Surgeon stabbed in hospital attack

A top transplant specialist has undergone emergency surgery after being stabbed in his office on Thursday at a hospital in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province.

Sun Beicheng, head of Jiangsu Province Hospital's liver transplant unit, was stabbed in his left leg and suffered a fractured jaw and mouth lacerations in the attack, which happened at about 8:30 am.

The hospital said the doctor received immediate medical treatment and is in stable condition.