A TOP surgeon has been suspended over allegations he burned his initials into a transplant patient’s LIVER.

Consultant Simon Bramhall, 48, is being probed after a colleague claimed he found “SB” on the organ during a follow-up op. 

There are now fears hundreds of other transplant recipients could have similar graffiti.
Mr Bramhall has been in his post at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for more than a decade.
A source revealed: “The number of transplants he has done is phenomenal — hundreds at least.”
It is alleged the surgeon used a beam of argon gas — for sealing vessels — to brand his patient.
Experts say it would leave superficial burns but is not usually harmful. The source added: “If an organ has been made available by the family of someone who passed away, the last thing they would want is to find it’s been violated.”
Joyce Robins, of Patient Concern, added: “This is a patient we are talking about, not an autograph book.”
University Hospitals Birmingham Trust said it “suspended a surgeon while an internal investigation is completed”.
Approached by The Sun, Mr Bramhall, of Redditch, Worcs, denied he was suspended.