Coming up on Carte Blanche on M-Net & M-Net HD [101], Sunday 01 September 2024 at 19:00
The Surgeon
Early on a cold winter’s morning, in a stark hall in an undisclosed Johannesburg location, a group of strangers meets for the first time. They shuffle in, one by one. A young man who says he’s contemplating suicide, his life ruined by multiple complicated surgeries. A teenager, accompanied by his parents, who says he has been left with lifelong debilitating complications. A woman who lives with chronic pain thanks to a seemingly unnecessary operation. These strangers are here to share their stories of pain and suffering they allege at the hands of a doctor who connects them all. After months of in-depth investigation – during which we and our sources have been threatened with legal action – we are now able to reveal allegations of shocking misconduct by a Johannesburg surgeon. This specialist focuses on laparoscopic surgery: minimally invasive “keyhole” procedures that usually allow patients to go home within 24 hours. But the patients in our story allege that they spent hours in theatre, underwent numerous – sometimes unnecessary – surgeries and suffered serious complications that have left them physically damaged and emotionally traumatised. In this three-part special, Carte Blanche investigates an alleged pattern of medical malpractice and the suffering it has caused.
Producer: Mart-Marie Faure & Stenette Grosskopf
Research & Script: Laura Byrne
Presenter: Claire Mawisa
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