“Arrogant” surgeon fined for writing his initials on patients’ livers

A senior consultant surgeon who branded his initials on the new livers of two anaesthetised transplantation patients has been fined £10 000 after admitting assault at Birmingham Crown Court.

In a case described by prosecutors as “without legal precedent in criminal law,” Simon Bramhall was also sentenced to a 12 month community order and ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work.

Bramhall’s actions came to light when one of the livers failed, for reasons unconnected with the transplantation, and the surgeon dealing with the follow-up …