Surgeon struck off after patients left in agony
A surgeon who performed unnecessary bowel operations using artificial mesh on more than 200 patients - leaving dozens in agony - has been struck off.
In two separate tribunals, Tony Dixon was found to have performed operations on five patients without obtaining or documenting informed consent and that one of these procedures was not clinically indicated and that he failed to provide post operative care.
Mr Dixon denied the allegations at the two tribunals, in 2024 and this year.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service ordered for Dixon to be removed from the medical register. The tribunal report said he "demonstrated a persistent lack of insight into the seriousness of his actions".
This was the case "not only for patients and colleagues, but also for public confidence in the medical profession", it said.
Mr Dixon, a fully registered doctor of 41 years, was also found to have dishonestly created patient records long after he was involved in their care.
A former patient of Dixon, who was found to have had an unnecessary operation but wishes to remain anonymous, said they were "delighted" with the outcome.
"It's been just such a long time, he's harmed so many people.
"He shouldn't be allowed to do it to anyone else, so being struck off is amazing.
"It should have happened a long time ago. To get that result is brilliant."
Source: BBC News, 6 August 2025