A SURGEON, who made a series of mistakes during operations in which four women died, could advise frontline doctors on the treatment of casualties in a war with Iraq.
The General Medical Council heard that Steven Walker, 46, formerly of Maritime Way, Ashton, received the backing of a surgical professor who commissioned him to write a manual for the Ministry of Defence.
Walker was struck off 18 months ago after undertaking complex liver, bowel and breast implant work at Blackpool Victoria Hospital with little or no specialist experience.
Three women suffered massive blood loss during surgery and two women told how breast implants left them looking 'like a freak'.
The case is being reheard after a 'procedural irregularity' was discovered in the GMC's professional conduct committee.
A former professor of military surgery, Colonel Peter Roberts, gave evidence on how Walker has been assisting the MoD. He said the work would lose credibility if Walker was struck off. Walker accepted he is guilty of serious professional misconduct.
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