Charlie Teo is Australia’s most famous neurosurgeon, a man mobbed by adoring supporters, celebrity mates and former patients whose lives he saved on the operating table.

But this same doctor is at the centre of a five-day disciplinary hearing, facing multiple allegations of unsatisfactory professional conduct concerning two operations that had disastrous outcomes. Teo denies the allegations.

The Sydney Morning Herald’s chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont joins host Kate Aubusson to discuss Charlie Teo's fight to save his career.

Charlie Teo is Australia’s most famous neurosurgeon, a man mobbed by adoring supporters, celebrity mates and former patients whose lives he saved on the operating table.
But this same doctor is at the centre of a five-day disciplinary hearing, facing multiple allegations of unsatisfactory professional conduct concerning two operations that had disastrous outcomes. Teo denies the allegations.
The Sydney Morning Herald’s chief investigative reporter <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/kate-mcclymont-hvede">Kate McClymont</a> joins host <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/kate-aubusson-1me48n">Kate Aubusson</a> to discuss Charlie Teo's fight to save his career.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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