Dr Charlie Teo accused of being ‘opportunistically untruthful’ at hearing
The HCCC is seeking a professional reprimand for Dr Teo and wants additional conditions imposed on his work as a surgeon
Celebrity neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo has been accused of giving “opportunistically untruthful” evidence at a disciplinary hearing, as well as lacking empathy and insight.
Dr Teo fronted a NSW Health Care Complaints Commission inquiry in Sydney on Tuesday to defend brain tumour surgeries he performed on two women, from which they never recovered.
One of the women was left in a vegetative state after surgery and repatriated to WA, causing her family great emotional trauma and expenses, the hearing was told.
Commission counsel Kate Richardson SC said Dr Teo’s claims the woman’s husband had been “hoodwinked” into making a complaint against him showed a “lack of empathy and lack of ability to reflect”.
