‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?
An investigation into Neil Hopper, a celebrated vascular surgeon who secretly amputated his own legs due to a fetish. The story explores the concerns of patients and their families regarding his professional conduct and safety.
Why it matters
Raises critical questions about medical ethics, mental health in the workplace, and patient safety oversight.
Neil Hopper in a photo from his Instagram page, @bionicsurgeon. Composite: Instagram/ BionicSurgeon Neil Hopper was celebrated for continuing to do his job despite the loss of his lower limbs. But what the people he was treating didn’t know was that his injuries were self-inflicted. Now they and their families are asking questions
Warning: this story contains graphic descriptions of bodily mutilation that some readers may find upsetting
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