News: Surgeon suspended for 'branding' initials on patient's liver

A British surgeon has been suspended over allegations that he “branded” his initials onto a patient’s liver, media reported on Tue Dec 23. Simon Bramhall faces an investigation after a colleague discovered the initials “SB” on the organ during a follow-up operation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, newspapers said.The hospital’s managing trust said in a statement: “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.