Breast surgeon was ‘nightmare’ to work with, former colleague tells inquest

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By Stephanie Wareham, PA Media

A breast surgeon who carried out unapproved mastectomies was a “nightmare” to work with, a colleague has told an inquest into the death of one of his cancer patients.

Ian Paterson, currently serving a 20-year jail sentence after being convicted of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three counts of unlawful wounding in 2017, performed unauthorised “cleavage-sparing” mastectomies, which left behind breast tissue for cosmetic reasons but increased the risk of cancer returning.