2023-12-29 01:00:00
Between 2011 and 2014, surgeon Paolo Macchiarini performed eight experimental trachea transplants seeded with stem cells. However, the career and achievements of the doctor-turned-celebrity and precursor of regenerative medicine turned out to be a lie.
Not only did seven of his patients die in the interventions, negligence was also discovered in his practice, for example the lack of experimentation on animals before trying transplants in humans, as well as falsification of data in his research.
His story and the consequences of his actions are told in the Netflix documentary series: “The Great Surgeon of Deception”, available in the app and which through three episodes tells how his farce was built.
The documentary includes testimonies from relatives of the victims, doctors who denounced Paolo and his ex-fiancée, the journalist Benita Alexander, whom he deceived and whom he assured that he would marry in a ceremony that would be celebrated by Pope Francis himself, among others.
According to the ABC site, the surgeon was sentenced in Sweden in June of this year to serve 2.5 years in prison for his surgeries with synthetic tracheas, although complainants fear that he will end up enjoying part of his sentence in a house with views. to the sea in Barcelona.
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