Charlie Teo

A man has told a medical disciplinary hearing that controversial brain surgeon Charlie Teo "sold hope" that he could keep his wife alive until their ...

He sold us a lot of hope." We hadn't heard the bad cases," he said. Person C said he understood it was a "high-risk" surgery but Professor Teo had not warned him about "going too far and causing damage". "He'd cut on the other side and damaged the other side of the brain," Person C said. He said following surgery, Professor Teo broke the news that the surgery had not gone well and the tumour had already infiltrated the other side of his wife's brain. Professor Teo told waiting media and supporters he hoped the proceedings were a chance to tell his side of the story.

Sydney neurosurgeon Charlie Teo is facing a disciplinary hearing after allegations of performing high-risk operations without necessary oversight.

He said he hoped for a “fair hearing” and that “due process” will be followed. “The truth lies between what you’ve heard and what I’m going to say.” “I’m really sorry to all those patients suffering from brain cancer and brain tumours,” he told reporters. He has been banned from operating unless a second doctor is satisfied his patients are aware of the risks and are financially informed about their decision. Watch the latest news and stream for free on The doctor was swamped by a large media contingent when he arrived for the hearing in central Sydney on Monday.

A hearing into one of Australia's most divisive neurosurgeons has heard a shocking alleged admission after a fatal surgery – and one object he can't live ...

“With stage four cancer it’s impossible to know where the line is so there was no science or fact behind anything he said, it was all here say and guesswork. “He said he’s not sure what happened... “So it’s your evidence Teo had never told you that this surgery was high risk?” to which the man responded that Dr Teo “did not talk about going too far on the surgery and causing harm”. he had made it clear that it was disaster – that he didn’t know where the line was and he cut on the other side of the brain and cut the wrong side,” the man said. He told the hearing Dr Teo told them there was a 5 per cent risk of “major complications” and a 50 per cent risk of minor ones. He told the hearing Dr Teo explained the tumour was a “bad cancer in a bad location” being stage four and close to the brain stem, but he “sold a lot of hope” they would make it to their six-year-old son’s 18th birthday.

Dozens of supporters including former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh supported neurosurgeon Charlie Teo at a disciplinary hearing.

The surgery was a disaster with his wife left in a vegetative state, the hearing was told. Over the weekend, Teo sent text messages and emails to rally his supporters. But Teo offered hope that with surgery his wife might live to see their six-year-old reach his 18th birthday. There was no opening address to the tribunal, meaning the nature and details of the various complaints, or how long the patients survived after their operations, have not been revealed so far. She said that Teo was attempting to rouse her into consciousness. She added that was because Teo had given her mother hope she would live for another 10 years.