Review of care given by suspended surgeon extended

More patients operated on by a now-suspended surgeon will have their care reviewed after an investigation already examining more than 700 cases was extended.

Orthopaedic consultant Kuldeep Stohr was suspended by Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, in 2025, amid concerns about the outcomes of treatment in some cases.

Dr Sue Broster, chief medical officer at Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust (CUH), confirmed the extension applied "to a subset of patients who received emergency orthopaedic procedures".

Stohr, who has been contacted for comment over the latest development, previously said she had been co-operating with the investigation.

Hudgell Solicitors, which is representing some families affected by the continuing investigations, said more people had come forward for legal advice.

An initial review concluded in January 2025 that "the outcomes of treatment provided to a small number of patients were below the standard we would expect".

A wider, external clinical review has been ongoing since February 2025.

It is looking at an initial 700 planned surgical operations carried out by Stohr.

Experts have also reviewed an initial 90 trauma cases to determine if there are concerns about the emergency treatment provided by Stohr.

Concerns had been raised as early as 2015 and were the subject of an external clinical review in 2016.

A separate independent review, which reported back in 2025, highlighted how the 2016 review raised concerns about Stohr's surgical technique and judgement, but it was "misunderstood" and opportunities to act on the findings were "missed".

The trust has said, in a letter sent to the parents of a patient this month, that "the external clinical review team have decided to increase the number of patients in scope of the retrospective clinical review".

The letter continued: "The review will now include additional patients who have received an emergency orthopaedic procedure by Ms Kuldeep Stohr."

Elizabeth Maliakal, of Hudgell Solicitors, called it a "significant development".

"There are obviously more areas of significant concern over emergency procedures which have been raised for this move to be taken.

"Perhaps significantly, the cases we have been instructed on relating to emergency procedures relate mostly to upper limb surgeries.

"The cases we are instructed on for planned surgeries mostly relate to lower limb surgeries."

CUH said it remained committed to supporting all patients and families affected.

Additional reporting by the Press Association.

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