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A Netflix true-crime doc revisits the disgraced surgeons story.
Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini was once hailed as a pioneer of stem cell medicine.
NetflixsBad Surgeon: Love Under the Knifeexamines accusations that Macchiarini is a fraud and a fantasist.
Alexander went on to expose him, and the fight for justice was still ongoing up until late 2023.
All three patients died when the implants failed.
(He claimed the procedures were life-saving emergencies.)
The following year, prosecutors in Sweden charged Macchiarini with manslaughter in connection with the three patients deaths.
Citing insufficient evidence to prove manslaughter, prosecutors dropped the case several months later.
However, they reopened the case in 2020, charging Macchiarini with aggravated assault and severe bodily harm.
The surgeon denied any criminal wrongdoing.
However, both Macchiarini and the prosecution appealed the ruling.
As a result, the five-judge panel sentenced Macchiarini to two years and six months in prison.
In the operating room we were 20, 25 people.
What surprises me is, why I am here alone?
It was unclear, however, when Macchiarini would be required to report to prison.
Macchiarinis story will be dramatized in PeacocksDr.
DeathSeason 2on Dec. 21, with actor Edgar Ramirez portraying the disgraced surgeon and Mandy Moore as Benita Alexander.
