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Summary Bramhall used non-toxic argon gas to sear his initials onto the liver.
LONDON (AFP) - A British surgeon has been suspended over allegations that he "branded" his initials onto a patient s liver, media reported on Tuesday.
Consultant Simon Bramhall, 48, is accused of burning SB onto a patient s liver as he operated on him.
The letters were spotted by a colleague during routine surgery on the unnamed patient. It is now feared the letters may have been imprinted onto hundreds of other transplant recipients.
Mr Bramhall has worked at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, West Mids, for more than ten years.
