Christopher Duntsch

Christopher Duntsch
Born
Christopher Daniel Duntsch

(1971-04-03) April 3, 1971 (age 53)
Montana, U.S.
Alma materMemphis State University (BS)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (MD-PhD)
Occupation(s)Convict (current), surgeon (former)
Conviction(s)February 20, 2017
Criminal chargeInjury to an elderly person
PenaltyLife with 30 years minimum
Imprisoned atIncarcerated 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)[1] is a former American neurosurgeon who has been nicknamed Dr. D. and Dr. Death[2] 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.[3] He was accused of injuring 33 out of 38 patients in less than two years – a track record so unlikely that hospital administrators and district attorneys simply felt that it was too unbelievable to be true, allowing Duntsch to continue to practice before his license was revoked by the Texas Medical Board, and to avoid prosecution for years.[4][5] In 2017, Duntsch was convicted of maiming one of his patients and sentenced to life imprisonment.[6]

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  6. ^ "Former Neurosurgeon Faces Life In Prison After Guilty Verdict". CBS Dallas / Fort Worth. February 14, 2017. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.