US EditionHouston Doctor Indicted on Charges He Falsified Records to Block Patients' Liver Transplants
Dr. John Stevenson Bynon Jr. allegedly falsified records from March 2023 to March 2024, causing three patient deaths and ineligibility for liver transplant offers, DOJ says.
- On January 14, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Dr. John Stevenson Bynon Jr. with five counts of false statements in health-care matters; he surrendered and was due in federal court Tuesday at 2 p.m.
- The DOJ says Bynon altered five patients' medical records from March 2023 to March 2024 to make them 'functionally ineligible' for organ offers at the United Network for Organ Sharing liver transplant waitlist.
- Of the five patients detailed in the indictment, three died—one after 149 days ineligible in February 2024, another after 69 days ineligible in December 2023—and two patients later transplanted at other hospitals.
- Families have sued in Houston civil court, and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network declared Memorial Hermann not in good standing in February 2025 after the April 2024 program halt; Bynon faces up to five years in prison and up to $250,000 fines per count.
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Houston doctor indicted on charges he falsified records to block patients’ liver transplants
A Houston doctor has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.
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Houston doctor indicted on charges he falsified records to block patients' liver transplants
Federal prosecutors say a Houston doctor has been indicted on charges of falsifying medical records for five patients, making them ineligible to receive a liver transplant.
Memorial Hermann physician accused of falsifying records to deny patients life-saving care indicted on federal charges
A Memorial Hermann organ transplant physician has been indicted on federal charges related to allegedly falsifying medical records in a way that made liver transplant candidates ineligible for organ donations.
Houston-based organ transplant doctor federally indicted for allegedly falsifying records
Dr. J. Steve Bynon surrendered to federal authorities following an investigation into the allegations that led to a months-long halt of Houston-based Memorial Hermann's kidney and liver transplant programs. Bynon was set to appear before a U.S. magistrate judge on Thursday afternoon.
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