A surgeon who performed artificial mesh operations unnecessarily on more than 200 patients at two hospitals in Bristol has been struck off the medical register.
Anthony Dixon was found to have left patients in agony following bowel surgery at the Southmead and Spire Hospitals.
Mr Dixon denied the claims against him in two separate tribunals but the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing (MPTS) ordered his removal from the medical register.
Allegations about his conduct first arose 8 years ago.
He was one of the UK’s leading surgeons based at Southmead Hospital and Spire Hospital in Bristol where he’d pioneered the use of artificial mesh to treat prolapsed bowels.
Over the two medical tribunals, it emerged that he had failed to gain informed consent to operate on five patients and acted dishonestly by fabricating patients’ records long after his involvement in their care.
Three years ago a review by Southmead Hospital found more than 200 patients were operated on unnecessarily and dozens were left in agony.
Source: ITVX, 6 August 2025
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