Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants after learning a doctor manipulated some records
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston hospital says it has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after discovering a doctor manipulated records for liver transplant candidates. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center said in a statement published Thursday in the Houston Chronicle that the “inappropriate changes” to patients’ records effectively made them ineligible for transplants. Memorial Hermann’s statement does not name the doctor, but the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued a statement calling Dr. Steve Bynon ”an exceptionally talented and caring physician.” The New York Times first reported Bynon was the doctor being accused.
