Who is Yaser Jabbar, the disgraced Great Ormond Street surgeon?

"The doctor treated hundreds of children from 2017 to 2022 at Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) in London, with independent experts saying in a new review that his surgery fell well below the level expected in several areas. Many patients came to harm or were left in pain, with some going on to need further surgery. Proper consent was also not obtained in some cases, while Mr Jabbar also had an "unjustified preference for certain surgical techniques including unconventional or unrecognised procedures"."

"There were no concerns raised about the orthopaedic surgeon when he joined Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) in 2017. The British consultant surgeon was trained at a medical school in the UK and worked his way up to become a consultant in 2014. As a specialist in the field of orthopaedic surgery he will have dealt with both acute injuries and congenital and acquired disorders of the bone."

"Before this appointment he worked at another London hospital specialising in orthopaedics and limb reconstruction in children. He was given the job following a "competitive recruitment process, with no concerns raised regarding his clinical practice or behaviour". While he worked at Gosh he was one of a team of surgeons working in the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Service, treating children with a range of conditions. Some of these treatments involved the use of circular frames, metal plates, bone grafts, implants, and castings as appropriate."

Yaser Jabbar treated hundreds of children at Great Ormond Street Hospital between 2017 and 2022. Independent experts found his surgical practice fell well below expected standards in several areas, with many patients harmed, left in pain, or requiring further surgery. Proper consent was not obtained in some cases. He demonstrated an unjustified preference for certain, sometimes unconventional or unrecognised, surgical techniques. He trained in the UK, became a consultant in 2014, and joined GOSH after a competitive recruitment process with no initial concerns. He worked in the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Service treating complex paediatric cases using frames, plates, grafts, implants, and castings.

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