Disgraced trachea surgeon indicted
Prosecutors in Sweden have reopened their case against thoracic surgeon Paolo Macchiarini over three artificial-trachea transplants he did at Karolinska University Hospital. “It has become clear to me that the operations were carried out in conflict with science and proven experience, and were therefore not carried out based on any legal form of medical care or licensed research study,” says public prosecutor Mikael Björk. Macchiarini was once a leading voice in regenerative medicine. He coated donor or synthetic windpipes with people’s own stem cells, and used those to replace their damaged (but functioning) ones. Macchiarini was later found to have committed misconduct, and The Lancet retracted his publications. Of the 20 people who underwent Macchiarini’s experimental transplants, only 3 are still alive.
Associated Press | 3 min read
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