"Allegations Against Top Surgeon Rock Liver Transplant Programs"
TL;DR
Surgeon Dr. Steven Bynon Jr. is being investigated for allegedly altering patient records to deny them liver transplants at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, leading to a disproportionately high number of patients on the liver list dying. The hospital has since shut down its liver and kidney transplant programs, both led by Bynon, after discovering the irregularities in the government database. Bynon admitted to making secret changes to patient records, but the motive remains undisclosed.
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- Dr. Steven Bynon Top Accused of Ruining Patients' Liver Transplant Chances The Daily Beast
- Texas Surgeon Is Accused of Secretly Denying Liver Transplants The New York Times
- UTHealth backs doctor tied to Memorial Hermann transplant manipulation Houston Chronicle
- UTHealth, Memorial Hermann respond to NYT report alleging a Houston doctor secretly manipulated transplant database KHOU.com
- Memorial Hermann liver, kidney transplant programs shut down: New York Times report links top surgeon to irregularities KTRK-TV
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