<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Controversial neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo wants to continue operating in Australia, claiming patients are flying out of the country to see him after he was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct in two brain surgeries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Since the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/charlie-teo-health-care-complaints-commission-neurosurgeon-found-guilty-unsatisfactory-professional-conduct/cc84b6ba-9383-4532-8053-7c66461fa458" rel="" target="_blank" title="Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) ruling in 2023"><span>Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) ruling in 2023</span></a><span>, Teo has been operating abroad in China, India, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Brazil, Peru and Nepal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Teo told Nine's 2GB radio that Australians are being forced to travel overseas just to be treated by him.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-to-accept-luxury-jet-from-qatar-to-use-as-air-force-one/5b3f8f22-ab6f-4cd5-bd53-80a0ec3858cc" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump to accept luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One</span></strong></a></div></div><div><iframe frameborder="0" height="150px" src="https://omny.fm/shows/ben-fordham-full-show/exclusive-charlie-teo-appeals-to-resume-operating-in-oz/embed" width="100%"></iframe></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Aussies still want me, I still want to help Aussies, but unfortunately, they are having to travel overseas," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The HCCC investigated his practices over allegations that he performed brain surgeries on two patients at Prince of Wales Hospital in 2018 and 2019 where the risk of surgery outweighed the potential benefits and failed to gain consent from the patients before the surgery.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Both patients failed to wake up from their surgeries and later died. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/controversial-neurosurgeon-dr-charlie-teo-wants-to-resume-operating-in-australia/b9a4f28b-b1b6-4189-848c-d72aaeae12ae" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Teo was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct in relation to the allegations in 2023 and was reprimanded with imposed conditions on his medical registration, including having a signed letter of support from a Medical Council-approved neurosurgeon when proposing or before performing any brain surgery in Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Teo is still registered to operate in Australia, but claimed he is being blocked by other neurosurgeons who are refusing to write the letter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-weather-update-rain-and-chance-of-storms-expected-along-east-coast/bf8735ef-5a6f-464e-8eea-3b3e0774cf4e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Week-long rain, storms heading for Australia's east coast</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said he wants to resume performing operations in Australia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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 told 2GB.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is ridiculous. I am operating on patients from all around the world, they're still coming to me, Australians are still coming to me.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Why can't I operate on Australians in Australia?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Teo has maintained that he is "too optimistic" and was "criticised for giving contrary second opinions".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But he admitted he had learnt from his mistakes and adopted recommendations on his procedures and practices with current patients.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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