The surgeon, Dr George Dimitroulis, is being sued by a former patient, Bianca*, who alleged in a statement of claim filed to Victoria’s supreme court that he did not fully advise her of the risks before the operation. The claim further alleges that his classification system was not widely used by other surgeons, and less invasive treatments were an option. In his amended defence, Dimitroulis denied any of Bianca’s injuries were caused by his negligence, or by the device known as the OMX prosthesis. But he did not agree that he failed to advise Bianca that he created the classification system used to diagnose her, or that he failed to tell her this system was not used by all surgeons. Dimitroulis’s defence states: “He does not admit the allegations.” Dimitroulis discussed the known risks of the surgery with Bianca, his defence states.
