New blow for Annastacia Palaszczuk's surgeon boyfriend as coroner questions his 'credibility' over patient's death
Coroner questions surgeon after patient death
Doctor faces separate rape and assault charges
A coroner has questioned the credibility of Annastacia Palaszczuk's surgeon partner after one of his patients died from surgery complications.
Dr Reza Adib, 65, is on strict bail while facing six charges over an alleged sex attack on a woman aged in her 30s on March 30.
Police allege Adib assaulted the woman inside his Burleigh Heads beachfront apartment where he and Ms Palaszczuk lived during their five-year relationship.
Adib was a laparoscopic, gastrointestinal and obesity surgeon at The Wesley Hospital in Brisbane. He was suspended from practising following his arrest on May 1.
In the latest blow to rock the embattled surgeon, Adib's credibility has been slammed by a coroner investigating the death of one of his patients.
The findings into the death of Gold Coast woman Rosemarie Campbell were published on Tuesday.
Ms Campbell died in February 2022 at her home following complications after a gastric bypass operation performed by Adib only three days prior.
The inquest heard Ms Campbell began complaining of nausea the evening after her surgery and was discharged the following day despite vomiting several times.
The hearing, held over two days in August 2025, was told Ms Campbell had a herniation and perforated bowel, which in hospital are not normally fatal and are usually fixed through corrective surgery.
She died from surgery complications and acute bacterial peritonitis and pneumonia.
Deputy State Coroner Stephanie Gallagher said Ms Campbell likely would have survived if she'd not been discharged from hospital and rejected Adib's submissions that he didn't need to investigate further about her vomiting.
'Dr Adib should have asked more questions, especially about the volume of vomiting,' Ms Gallagher said.
She also found Adib's 'credibility was seriously undermined' after he used false statements to encourage Ms Campbell's GP to support the surgery.
The court heard Adib wrote a letter supporting her early access to superannuation to fund the surgery, based on a template.
'It is plain that he intended for Ms Campbell's application to be successful, and it follows that he wrote a letter that contained false statements for that purpose,' Ms Gallagher said.
'His explanation for doing that, when surely he must have known that he ought not, was that it was his patient's choice.
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