Texas Surgeon Is Accused of Secretly Denying Liver Transplants

April 12, 2024

a clinical worker holding a sealed box that says "human organ"

(New York Times) – For decades, Dr. J. Steve Bynon Jr., a transplant surgeon in Texas, gained accolades and national prominence for his work, including by helping to enforce professional standards in the country’s sprawling organ transplant system. But officials are now investigating allegations that Dr. Bynon was secretly manipulating a government database to make some of his own patients ineligible to receive new livers, potentially depriving them of lifesaving care. (Read More)