Christopher Duntsch
Christopher Duntsch | |
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| Born | Christopher Daniel Duntsch April 3, 1971 Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Memphis State University (BS) University of Tennessee Health Science Center (MD-PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Convict (current), surgeon (former) |
| Conviction | February 20, 2017 |
| Criminal charge | Injury to an elderly person |
| Penalty | Life with 30 years minimum |
| Imprisoned at | Incarcerated at O. B. Ellis Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, earliest possible parole July 20, 2045 |
Christopher Daniel Duntsch (born April 3, 1971) is a former American neurosurgeon who has been nicknamed Dr. Death for 33 incidents of gross neurosurgical malpractice while working at hospitals in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, which maimed 31 patients and caused 2 deaths. He was accused of injuring 33 out of 38 patients in less than two years. He was allowed to continue practicing because hospital officials and regulators found it hard to believe a surgeon could be so incompetent and dangerous. His license was finally revoked by the Texas Medical Board in 2013. In 2017, Duntsch was convicted of maiming one of his patients and sentenced to life imprisonment.