Exclusive Interview with Dr Charlie Teo: Genius or God Complex? 7NEWS Spotlight

[@miradamevska5887]

Dr Teo extended my friends life for 10 years that no other surgeon was willing to even try, she saw her son and daughter grow into there early adult years that she would not have if not for Dr Teo.

[@Kurious-Kat]

🙏💜

[@Joanna-vt8io]

I was crying watching this interview….Charlie Teo is definitely a hero! Shame on those who tarnished his reputation! Thanks Michael for this incredible interview!

[@whoisthispianist194]

This is fantastic but it doesn’t undo the damage he did to other patients.

[@Keepmywifesnameoutyafucknmouth]

Shut up Miranda ❤

[@WJN56]

Why blame the brain surgeon, if its life and death, there is a chance of life you clutch at straws where there is life there is hope because of the condition they have they know they may not survive but there is a chance the surgeon can give them that chance they wish fot

[@juliestannard5538]

My husband was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2010. I sent the scans and all the info to Dr Teo - he got back to me to say the position of the cancer was inoperable and apologised he was unable to help, I was not charged for this. I can’t believe he would adopt a cowboy attitude and operate on other patients disregarding the consequences. Dr Teo stated he could not help but my husband endured three brain operations - 1 biopsy and two tumour dissections and steriotactic tumour dissection. If this brilliant, passionate man had alterior motives he would have at least tried to benefit financially from our interaction. God bless you Dr Teo

[@zionhawk7942]

He Saved both my brothers Lives!! Bad car accident! 1 passed away at the scene and both my brothers had life threatening injuries! It was years ago and I remember Dr Teo came to my parents and told them 'I AM GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO SAVE THEM' and he did! He was our family's God sent Angel! Thank you so much Dr Teo. You blessed my family and I know you blessed thousands more!! Stay strong 🙌

[@whoisthispianist194]

I’m very sorry for all the trauma you’ve been through and I’m thrilled he saved your brothers. However our concern is the bad outcomes and the people he seriously injured.

[@timp9848]

Adding my positive comment in support of the best neurosurgeon we ever had and will ever have in Australia. Charlie saved my mothers life, performed 3 brain tumor operations in 18 years, kept her alive, only charged her for her first operation, treated and cared for her like his own mother. I have known Charlie for over 20 years, he has been bullied ever since he started his practice in Sydney doing what he does best, remove complex tumors other unskilled surgeons can't remove.

[@RajSharma-fb1tx]

He is true Australian who gives hope to dying patients with worse conditions that no other doctors have courage to do heads off Dr. Teo you are gem

[@lisasattinger8144]

“11,000 operations, 2 complaints” Nothing but Tall Poppy Syndrome!!! When I met Dr Teo he was warm, confident and extremely likeable. This great Australian is a victim of narrow minded medical bullying. If I needed brain surgery I would find Charlie Teo who would “treat me like a member of [his] own family”.

[@poinky8]

Those figures are garbage

[@alNange]

Couldn’t have put it better myself mate

[@mckenna9489]

That's great thank you for sharing

[@adenilzateixeira6529]

I player for you Dr Teo 🙏🙏

[@samt923]

There are far more then 2 complaints

[@simonsays6739]

I worked for a doctor that was a teaching doctor but also in practice. He was really the best around and in the state. My family member went all over the state without the cancer being found until he saw the doctor I worked for, sadly it was way too late. I can tell you that the politics in the medical field are sickening. It’s jealousy of someone’s skill and their success as well as greed of the others because they aren’t as successful. I saw this happen to him and we lost a great doctor who truly cared for his patients.

[@kg7890]

I always wonder why Professor Chris O'Brien trusted Charlie Teo to operate on him when other neurosurgens told Prof O'Brien only had 3 months to live and refused to operate on him. Prof O'Brien lived for another 4 years. One of the things Prof O'Brien was grateful was he was alive to see his son graduated from police acadamy.

[@khylerin70]

My mother was employed in the head and neck ward of RPA throughout the 80s. Charlie and Chris had a FRIENDLY rivalry which wasn't toxic, it encouraged each other to excel, no more. Dr Packham was a senior VMO there at the time and frequently commented to the nursing unit manager of the ward how fortunate he, the staff and the public were to have two such promising young doctors in the wings to take up the responsibility down the track of the future. Ambulance chasing media and legal identities are also highly culpable in the current appalling present situation.

[@tereseatkinson2043]

11000 operations and 2 complaints. I would travel to Spain if i needed this kind of specialist. I would choose Charlie Teo.

[@maryadriennemooreorless8479]

I could not love and admire this genius more if I tried. Bless you Charlie Teo. ❤🙏❤

[@peacewarrior1175]

I used to be proud to be an Australian - but some of the decisions that have come out of this country in a variety of ways and on a variety of subjects in the last few years has made me ashamed to be Australian. What they did to Charlie Teo is a prime example of this

[@CA-jt2tf]

Shame on Australia....shame ahame shame....

[@retrospecative2454]

All they care about is you getting your vaccine

[@adrianahalmi3337]

You spelled my words… in many many fields Australia has no respect for their own people… I am truly ashamed to call myself an Australian…

[@MrWatshisface]

Tell that to the families of the patients he butchered (the DIPG cases and the case with the man who went blind).

[@peacewarrior1175]

@@MrWatshisface with pleasure. There are always risks with surgery. Always. Perhaps the DPIG cases and the man should have stayed with a different surgeon. It was their choice and they signed the consent.

[@elllekelly2215]

40 years + 11,0000 Surgeries... Only 2 Malpractice Cases?? Are you Kidding.. He is a Genius..Surgeon's all have God Complexes.. My brother is a CardiacThorasic Surgeon + just think about all the training + the years of Residency + what they must go through to become a Surgeon.. They are all Geniuses..Smart, Driven, Egocentric + the Knowledge they have. . Give this Brilliant Man , Humanitarian, Professor his job back and help the thousands before they die... He is Saving Lives...Remember that.. Give him the Tools to better himself + his practice... Give him a second chance.. He states that he could have done things better + has learned from this experience... Give him a second chance... Stay the Path Dr.Charlie Teo... You have made a difference in so many of your patients lives!! Thank you!!

[@WJN56]

He is a very gifted surgeon and as upsetting it is, he can't save everyone. People can die with just under anethesitic this doctor has saved so many A great man

[@nickbangkok3365]

I've had potentially life ending cancer twice (pancreatic and stomach/esophagus), plus potentially life-ending complications due to some incompetence from the Thai surgeons that removed my stomach. Luckily the great people at the PA in Brisbane managed to save me. When it's the choice between life and death, I can tell you, you will choose the surgeon who says there's a chance. Nothing to lose. Especially, when it's a surgeon as skilled as Charlie Teo. We already have a lack of medical professionals in Australia and to treat this amazing man with such disrespect is an indictment on the Australian medical establishment.

[@MummaMia5]

1998 the PA hospital refused to operate on my pancreas to do a whipples operation because they said it was too risky so clearly your experience was very different to mine. They were happy to send me away because my prognosis was apparently so poor. I managed to pay another doctor privately and I’m still here. I don’t think much of the PA hospital at all obviously.

[@nickbangkok3365]

@@MummaMia5 sorry to hear about that! Actually my Whipple was in Singapore in 2010. It did used to be an exceptionally dangerous procedure but the technology has increased dramatically in the last 10 - 15 years

[@khylerin70]

Well said, if anybody is qualified to comment it's YOU. 👍 May you enjoy a great life.

[@cq9882]

I hope your recovery is a good one. Your point is well made. It’s so easy for people to be armchair experts. Those same people have not been faced with the decisions you had to make. I am so glad you found what you needed at Brisbane PA. 🙏👏

[@cq9882]

@@MummaMia5 Experience can be vastly different even within the same hospital. Sometimes with very similar challenges. I hope you are coping and getting better. It’s just all politics and the Patient is generally not put first at times.

[@lexiiiwong]

Here to say one thing. On top of surgeries, Dr Teo also travels the globe for conferences and TEACH fellow neurosurgeons. I know a neurosurgeon who met Charlie and said he is a very very brilliant and talented neurosurgeon who is confident and extremely skilled at what he does. Such a shame that Australia lost such a talented doctor!

[@kadachiman7234]

Too many people see arrogance when they witness someone that is supremely confident in what they do. If the need arises where I require surgery of any kind let alone an area that is obviously much higher risk, then I want a surgeon that is supremely confident in what he/she is doing, regardless of his/her demeanor as their attitude will not save my life, it is only their knowledge and skills that will save my life.

[@Tihotina]

It's so sad we lost such a brilliant surgeon , talented and compassionate doctor. So sad .

[@gregoryambres1897]

This noble doctor promises NOTHING, and OFFERS HOPE to people. The persecution against his practice is deplorable, and typical of the medical establishment. Kudos to you, Dr. Charlie Teo. 🏆

[@bethtaig2443]

Charlie Teo is the most amazing & gifted Dr . So many people he’s helped. I don’t understand the brains of the medical professionals they are sickening

[@tereseatkinson2043]

Criminal that we have lost this brilliant man.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

Do you think he's the only neuro surgeon in Australia? They're other surgeons saving peoples lives and not doing it in a reckless way.

[@tereseatkinson2043]

@@chalkandcheese1868 then you can choose to go to the neurosurgeon of your choice. As I choose Charlie Teo. Simple.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

@@tereseatkinson2043 Not anymore sweetheart.

[@tereseatkinson2043]

@@chalkandcheese1868 ❤️

[@Olslowhand1]

@@chalkandcheese1868 disgusting and misleading

[@lyndyloo675]

What an absolute disgraceful outcome. Regardless of personality or ego I’d certainly want him to operate (god forbid the need) on myself or one of my family members. I feel for anyone who has been told that there is nothing else to be done.

[@ummyusufsadiiq7828]

11000 surgeries and 2 died this isn’t about this man’s negligence or lack of skill this is DEFINITELY because he’s offended his egocentric peers in the medical field. As if doctors at private hospitals don’t charge their patients an arm and leg for their services.

[@svetlanazavialova6036]

YOUR COMMENT IS THE BEST...

[@lisasattinger8144]

He’s an eternal optimist. How wonderful to have that in a doctor. RESPECT!

[@angelapoulos-tp1ri]

Just mind blowing how this could happen to someone who gives some hope. I’ve been under the knife many times by neurosurgeons who promised the world charged like wounded bulls and I’m still unable to walk as a 44 year old woman. Leave Dr Teo do what he does best and bugger off I say.

[@cq9882]

Well Said. 👏

[@conlomerate4841]

Can we just appreciate how great of a journalist Michael Usher is. He is probably the best in Australia in our lifetimes.

[@alisv4817]

Charlie Teo is a pioneer in brain surgery. How can we improve in the medical field if we are holding back the best. Consider the numerous cases he could have saved. Go Charlie we will always be cheering you on ❤.

[@davidjma7226]

11,000 ops and two complaints. Not a bad track record for a surgeon.

[@mariahewitt9787]

What most people don't realise is, that you can die from minor surgery. Appendectomy, Tonsillectomy, dental surgery. Dr Teo is a brilliant surgeon.

[@Kurious-Kat]

Are there other doctors with such a brilliant track record.. SHAME on the medical authority and the government

[@rebeccadoherty6022]

Our loss.. how sad

[@snoox27]

It's not 2

[@debbiefreeman1182]

Incredible journalism and fantastic show of what a great man is. I thought it proved exactly that!

[@joannepowell8345]

I would always seek Charlie. No matter where he lives. Pure legend. ❤

[@shamisodingani3331]

877. H😮😮😮😮😮😮😅😊😊😊

[@billymack333]

Pure genius with the bravery to back it up. Helping people who have miserable lives or are facing imminent death with an opportunity to drastically improve quality of life. You don’t have to be a brain surgeon to understand that complex brain surgery comes with a serious risk of having severe damage or even death of the patient. He is not Jesus.

[@cq9882]

Absolutely, the media in addition to the boys club have been after Teo for a long time. To get headlines some media will say and do anything. 60 minutes is a scandal of journalism.

[@svetlanazavialova6036]

FULL SUPPORT !!!!

[@leewilton5082]

Dr Teo is a brilliant surgeon and outstanding human being. To see how he has been treated by our medical profession, is obscene. He helped a member of my family and I will always be grateful for his care and true professionalism. Our professional bodies are now controlled by too many bureaucrats with limited ability.

[@tanyamaree6432]

Shame on Australia treating this brilliant, compassionate surgeon this way!

[@lameas66]

He operated on the wrong side of someone's brain 🧠 apparently.

[@mariahewitt9787]

​@@lameas66 Allegedly.

[@lameas66]

@@mariahewitt9787 tbh no surgery is safe. And if he's got the skills, like he said, this is more a personal attack

[@mariahewitt9787]

@@lameas66 Excellent summary. You're a 100%correct.

[@lameas66]

@@mariahewitt9787 dirty politics

[@wem-c9f]

I have personally met three surgeons for a consult for a major surgery and two were not confident. I went with the one who had the confidence. It is true that for many of this brain tumor cases, most neurosurgeons would not have the confidence to undertake the challenge but Dr Teo does, even though he does not know how it may turn out and he knows the risks. At least there is a chance that the patient gets to live longer than the original prognosis, otherwise it is sure death. Thank you for making this video to show us the other side of the story.

[@rosemaryetherington8518]

Love to you Dr. Teo. Suffering because of Australian tall poppy syndrome.

[@MarniTurboHoarder]

I’ve got nothing but respect for Dr Teo, if I needed brain surgery you best believe I’d find him

[@8888-9]

Im a Dane residing in Australia and compare Australians in any Productive Industry with Europe save Research in the medical field, Australia sits on the very conservative side. It took a Danish Architect to think outside that conservative box to conceive the designs for Sydney's Opera House. A famed Asian Heart Surgeon who helped countless patients live was assasinated in this Golden Soiled Country . Paul Hogan an entepreneur in aussie comedy made Australia known world wide he was hounded and harrassed by our Government Departments. TALL POPPIE Syndrome . Do anything extraordinary think a bit different to mainstream - you better look for a new country caus Australians will cut you down!!!

[@blossom7801]

100%. What happened to Charlie Teo is unfairness, injustices and assasination by jealousy and TALL POPPIE Syndrome. It’s real . Australian can’t handle someone’s incredible talents and doing great things . I was bullied by line managers and jealous colleagues in Australia work industry, they lied and covered their wrong doings and did character assassination on me. In the end , people know who is who , what is what , it’s all rooted from Tall Poppies Syndrome. It is disgusting mentality that you have to cut the shining star down , so that you could feel above and superior or at least you could feel a level- up, instead of Rise up mentality. Professional industry in Australia myself ( social worker) and Charlie Teo with Asian looks face jealousy, tall poppies syndrome and glass ceiling. we simple do our best , be our best , it’s inevitable that the work we do is so good and impactful, we are liked and appreciated by the service users. We are very ethical and wholeheartedly committed to our work and effective outcomes, which expose their unethical and poor performances , this piss colleagues and superiors off. Therefore,They want us gone . Shame on you those group of people framed on Charlie Teo and this is their loss .

[@ningdong8399]

@@blossom7801 me, too. I am not even a smart genius. They like people who do not think much or differently.

[@ningdong8399]

@@blossom7801 They hate people who are smart or productive and would collude up to oust or demean someone smarter than them.

[@michellejames4493]

Charlie seems like a really good man - I think these people are jealous and intimidated by his skill - it’s the same in the media - build a star up, then chop them down publicly - the Australian healthcare system should be ashamed. Good luck Charlie 🙏😌💯

[@janeb6098]

Go by his results. He clearly can do more than other neurosurgeons. And has saved or extended so many hundreds of lives. The results speak for themselves, I would have thought.

[@blowitoutyourcunt7675]

So let him, in India... If they'll have them and allow him to practice, great! Clearly the numbers aren't adding up for Australia's National Healthcare System though. Some of us don't have a national health-care system to rely on and anything would be nice but demanding a certain surgeon/surgery seems like a bit too much privilege. Having had to make the choice to pull the plug to preserve dignity, I get it's not an easy decision but sometimes it's a decision you have to make. Bankrupting my family for brain surgery that has more risk than benefit is not in the cards and wouldn't be for most people have more brains than money.

[@khylerin70]

It's a pure and undoubtedly simple case of "professional envy" , confidence is one thing, the knowledge retention and skill from it is something else altogether. Chris O'Brien and Charlie Teo's talent were undeniable yet the also ran's, the less talented chose to denigrate rather than emulate. Charlie Teo needn't answer to anyone, it's WE the public who are the ultimate arbiters of his performance, NOT his lesser cohorts.

[@a_hsalem6314]

If a patient is going to die and is given hope and not certainty, I don’t see the problem. Dr Teo should be allowed to give these patients the hope. Why be so cruel to deny a dying patient that hope and right? This is just medical bureaucratic BS!!! Let the man do what he was destined to do and what he is good at for the patients that have little to no hope. Blessings Dr Teo for doing your life’s work with honesty and integrity and faith. 🙏

[@amandajanel6998]

If he was thinking only of the money he would stay in Australia and do copious amounts of surgeries for other neuro conditions, aneurysms, peripheral nerve disorders etc but he isn’t. He is practicing patient centred care. These patients are wanting him to operate because he has advocated on their behalf.

[@nikkimclay5474]

It shows his character that hes willing to still go to India even though hes not allowed to operate

[@Moocaable]

He is the best there is. How is it fair to take away the right of Australians to choose him? If someone understands the risks and chooses to take them it should be their right. It is disgraceful that the option to choose him has been taken away. What a loss to our country.

[@MattHalil-di9bv]

Too much legislation and legal issues. It’s like saying why can’t unvaccinated still work in certain sectors. Simple reason no one wants to be accountable especially the medical system. It is what it is. In my opinion he should be allowed to operate anywhere but that’s not how it works

[@bonniegould3319]

It is called TALL POPPY SYNDROME, obviously an amazing man, brilliant surgeon. So let’s go after him. Good luck to Mr Charlie Teo💞🤞🏽🙏🏾

[@karenstandley597]

This is disgusting. We are losing a national treasure to China. If you don’t like him, no one is making you go to him. It is your choice. But now the choice has been taken away from many seriously ill patients. Shame, shame, shame!!!!

[@42TheAnswer]

He operates in Spain, not China....

[@bravewarrior1218]

Dr.Teo was born to Chinese-Singaporean parents who immigrated to Australia. He attended The Scots College and the University of New South Wales, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1981.

[@42TheAnswer]

@@bravewarrior1218 Yes but how are we loosing him to China? I was born in South Africa, however I work in Australia

[@karenstandley597]

@@42TheAnswer I saw a news article that he was moving his practice to China.

[@42TheAnswer]

@@karenstandley597 oh right, my apologies, I hadn't seen that article

[@sithlordhibiscus9936]

He’s clearly helped more than harmed. One chooses to pay his prices. One chooses to have hope in him. It’s not like his OR is crawling with bugs. If I were in a position of certain death, I’d go to him.

[@thatprophetprincess]

he saved my sisters life. 7th of august 2017 my sister had a brain tumor. charlie teo is an amazing man, and my family will never be able to repay him for saving my sister, now shes 23, happy, with a baby on the way.

[@nikkimclay5474]

That little boy looks like an angel, imagine all the Aussie kids being left to die now

[@miss.melissaj]

Dr Charlie Teo is a hero! He allowed my brother-in-law to spend time he would not have had with his beautiful wife (my sister) and their 3 beautiful boys. He was the only hope he had and the only person who gave the whole family hope and showed compassion and availability as if he had no other patients to help, which is obviously not the case. I cannot thank him enough.

[@hanb8737]

It’s all about ego. No doctor wants to hear “I don’t want you to do my surgery- I want Charlie Teo” or “why can’t you do my surgery- Charlie Teo will” it’s as simple as that. He’s making everyone else look bad. I feel so bad for anyone who now has to travel overseas to get surgery from an Australian doctor.

[@blossom7801]

What happened to Charlie Teo is unfairness, injustices and assasination by jealousy and TALL POPPIE Syndrome. It’s real . Australian can’t handle someone’s incredible talents and doing great things . I was bullied by line manager and jealous colleagues in Australia work industry, they lied and covered their wrong doings and did character assassination on me. In the end , people know who is who , what is what , it’s all rooted from Tall Poppies Syndrome. It is disgusting mentality that you have to cut the shining star down , so that you could feel above and superior or at least you could feel a level- up, instead of Rise up mentality. Professional industry in Australia myself ( social worker) and Charlie Teo with Asian looks face jealousy, tall poppies syndrome and the glass ceiling. we simple do our best , be our best , it’s inevitable that the work we do is so good and impactful, we are liked and appreciated by the service users. We are very ethical and wholeheartedly committed to our work and effective outcomes, which expose their unethical and poor performances , this piss colleagues and superiors off. Therefore,They want us gone . Shame on you those group of people framed on Charlie Teo and this is their loss .

[@bellababooska4181]

​@blossom7801 American here, just want to understand something. What is " Tall Poppie Syndrome " not trying to be rude or disrespectful. It's just not a saying here.

[@blossom7801]

@@bellababooska4181 It is an Australian thing. What I love about Americans is that Americans embrace talent, unlike Australian. If one tall poppy stands out and outshines others, it would be cut down. Mainly, they can't stand someone, especially from an immigrant background or minority, outshining the majority. They tend to be sympathetic when you are less than them, but when you become you are above them and exceeding, then you are in trouble and will be cut down.

[@bellababooska4181]

@blossom7801 Thank you for explaining it. Very sad that they can't cherish someone. Being human is complicated enough without all the drama.

[@hanb8737]

@@bellababooska4181 it’s when someone stands out for being an over achiever- people like to ‘cut them down’ and criticise them. It’s poppy as in the flower.. imagine a field of poppies and one stands out above the rest- people want to cut that tall poppy down.

[@amandamccallum6796]

This isn't his ego, ALL neurosurgeons have personalities that come off as arrogant at times because they are usually the smartest person in the room. This isn't his ego, it's the ego of all the other neurosurgeons. The money thing also bothers me because you can damn well bet other doctors have similar costs but for some reason the government and insurance companies aren't paying. I live in Ontario Canada and I have a rare genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. There is a surgery on the neck that has helped people like me but no surgeon in Ontario will do the surgery. There was one surgeon who did it, with success in Toronto but 6/7 years ago he was sent to prison for killing his wife. We still don't have a surgeon willing to do this surgery and when we complain saying they haven't replaced this doctor they say they have a full staff and it's left those of us needing the surgery left in limbo.

[@kylier699]

What an amazing man. The world would be a better place if human life was valued over money, politics, greed. If every human life counted.

[@783342]

Charlie is right about other doctors. They are jealous, and as such are blocking him.

[@davidjma7226]

Of course - that's what professionals do. The politics within the health sector are worse than any parliament!!

[@deniseorourke7235]

This is typical of Australian health care system People should have the right to choose even if that means signing a waiver absolving him of the outcome Of course the man is arrogant he has a extremely difficult job to do. If he went into surgery a dithering idiot unsure of himself the outcome would be questionable Shame on Australia’s medical system for bullying a man not just in Au but globally

[@matthall113]

Dr teo is 100 percent correct! There is so much bullying and jealousy in the medical field it actually disgusts me on how much ego jealous doctors have! I know this for a fact! My husband is a trauma specialist and is an excellent doctor and he experiences this frequently.. It makes me so angry and sick to my stomache! Its about saving as many lives as you can, not ego ffs!!!

[@lynneburridge9082]

Omg I am just shocked. Doctors are suppose to band together n live up to the Oath they took n that is to save LIVES. I am glad that they leave their differences to the side n do their jobs i.e. "saving lives". So sad for Dr Theo as he saved alot of lives n now cannot work in his own Country Australia.

[@thejourno4273]

Isn't it interesting how his peers won't come out in public against him

[@Kate-qw9er]

He gave life when all Hope's were dashed, when people were told to go home and die...God works through this beautiful soul....Another good and compassionate man! This should not be happening to this good man, I pray for you every night🙏🫂🙏🫂🙏🫂🙏🫂🙏🫂🙏

[@yafenmorks6194]

What a brave man!

[@ejaynirvehc270]

Dr Teo is amazing! May justice be done someday! You are appreciated for all that you ever tried and did! 🙏🏽😢The brain is more complex than anyone would ever know, Dr Teo will always be highly regarded regardless what others higher can say! My mum died for an extremely aggressive brain tumor and I would have given anything to meet Dr Teo and give my mum a chance of life extension! I wish Dr Teo all the best and those agains him not so much! Harsh maybe but not harsh enough for what Dr Teo had to endure! Even if my life had to end due to a brain tumor, somehow I would still choose in a million time Dr Teo to operate on me! Wishing Dr Teo the very best in his future!

[@eileenraman17]

God bless this amazing gifted man with God given hands , with a heart of gold, so sad what a waste for mankind with this restriction for Australians and other countries, 40 years of success all put in doubt, so unfair.

[@quanglam4580]

It's Australia's loss to not support Charlie Teo😢 He is the best in his field period.... Sometimes in life hope is all we have, and this man is the hope we need! Protect this man at all cost.

[@chalkandcheese1868]

I'd rather have a surgeon that does his job safely.

[@phillipaclemons7261]

Agree. I dislike surgeons who make sexually explicit remakes to other staff. Charlie Teo does this

[@fredsalfa]

To the hundreds of terminally ill people that died because Prof Teo was barred from doing anything to help them the Medical board should be held liable for their deaths

[@luurchify]

No one is perfect and Charlie is only human. But if out of 11,000 cases, 10,998 come back saved, i would more than take my chances with Charlie!

[@ngairemartin9753]

They say no hope but there is always hope. I love you Charlie. I'm so sorry this is happening to you. OXO

[@ozgal6929]

GENIUS and Beautiful Man. Shame on Australia 😠😠. I'm so disgusted in this joke of patriarchal medical community for vilifying this wonderful man. C'mon Australia, stand behind this brilliant surgeon. It may be your family members' life he saves.

[@catalinashawcs]

I second that!

[@Kate-qw9er]

The narcissist win again

[@susanthrift7056]

​@@Kate-qw9erhow?

[@bigbellysally1073]

We love you Dr Teo ❤

[@kiritaia5703]

I think this doctors,is soooooooo genuine, what a honest down to earth guy,i would trust him,for sre,and i dont have brain,injuries, hes humble,and honest,pple are jelous ,of him ,i like him ,hes orthentic,

[@sarahwales6276]

Can't he just be a talented surgeon who is willing to operate on otherwise inoperable cancers?

[@blowitoutyourcunt7675]

Absolutely! But not on the National Health! He is totally allowed to go his own way and do his own damn thing!

[@Anne_Onymous]

ExperimentaI vaccines = 👍 ExperimentaI procedures on chiIdren = 👍 Trying to help a terminal patient = 👎

[@karenm7449]

I would still trust him if I needed brain surgery.

[@tereseatkinson2043]

As would i

[@TomWilding1]

Me too

[@zekejones2249]

I don’t know if I would at this point.

[@ariunkaa1]

Amazing man! Thank you for all you have done❤

[@makamurphy]

Australia's greatest loss, is Dr Teo... he saved so many, so many!

[@mirandawrights3196]

Shame on the media for not showing all his successes in the very beginning, it's a tragedy!

[@rudymazar8666]

My husband had 3 spine operations starting in 2005 and the cost of each operation was $ 100000 ..I don't think Dr. Teo's fees are that high for brain surgery. Thank God we had private health insurance

[@evelynpretty2231]

I’ve had two spine surgeries in six months in 2016. For each operation my neurosurgeon and his team charged $86k alone, that is not including anything else. So my two surgeries were over $100k each. Also the reason for the second surgery was because my insurance deemed the third fusion and all that goes with it,unnecessary because I had “enough disc left”. So basically my insurance company was hopping that by the time surgery was needed for that third fusion, I would no longer have them as my insurance provider, that did not happen, as I had to have the second surgery six months later.

[@rudymazar8666]

not cheap....@@evelynpretty2231

[@lisagfrerer9429]

Its very clear all the other neurosurgeons have very fragile ego's and just cant deal with the fact that he is so much better than them. End of story.

[@TheDonz]

He saved a friends life when no one else would. He still alive 20 years on, the guy is a true legend.

[@40950999]

Neither genius nor god complex…just a man trying to make the world a better place.

[@mickc6347]

I have had a lot to do with doctors over my 50+ years including watching my wife pass away over 6 years and working with a doctor that I drove to do a Television show weekly for 5 years that lost his medical license in the end . There are very few GOOD doctors like Dr Teo. I have not had a GP for the last 20 years. I hate doctors .

[@anthonywells6085]

He has a gift. How low has the media become..

[@tateannaip2594]

It said $50 000 went to his account, that is not really a huge amount as I know some plastic surgeons charge $20 000 for whole bodylift. And here we are talking about neurosurgery

[@adrianahalmi3337]

One of the best neurosurgeon in Romania declared in his interviews that in every operation he did couldn’t have succeeded without God in the room… I was following Teo’s treatment in Australia for many many yrs… all they did is finding motives to destroy him… what a shame…!!!

[@ritabarber9286]

If I had a brain tumour I would be privileged. For Charlie Teo to do it.

[@Appreciate2704]

Charlie .. ‘ you do you’ nothing more nothing less .. if ever I should need a neurosurgeon.. you would be my choice !! No matter where you are in the world .. ❤️‍🩹 You do you .. 🙌❤️‍🩹🙌

[@Paochinblog]

I hope none of the people who brought down a good surgeon ever have to face life and death situations that no surgeon has the guts to take the chances, it is extremely vulnerable when you sick and you need a good surgeon not facades

[@tereseatkinson2043]

Absolutely

[@stellagreen1816]

Totally agreed. There’s something called Karma ! Good on you Dr Charlie Teo

[@TheMsChrisie]

It's heartbreaking the little boy died. May his parents find peace in the midst of the grief.

[@mariajordanova5533]

I did believe in him till I saw dr.Theo on some ?conference where he said"they going to die anyway so why not try"-?better say why not have money in the bank,,more children died despite parents paying a lot of money

[@lilitalia777]

Praying for you, Dr. Teo 🙏

[@translucent18.82]

I don’t know Dr Teo, but man! it’s difficult to watch what the man is going through right now given his position and what’s he’s done for the people. Where have we gone wrong Australia?

[@lesley.brennan10]

I think this great man is a wonderful human being I'm sure there is more people alive still because of charlie teo shame on Australia 🇦🇺 😢

[@blossom7801]

What happened to Charlie Teo is unfairness, injustices and assasination by jealousy and TALL POPPIE Syndrome. It’s real . Australian can’t handle someone’s incredible talents and doing great things . I was bullied by line managers and jealous colleagues in Australia work industry, they lied and covered their wrong doings and did character assassination on me. In the end , people know who is who , what is what , it’s all rooted from Tall Poppies Syndrome. It is disgusting mentality that you have to cut the shining star down , so that you could feel above and superior or at least you could feel a level- up, instead of Rise up mentality. Professional industry in Australia myself ( social worker) and Charlie Teo with Asian looks face jealousy, tall poppies syndrome and glass ceiling. we simple do our best , be our best , it’s inevitable that the work we do is so good and impactful, we are liked and appreciated by the service users. We are very ethical and wholeheartedly committed to our work and effective outcomes, which expose their unethical and poor performances , this piss colleagues and superiors off. Therefore,They want us gone . Shame on you those group of people framed on Charlie Teo and this is their loss .

[@sarahissersohn5495]

Many doctors in the US will refuse to do a surgery, if they feel the odds are unfavorable, IE they will bring down their successful outcome stats, and will then affect the insurance rates they have to pay, to continue to practice. It’s obscene the extent to which profit motive and fear tactics so severely restrict patients’ available scope of options

[@Anne_Onymous]

The hypocrisy in the health care system is bizarre

[@eddyng6067]

Some people like stone not gem.but Teo is a gem in Australian medical field.

[@The_Candyman86]

Charlie is a hero. A genuine nice guys who SAVES lives. A tremendous loss to Australian ethical standards not letting this man operate in Australia. He has done 11k operations with 2 complaints. Charlie has a proven track history. Charlie should b allowed to operate anywhere in the world. He saved my friends life. The only doctor who gave him hope and was honest from the start. REMOVE HIS RESTRICTIONS

[@stellagreen1816]

Thank you for bringing this fact to light, that we Australians must not be narrow-minded , like those other neurosurgeons , who were jealous of Dr Charlie Teo. Do we call this “ tall poppy syndrome “ ? What might happen if family or friends of those jealous neurosurgeons or medical field people, have brain tumours and no surgeon was capable to operate on them , will they ask Dr Charlie Teo?

[@Susie470]

With brain surgery, I still 50/50 chance. I would trust this man- period!

[@yukiefromoz2573]

I'm not quite understanding the problem. He seems to be good at what he does, has he made a lot of mistakes? Aren't operations costly anyways? Seems fair for what he does. And he's not guaranteeing success/life. At least these people are getting some sort of chance at such a bleak time in their lives and it seems it's helped many. I don't think we can afford to lose surgeons with such skill...

[@nikkimclay5474]

its a disgrace to Australia, hes done hundreds of great surgeries

[@mariahewitt9787]

​@@nikkimclay5474 Dr Teo has performed 11,000 operations, with 2 complaints. He's an outstanding surgeon.

[@Kurious-Kat]

Jealous narcissist surgeons seems highly immature. Shame on Australian government and the medical board!

[@nikkimclay5474]

One or two people can destroy an excellent surgeons future

[@sarahjeaneluna8547]

Truly the man is gifted. I don't think he is arrogant. The average man who isn't so good at anything is more arrogant.

[@pennychoo3386]

Australian, you must rally behind this doctor to see he gets to practise his trade. Professional jealousy is present in every level of the medical profession. Don't allow this cruel condition placed on him to happen! Please, Australian ! Help him free him to practice and extend life for the complicated brain cases. We love you Charlie❤

[@Mothertron]

To me this is a witch hunt, if they told me i had a few days left to live, and maybe he could give me a chance id go for it, wasent he Australian of the year at one time?, when the other sergeons told me to go hame and prepare to die, f that crap, even if i only had 20 % chance id would do it, im so upset to be seeing him treated like this, but so many jelouse other doctors have created this.

[@millyday]

There is room for everyone in the World!

[@cq9882]

Ditto

[@ritabarber9286]

Yes .But Dr C Teo is the best.God love him. XX.

[@cq9882]

@@ritabarber9286 True