A medical governing board in the United Kingdom has revoked a doctor’s credentials from the country’s medical rolls after it was determined in a tribunal that he carved his initials into two patients’ livers during transplant surgeries. Simon Bramhall was performing organ transplant surgery on two different patients in two incidents nearly a decade ago when he reportedly carved his initials into both of their livers at the end of their operations.
The two separate horrific incidents reportedly occurred in February 2013 and August 2013. Related: Trevor Noah Sues NYC Hospital And Doctor Over Alleged Botched Surgery According to BBC News, the 1.6-inch tall initials were discovered by another doctor who was performing surgery on one of the patients in the weeks after the initial incident when another transplanted organ had failed.
The discovery led to an investigation into Bramhall’s actions, with the U.K.’s Medical Practice Tribunal Service reviewing the now-former doctor’s work across his entire career.
Initially, Bramhall resigned from his surgery job at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the city of Birmingham back in 2014.
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