Charlie Teo operated on these three Aussies when all hope seemed lost. Now, their miracle survival stories are being twisted into evidence to take the neurosurgeon down.

World-renowned neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has spent much of the last three years operating

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As world-renowned neurosurgeon Professor Charlie Teo faces a potential permanent ban from Australian medicine, a chorus of outrage is rising from the very patients whose desperate fights for life are now being weaponised against him.

These Australians, who travelled the world for Professor Teo’s expertise when all other hope seemed lost, are furious that their stories of survival are being twisted into evidence against the man they credit with saving their lives.

For these families, who faced impossible odds and navigated complex medical journeys, the idea that their experiences could contribute to Professor Teo’s downfall is not just unjust – it’s a betrayal of the hope he offered.

Glen Godbier with Charlie Teo in China. Picture: Supplied
Glen Godbier with Charlie Teo in China. Picture: Supplied
GLEN GODBIER

When Gerry discovered her husband’s death was the subject of a complaint against Charlie Teo she was outraged. She wrote to the health watchdog declaring she had no concerns about the treatment from Prof Teo.

Glen travelled to China so Charlie could perform a resection of his aggressive glioblastoma.

The surgery went well, he was “recovering very well, walking, talking resting, eating, communicating with friends and family in the weeks after the surgery”.

Ms Godbier says the recovery was going well until July 20, 2025 – around two months after the operation in China – when Glen was getting out of the car and bumped his head at the site of the wound.

“He appeared to be okay but over the next couple of days he became disoriented and confused which resulted in me taking him to Wollongong Emergency department July 23, 2025.”