Brain cancer patient thought of Charlie Teo as ‘God’, hearing told

Health Care Complaints Commission hears Teo told a woman he could operate after other doctors said her tumour was inoperable

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A brain cancer patient who never recovered from surgery performed by Charlie Teo thought of the star neurosurgeon as “God”, a disciplinary hearing has been told.

Teo is facing a second day of proceedings before the Health Care Complaints Commission in Sydney over allegations, including that he did not sufficiently inform patients about the risks involved with surgery.

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