Surgeon suspended for signing initials on a patient's internal organ



A British surgeon is currently under investigation after his suspension over allegations that he “branded” his initials onto a patient’s liver, media reported on Tuesday.

Trouble started for the surgeon, Simon Bramhall after a colleague discovered the initials “SB” on the internal organ during a follow-up operation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, newspapers reported.
According to a statement signed by the hospital’s managing trust: “Following an allegation of misconduct, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has suspended a surgeon while an internal investigation is completed".


The Daily Mail newspaper said Bramhall used non-toxic argon gas to sear his initials onto the liver.

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