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Daily Mail
07-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Nurse has his registration ripped up after he is accused of committing a disturbing act against a schoolgirl
A nurse has been stripped of his registration after he allegedly groped a schoolgirl in broad daylight in Sydney 's eastern suburbs. Zachary Luke Hsu, 28, worked as a registered nurse at Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, from February 2022 until March 2023. Hsu's employment was suspended after he was charged with sexually touching another person without consent and intentionally touching a child 10 years or older and under 16 years, according to court documents. The charges related to an alleged incident in February 2023 where Hsu followed a 14-year-old student while she was walking home from Randwick Girls High School. Hsu said, 'Can I just...?' before allegedly reaching under the victim's skirt and squeezing her left buttock, then running away. The alleged victim made a distraught call to her brother, who claimed he spotted Hsu getting into a car and driving off. At a Local Court of New South Wales hearing in June 2023, Magistrate Maneas noted Hsu's psychologist had diagnosed him with autism spectrum disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, clinical depression and substance-induced mental disorder. The magistrate dismissed Hsu's charges on the basis that he had a mental impairment. He was discharged into the care of his psychologist on a number of conditions, including therapy, mindfulness practice, and 'self-soothing activities'. The Health Care Complaints Commission launched proceedings against Hsu in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and in a decision released on Thursday, his registration was cancelled. He was also prohibited from providing any health service. Hsu was not allowed to apply for a review of those orders for the next two years.
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Dr Charlie Teo makes a disturbing admission about what happened to one of his patients after his surgery
Controversial neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo has admitted to leaving one of his patients paralysed in a scathing interview where he slammed his critics for 'persecuting' him. 'If you look at my CV, out of all the articles that I've published, many of them are on complications,' Dr Teo told Mets Analin in a podcast released on Tuesday. 'So I don't try and hide from my complications, I admit to them. I take it on the chin, it's my fault, you know that person is paralysed because I went too far. 'It wasn't intentional of course, but it was my fault, and I've published on that.' Dr Teo has continued to perform brain surgeries overseas, after a professional standards committee reprimanded him in 2023 for 'unsatisfactory professional conduct'. While Dr Teo is still registered to operate in Australia, he requires written support from a neurosurgeon approved by the Medical Council of NSW in order to practice, which none of his colleagues have been willing to provide. The finding concerned operations on two female patients at Prince of Wales Hospital in 2018 and 2019. Neither patient regained consciousness after the surgeries and both died - one of them just 10 days afterwards. The committee found that Dr Teo didn't exercise 'appropriate judgment' in operating on one of the patients, while with the other, he 'carried out surgery which was different to that proposed to the patient, and the surgical strategy led to unwarranted and excessive removal of normal functional brain'. Dr Teo had become 'isolated from his peers' and the conditions placed on him were 'necessary to protect the health and safety of the public', the committee said. Since the ruling, the surgeon has operated in countries including China, India, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Brazil, Peru and Nepal, and claimed many Australians are flying abroad for treatment. He has formally requested the restrictions be lifted, claiming that jealous surgeons are out to get him and he is the victim of a smear campaign. 'So here's a doctor who's got a worldwide reputation for being very honest with their presentations getting lambasted and getting persecuted for having complications,' he told Mr Analin in the Tuesday interview. 'Well hang on - I will be the first to admit that I have bad outcomes.' Mr Analin, Sydney gym owner and creator of the Elevate with Mets podcast, told Dr Teo he was a 'massive fan' of him because he had helped a close friend with treatment more than 20 years ago. In the wide-ranging interview Dr Teo, born in Australia to Singaporean parents, said he found neurosurgery daunting as a medical student because of its unforgiving nature. It was only later when he was thrust into the field that he decided he had found his calling. He described 'bullying from the medical fraternity' as his greatest challenge and insisted, 'I don't think I've done anything wrong'. 'Now, speak to the doctors and they think I've done a lot of things wrong, but all I've done, Mets you've just got to believe me, all I've done was care for my patients. 'These cases that my colleagues have called futile cases that I take on - well all of those people knew exactly what they were facing - they were facing death, certain death... Or a chance at living longer and maybe even being cured. '...My only crime is that I've given patients autonomy and I've taken on cases that everyone else says I shouldn't take on. Your friend's wife is exactly one of them.' He said he enjoyed brain surgery so much that it was a 'natural progression' to continue doing it in China after he was effectively banned from Australia. The interview divided Aussies, with some coming to Dr Teo's defence - arguing that his patients knew the risks of surgery - while others suggested he had preyed on distraught families. 'The guy told people with no hope of a cure he could help them only to leave them as vegetables for the rest of their short lives,' one said. 'He performed surgeries on people that other surgeons wouldn't do. Those people would have probably passed a lot sooner without surgery,' said another. 'Dr Teo is a genius! A massive loss for Australia if he is still prevented from operating,' said a third. 'He worked outside the scope and advice of his professional body,' a fourth said.
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Chaos as passenger allegedly kicks airline crew during wine-fuelled outburst on overseas flight to Sydney
An Italian-Australian woman was arrested by federal police after allegedly drinking a bottle of her own wine on a plane and fighting airline crew on a flight to Sydney. The dual national woman, 64, was arrested at Sydney Airport on June 3 following the chaotic flight from Noumea, New Caledonia. Australian Federal Police allege the woman 'consumed a bottle of her own wine on a flight' and 'became verbally abusive and disruptive' when asked to stop. When it was time for the flight to land, cabin crew asked the woman to be seated before she allegedly refused. 'Airline crew attempted to physically restrain her to a seat,' an AFP spokesman said. 'The AFP will allege the woman kicked an airline crew member in the stomach and continued to engage in antisocial behaviour.' Airline staff requested the AFP's help in getting the woman off the plane and she was taken to the Prince Of Wales Hospital in nearby Randwick. She was released the following day and charged with assaulting a crew member of a Division Three aircraft, offensive and disorderly behaviour on an aircraft, failing to comply with safety instructions by cabin crew and consuming alcohol not provided by crew. The woman is due to face Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday. AFP Detective Acting Superintendent Dom Stephenson warned his officers would not tolerate disruptive behaviour in airports or on board flights. 'All passengers and airline staff have the right to feel safe and should not have to witness intoxication, violence or bad behaviour, particularly when they're in a confined space in the air,' Supt Stephenson said. 'People who engage in antisocial behaviour should understand this not only impacts their own travel plans, but also that of hundreds of other people if they cause a flight to be delayed or cancelled. 'People who break the law will be dealt with swiftly and will be brought before the courts.' Those who observe concerning behaviour in or around Australian airports have been urged to report it to Airport Watch at 131 237 (131 AFP). Reportable behaviour can include avoiding screening, leaving bags unattended, loitering, concealing identity, acting erratically, or taking photos of security - including cameras, screening, or perimeter fencing.
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Bombshell move by controversial brain surgeon Charlie Teo after he was effectively BANNED from ever working in Australia again
Neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo has formally requested stringent restrictions are lifted that currently limit his ability to perform brain surgery in Australia. Currently, he is unable to perform any neurosurgery involving 'recurring malignant tumours of the brain or brain stem gliomas'. He is only allowed to practice if he has written support from a neurosurgeon approved by the Medical Council of NSW. The renowned yet controversial surgeon has now appealed to the Council to remove the conditions, which have significantly limited his ability to practice locally. In 2022, NSW Health Care Complaints Commission launched proceedings against Dr Teo after two complaints over operations which led to the deaths of two patients. The surgeries happened at the Prince of Wales Hospital in 2018 and 2019. Neither patient woke up afterwards and both died, one just 10 days after the procedure. In 2023, a ruling which ran to more than 100 pages found he was guilty of 'unsatisfactory professional conduct' and issued a formal reprimand. Four conditions were placed on his practice, with three involving tighter oversight of his records. Despite Teo strongly opposing the restriction, the committee said it was 'necessary to protect the health and safety of the public,' citing his 'isolation from his peers.' Since the ruling, Dr Teo has continued to perform surgeries overseas, operating in countries including China, India, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Brazil, Peru and Nepal. Speaking to 2GB on Monday, he said many Australians are now flying abroad for treatment. 'Aussies still want me, I still want to help Aussies, but unfortunately, they are having to travel overseas,' he said. While Teo remains registered to operate in Australia, he claims no local surgeons are willing to provide the letter of support he needs. He hopes that he will succeed and be able to return to performing surgery locally. 'It would be great for Australia. It's medical tourism, I get patients from all around the world coming to see me, they bring their families, they spend a lot of money,' he said. 'It's ridiculous. I'm operating on patients from all over the world, they're still coming to me, Australians are still coming to me. 'So why can't I operate on Australians in Australia?' Dr Teo is expected to return to Sydney later this month to attend the Rebel Ball, a major fundraising event run by his charity, The Charlie Teo Foundation. The annual event raises money for brain cancer research. Dr Teo's charity is backed by several prominent Australians, including Today host Karl Stefanovic, Channel Nine's Peter Overton, and cricketer Steve Smith, who all serve on the foundation's board according to its website. The Medical Council of NSW declined to comment on matters currently under consideration.
South China Morning Post
09-05-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Mixed reality, 3D printing: cutting-edge tech transforms surgery at Hong Kong hospital
A Hong Kong hospital is now using advanced mixed reality and 3D printing technology to improve the precision of orthopaedic surgery and provide patients with better treatment. Advertisement Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin officially implemented the mixed-reality visualisation last year, applying head-mounted displays that allow virtual objects to be overlaid onto the real world. The tool helping surgeons plan and prepare complex operations has been used in 50 cases of bone and soft tissue tumours at the hospital so far since its trial in 2023. The institution said it expected to apply it to 140 cases per year involving treatment of bone tumours and scoliosis – a type of spinal deformity, complex fractures and bone deformities. 'We take the patient's images and create a digital 3D model, which is integrated with the patient's body … It's like you can actually see through the patient's skin and see what tissues are underneath,' said Dr Wong Kwok-chuen, consultant at the hospital's department of orthopaedics and traumatology. Advertisement 'It is a tool to help doctors understand how to perform surgery as quickly as possible, and perform the surgery well and accurately, so that the patient can have the best results.'
