Disgraced surgeon says he 'fought hard for patient to have what she wanted'
Ian Paterson said he was an ‘advocate’ for Christine Baker, who died in 2015 after putting her trust in his advice to have a ‘skin-sparing” mastectomy.
Ian Paterson said he was an ‘advocate’ for Christine Baker, who died in 2015 after putting her trust in his advice to have a ‘skin-sparing” mastectomy.
Schoolteacher Christine Baker and her husband were not made aware that reconstructive surgery carried a higher risk, an inquest was told.
Ian Paterson gave evidence at the inquest into the death of one of his former patients for the first time, from his prison.