A leading neurosurgeon in China has issued a thank you to Australia for shunning Charlie Teo and allowing her country to benefit from his surgical skills in removing high-risk brain tumours labelled “inoperable”. In a Sunday Telegraph investigation, we reveal how in the past year, patients have travelled from Australia — including from NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia — Romania, Britain, Saudi Arabia, France, Indonesia, and Singapore to have Dr Teo operate on them.