Charles Teo
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Charles "Charlie" Teo AM
(born 24 December 1957) is a high profile Australian neurosurgeon.
. and the founder of Cure For Life Foundation.
Teo has received much media attention as something of a miracle worker, but some neurosurgeons have criticised him as being too radical, offering "false hope" to patients who are believed to have an incurable brain cancer or a brain tumour that is dangerously located. Teo has resigned from the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia and argues that delaying the death of patients with an incurable brain cancer is worthwhile if it is their wish and that patients who seek his surgery are determined to live with a quality of life, despite being informed the surgery itself carries a sometimes considerable risk.
A story about Teo and one of his patients, the young pianist Aaron McMillan, is detailed in the book Life in his Hands by Susan Wyndham. A patient of Charlie Teo's, Sally White, has written of her experiences in Three Quotes From A Plumber: How a Second Opinion Changed the Life of a Woman with a Brain Tumour Teo has also been featured in several TV programs including ABC's Q&A, Good Medicine, Sixty Minutes, Last Chance Surgery
, Australian Story
and Enough Rope with Andrew Denton.
Teo gave the 50th Anniversary Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture
at the University of Queensland
in August 2007.
In July 2009 and 2011, Teo was a keynote speaker at the Australian Medical Students' Association National Convention, held respectively in Brisbane
and Sydney, Australia.
and graduated with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of New South Wales
.
He is married to Genevieve Teo (née Agnew); the couple have four daughters.
Order of Australia
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(born 24 December 1957) is a high profile Australian neurosurgeon.
Neurosurgery
Teo trained in Sydney, but worked for a decade in the United States, where he still teaches. His sub-speciality is paediatric neurosurgery. He is the director of the Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at Prince of Wales HospitalPrince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major public teaching hospital located in Sydney's eastern suburb of Randwick, providing a full range of hospital services to the people of New South Wales, Australia...
. and the founder of Cure For Life Foundation.
Teo has received much media attention as something of a miracle worker, but some neurosurgeons have criticised him as being too radical, offering "false hope" to patients who are believed to have an incurable brain cancer or a brain tumour that is dangerously located. Teo has resigned from the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia and argues that delaying the death of patients with an incurable brain cancer is worthwhile if it is their wish and that patients who seek his surgery are determined to live with a quality of life, despite being informed the surgery itself carries a sometimes considerable risk.
A story about Teo and one of his patients, the young pianist Aaron McMillan, is detailed in the book Life in his Hands by Susan Wyndham. A patient of Charlie Teo's, Sally White, has written of her experiences in Three Quotes From A Plumber: How a Second Opinion Changed the Life of a Woman with a Brain Tumour Teo has also been featured in several TV programs including ABC's Q&A, Good Medicine, Sixty Minutes, Last Chance Surgery
Last Chance Surgery
Last Chance Surgery is an Australian factual television series screened on the Seven Network that first screened in 2009. Last Chance Surgery narrated by doctor and former Australian Medical Association president, Kerryn Phelps. The series features people whose only hope of survival is radical and...
, Australian Story
Australian Story
Australian Story is a national weekly documentary series, produced and broadcast on ABC Television.Since 1996 Australian Story has featured many Australians from diverse backgrounds and reputations...
and Enough Rope with Andrew Denton.
Teo gave the 50th Anniversary Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture
Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture
The Errol Solomon Meyers Memorial Lecture is an annual free public Lecture hosted by the University of Queensland Medical Society in Brisbane....
at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
in August 2007.
In July 2009 and 2011, Teo was a keynote speaker at the Australian Medical Students' Association National Convention, held respectively in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and Sydney, Australia.
Personal life
Teo was born to Chinese Singaporean parents who immigrated to Australia. He went to high school at The Scots CollegeThe Scots College
For other schools with a similar name see Scots College.The Scots College is an independent Presbyterian day and boarding school for boys, located in Bellevue Hill, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
and graduated with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
He is married to Genevieve Teo (née Agnew); the couple have four daughters.
Notable patients
- Jane McGrathJane McGrathJane Louise McGrath AM was a British-born Australian cancer support campaigner, and the wife of Australian cricket fast bowler Glenn McGrath.-Background:...
- Aaron McMillanAaron McMillanAaron McMillan was an Australian classical pianist.He attended Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School in Middle Cove, Sydney. Aaron's piano teacher at Glenaeon was Coral Patterson. Coral was Aaron music mentor in his early years and instrumental in his development as a musician, Coral also encouraged...
- Dr Chris O'BrienChris O'Brien (surgeon)Christopher John "Chris" O'Brien AO was an Australian head and neck surgeon. He achieved national recognition as a compassionate surgeon in the reality television series RPA.-Early life:...
- Stan ZemanekStan ZemanekStan Zemanek was an Australian radio broadcaster who presented a popular night time show on 2UE Sydney and which was networked across parts of Australia via Southern Cross....
External links
- The Centre For Minimally Invasive Neorosurgery
- Charles Teo's professional biography
- Cure For Life Foundation
- TV interview with Andrew Denton
- Resume summary
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hATwd6erMRY] UNSWTV profile