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A Houston surgeon, John Stevenson Bynon Jr., is federally charged with falsifying medical records to make five patients ineligible for liver transplant offers; three patients died and two later received transplants elsewhere. He pleaded not guilty, and a trial is set for April 6. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and fines up to $250,000 per count.
Houston Methodist Hospital is reviewing nearly 75 patients left without options after Memorial Hermann's transplant programs were shut down amid accusations of a surgeon manipulating donor databases and possibly preventing some patients from receiving livers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating the allegations, and some of Memorial Hermann's patients may be moving to Houston Methodist for care. UTHealth stands behind the surgeon, while investigators oversee the federal investigation to protect patient safety and equitable access to organ transplant services.
Dr. J. Steve Bynon Jr. has been removed as the leader of Memorial Hermann's liver and kidney transplant program amid an investigation into alleged manipulation of donor acceptance criteria. The New York Times report linked the prominent surgeon to irregularities in the liver transplant program, prompting the hospital to voluntarily inactivate both programs. Despite the allegations, one organ recipient has expressed support for Dr. Bynon, citing a successful transplant surgery. UTHealth, Bynon's employer, has stated that he and other staff members are assisting with the investigation.
A surgeon at Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston, Dr. J. Steve Bynon Jr., is being investigated for allegedly manipulating transplant databases to make some patients ineligible for liver transplants. The hospital recently suspended its liver and kidney transplant programs, and there are ongoing discussions about the contract between the insurance company Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Memorial Hermann caregivers.