed neurosurgeon’s written approval.
Stay tuned for further information about the specifics of Dr. Charlie Teo’s missing case.
Is Dr. Charlie Teo missing from Spain? Update on Brain Function
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Dr. Charlie Teo: Is He Missing? Dr. Charlie Teo, a neurosurgeon, has been deemed to have unacceptable professional conduct by a professional standards body.
Teo was found to have furthered her “improper conduct” by the committee and had charged an unwarranted $35,000 to a vulnerable patient who later passed away after surgery.
An Australian family claims they “have their sister back” after being forced to fly to Spain for their sister’s operation under the contentious supervision of brain surgeon Dr. Charlie Teo.
Angie MacPherson’s family spent almost $110,000 on travel, hotel, and surgery to remove a 1.5 cm tumor from the middle of her 22-year-old brain.
Earlier in the year, the Health Care Complaints Commission placed restrictions on Dr. Teo that prohibit him from practicing his high-risk, high-reward kind of neurosurgery anyplace in Australia without supervision. Sydney was Dr. Teo’s home base.
Angie’s family states that following the two-and-a-half-hour treatment, which was declared successful by Dr. Teo, Angie has made great improvement.
“Where the bi-lobed cystic mass used to be, it now appears it was never there,” Angie’s mother told The Daily Telegraph from her side in Spain after seeing post-operation photos provided by Dr. Teo.
An Update on Brain Function and Disputation
After the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission investigation, the controversial but well-known surgeon will now need written consent from another specialist before conducting some procedures.
The health watchdog looked into the claims involving two patients who received a fatal diagnosis of brain tumors.
Both patients at Sydney’s Prince of Wales Private Hospital in 2018 and 2019 who had surgery but were unable to recover consciousness died there, one a few months after the treatment and the other a few days after.
During an eight-day trial earlier this year, Teo was charged with misconduct for allegedly deceiving patients, conducting dangerous surgeries, and not providing enough warning to them or their families about the risks involved.
After the Sydney Health Care Complaints Commission disciplinary hearing, neurosurgeon Charlie Teo leaves.
According to a Council for Medical Professional Standards, the surgeon decided to operate on two patients “where the risk of surgery outweighed any potential benefits of the surgery.”
The committee found that he had unfairly charged one patient $35,000 before the treatment, had not obtained the patient’s informed permission, and had inappropriately talked to the patient’s daughter after the procedure.
Even though Teo denied saying the things, the committee found the daughter to be a “credible” witness.
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