The Unconscionable Crimes Of Dr. Christopher Duntsch

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Between May 2011 and June 2013 Dr Christopher Duntsch performed surgery on 38 people. 32 were left with life changing injuries, in some cases completely paralysed, and 2 would die.
This case for many reasons is nothing short of frightening, and contemplating the amount of damage caused by one person in such a position of trust and power is hard to fathom...
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[@jello4835]

The fact that he was caught with drugs and alcohol at work and did not immediately lose his license is completely insane

[@roostersideburns3440]

is like a thin blue surgical smock

[@elliesaailem777]

I CAME TO SAY THIS! AND YES , I AM SHOUTING!

[@elliesaailem777]

The things doctors do and get away with is appalling. Even at study level. My friend just told me now that his final practical exam was cancelled merely because there are too many students. 😮

[@phillipproussier3723]

Nothing that happened in this case is by chance. The system is deliberately designed this way. It's on purpose. The period 2020 - 2023 proves this.

[@phillipproussier3723]

The period between 2020 and 2023 proves that nothing in this particular case was by chance. 😉

[@piacastagnini]

His father saying 'he has lost everything', meanwhile patients lost their lives, the use of their bodies... Truly despicable.

[@shinyam75]

Yeah, the nerve of the d father to portray his son as the victim. He should be apologizing to the real victims, and condemning his son

[@snogglewort1]

If this monstrosity of a human was my son, no way I would even acknowledge his existence let alone admit to bringing him into the world

[@edwinreyes387]

Evil doctor

[@nixpuk75]

I could hardly believe my ears! And without a hint of irony too. Another enabler who supports his narcissist offspring, despite their horrendous deeds. Parents are often blind to their children's failings but the arrogance of the son was clearly nurtured in the parenting style of the father

[@beatrijsvannuffel1922]

​Your intro is so wrong...putting this into our throuth. 🤑

[@Sbamabelle]

He medically decapitated his best friend, Jerry. They couldn't move his head at all because his blood pressure would drop into the teens. The fact that fellow doctors reported him and nothing was done for a long time is mind blowing.

[@ivafrosh7675]

I find it incredibly scary that he was the FIRST physician charged of a crime and sentenced. That is insane.

[@Ruth58969]

In the UK they can be charged with crimes. We don't have a private system here tho and they are more accountable. As someone who has had brain surgery twice am glad I don't live in the US.

[@deadcarnivora8648]

She said he was the first doctor charged and sentenced to life in the US Im sure there are a number of doctors with various jail sentences for some crime or another.

[@ebonylady]

​@@Ruth58969Well, we can say the same thing with regards to our military...which ranks #1 in the world. As far as holding your doctors to anything didn't a British physician unalive at least 250 patients before he was caught? Your system is jacked up too.

[@HoneyDoll894]

There's a good episode of Last week tonight which goes into the horrible situation of US medical boards and how doctors can escape responsibility even when they do unhinged things (one example was a surgeon pumping formaldehyde directly into a patient's spine)

[@fubarusdilligaficus3096]

I honestly think every nurse and doctor who witnessed what he was doing and said nothing should be fired and sued too. Those poor people..

[@lauravalle3766]

They likely all said something. How do you think they have all this information? Often reports are overlooked or downplayed. I’ve submitted a report on a MD who put a patient’s life at risk and received a letter that their “investigation” did not find unsafe practice. I reported one MD that flew into rages and threw things around the OR. Not until he threatened another staff member was he addressed and only received mandated anger management training. It’s so very challenging to get a hospital to act against physicians. Look at this case - 2 peer physician surgeons couldn’t even compel the hospitals to take action!

[@Vexarax]

they were pretty much _all_ trying to speak out against him, but the medical board not only refused to listen, they started threatening the jobs of the people trying to speak out. I listened to an in-depth investigation about this years ago, which had interviews with the people who were trying to stop him, and it was pretty much a never-ending nightmare of hoops they had to jump through, only to be stonewalled and told investigations would be opened on _them_ if they didn't shut up D:

[@erinsmith1819]

yes!!! i agree, countless people saw what he was doing, they all have a small part of guilt in this. Had they spoke up at first maybe the two who passed may be alive. this is just so terrible and SCARY!!!

[@kwlee4190]

I'm a nurse and worked previously in a hospital which had an aging specialist who was slowly losing his faculties but never wanted to retire, many nurses spoke up (which takes a lot of courage as you have to still work with them and keep your job!) They were ignored for nearly a year by the hospital, a couple of doctor colleagues tried to speak directly with the specialist but he was very defensive and denied any issues. It was only after he died that complaints were taken seriously and the hospital was held to account... Including the colleagues/ nurses who tried to intervene having to speak at an inquiry. The hospital had to do a massive recall of patients going back about 18 months. There is definitely a real power imbalance in hospitals, especially surgeons! It's really not as simple as you're saying, and you certainly don't know how many of them tried to do something.

[@Ryuushin]

But they did report? He was investigated and drug tests would never happen or he would say he's pleading the 5th..

[@chelseaannemayte]

The fact one surgeon who had to fix his monstrosities genuinely thought he was a fraud who snuck into the operating room is bone chilling.

[@hb3801]

It is more bone chilling that that SOB surgeon who saw what was happening didn't press charges immediately and see to it that Duntsch never practiced again.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

That's terrifying. My little brother found out he had a pituitary gland tumor and they decided to do neuro surgery.. it was scary but we had no idea that it would go badly. He hemorrhaged during the operation and he almost bled to death because they couldn't get the bleeding to stop.. before they decided to do the surgery up through his nose and cut into the bottom of his skull to get to the Pituitary Gland. It seemed like a good choice but it turned out to be a main factor at what made it so difficult for them to get things under control once his bleeding got out of control. So me and my parents were in the waiting room for an operation they said will take an hour & a half max. We ended up being in the waiting room for nearly 5 & a half hours. We literally thought we were going to lose him. He was only 22yrs old. Thank God they eventually were able to get things under control but my brother had to be placed into the neuro ICU for 2+ weeks. Most of the people in that unit were non verbal & in really bad shape... *One of the hardest things was the medical professionals insisted that we do not tell him what happened for the first entire day after the surgery... You have no idea how bad i wanted to scream & just be able to comfort my brother. He literally came back to inside this neuro ICU that looked like a cement prison cell/mental hospital & the nurses were also sworn to not inform him of anything yet because the doctors thought he would get too upset and possibly cause the bleeding to start again.. but even tho we didn't inform him, he was still very stressed, annoyed that no one would tell him what was going on.. nothing. Even tho he was politely asking and aware enough to let anything sink in.. the fact they treated him like he couldn't hear the truth affected him more than if we just told him what was going on. *I know this because once we were able to calmly talk to him like he was a human that can intelligently understand what's going on.. He started to get better (given the very difficult situation) he at least didn't feel like everyone was treating him like he was crazy or not capable of comprehension... Honestly it was just an extra added piece to this huge operation gone wrong.. I'm glad my brother survived but now he deals with chronic headaches that are such a consistent part of his life. They've tried all these new meds for chronic migraines but none have worked at all and since the first neurosurgeon's operation went so wrong.. no other doctor has been willing to do anything for him. In a way, i can understand the risk of taking something like that on but it's really affected his quality of life.

[@scientistatwork4667]

I suspect Duntsch has lied/exaggerated about his qualifications and training. In the documentary a victim of his botched surgery mentioned they found a large gap of time missing during his academic training. It's not clear if this training was ever completed or what part of the curriculum was involved. Given his apparent lack of knowledge of human anatomy and physiology my guess is he was lacking very fundamental background. He may have been book smart but couldn't perform in practice......then add booze and cocaine into the equation! What a catastrophe!

[@brandi2080]

I work in the operating room and there is absolutely no way we would ever allow someone we didn't know or credentials double checked in the operating room much less to perform a procedure. I would also think it extremely difficult to forge credentials. This is a sad story of drugs and negligence. Wow

[@skin2117]

​@@hb3801 And what about the medical facilities that green lighted this surgeon. What, 40 some percent of hospitals do not report bad doctors. Something needs to be done to stop this. Maybe a national data base listing every doctor and each and every operation performed and the performance or end result.

[@cindytucker3065]

Any decent physician does NOT need to advertise on television!!! I'm in tears at the butchery performed on these patients! 😭

[@TheCaptainConway]

This is why hospitals shouldn't be run for profit. Mad props to the guys who called him out and kept pushing for further action against Duntsch.

[@cattinkerbell4946]

The support this serial killer got from the hospitals speaks volumes about the botched system.

[@andreah6379]

🎯!! How few ppl here are mentioning our nightmarish, totally f'd up medical system is in our country--that this one doctor is bringing to our attention, is not even being mentioned as a problem...wtf. Really. Notice how the narrator brought up the fact that Texas changed it's Tort Laws & that alone caused personal injury cases to drop by 1/2!!! And that no attorney wanted Dunsch's patients!! I mean, how sick is our "healthcare" system that we are the only developed country in the world that let this happen?? Not only that, but adding to our problems are the (most likely) privately run hospitals that refused to take the proper action against a known criminal, not even to fire him for fear their own reputation (meaning their own profit-$$$$) would suffer, is also a major problem in America. USA=$$$$ over lives.

[@CoreDump451]

$$$$

[@TheSquad4life]

This! That was the most troubling part . That was what had me so shocked. Serial killers / especially incompetence is a dime a dozen but I always thought the system would catch them .

[@nicholashord144]

Move to north Korea or Russia and see what their healthcare is like. Or better yet, Mexico. There's bad people in every single profession on earth. That doesn't mean or healthcare sucks. We have the best doctors and surgeons on earth.

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

TEXAS.

[@augustvukosovich4683]

I'm a nurse, and I want to thank the two doctors who called this psycho out. Thank you both for not letting him hurt any more of our beautiful patients.

[@christinap-c]

I would love to have a nurse like you who regards patients this way. ❤

[@MsMaxine306]

Do you think it's a bit odd they didn't report him earlier?

[@kalitheamare]

Every single doctor who closed their eyes and did not denounce this psychopath should be behind bars. Sadly, doctors always stick together

[@sandrastevens4418]

Thank you for being a nurse. I sadly have been in hospital for to many surgeries. My last surgery has completely changed my life and not for the better. It is the nurses and nurse assistants who do all the heavy lifting.

[@Hypnobunny1]

I was a nursing assistant loved my job sadly I had to l take early retirement due to having cancer. All nurses are amazing people Angels in human form

[@celiarose5103]

As someone who has lived and breathed what it's like to go through med school, etc., I can 100% confidently say that you do not need to be a good person to be a doctor.

[@beaulieuc8910]

interesting

[@MrRabbitTube]

A lot of them are narcissistic psychopaths.

[@terrigodmother]

How did this man ever get recommended by so many other doctors??? How could he possibly have been "highly respected"? Was it all based on is own word for how wonderful he was? Unbelievable that this man could have been thought so highly of when he was leaving nothing but death and destruction behind him.

[@leslieoconnor5547]

That final stat is incomprehensible - he performed 38 operations and 32 of those patients were left with life-changing injuries. Almost 85%. It's absolutely staggering that he wasn't stopped much, much sooner. Human life meant so little to this man. If that's not evil, I don't know what is.

[@barneyronnie]

Dr. Mengele was worse, but had a captive patient population...😮.

[@TeriHuebert-tq7kf]

You forgot to add in the three he killed. That makes thirty five out of thirty eight that he fouled up. Incredible!!

[@andreah6379]

Did you catch the part about "no lawyers wanted to touch these cases."??? Because Tort Law was changed in Texas so that however you were hurt, the amount awarded was MUCH LESS, & that means fewer lawyers wanting to take those cases! Also means, that same sociopathic POC could go on again to kill and maim more ppl. Add to this nightmare, hospitals--most likely privately owned & run refusing to take the proper action to fire and/or sue this vile excuse for a human because the CEOs on the hospital board of directors didn't want to ruin THEIR reputation!?! WTF is wrong with our country that $$$$$$ rules our lives, is more important than our lives??? What other developed country in the world has a for-profit healthcare system? NONE.

[@The1adventurebound]

And the hospitals. They're just as culpable. People complain long and loud about police corruption, but the medical community is much worse about failing to discipline one of their own.

[@bettyhoskins-qt5wq]

Apparently lives didn’t mean much to the medical staff working with the idiot.

[@JohnBoyBeattie]

Can’t believe his dad had the nerve to say his son lost everything when there are people who lost their life because of him

[@MsNooneinparticular]

Well we know where he got his demented, entitled attitude don't we?

[@chipispowdercoatingcharles8444]

This guy is a monster. I had a back surgery I was tortured by the surgeons assistant nurse given no pain medicine after the surgery I was in unbelievable pain. I was given one 5mg percocet per 24 hours and was in a great deal of pain the hospital called her she was at a party so she came in to my room the next day and started accessing me a as being a drug addic in full view of my room mate. I don't care if somebody is a full blow heroin addict nobody should be tortured by a egotistical nutcase. I should have sued but I ended up ok and appreciated the surgeons work so I let it be

[@andreah6379]

How do you think a vile, egotistical drug-abusing murderous doctor is created in the 1st place? Just look at the parents!! Not all, but more often than not, a sociopath that Christopher Dunsch is started off in life as feeling he could do no wrong, & had strong feeling of personal entitlement owed to him. That's the way he was raised! I would bet he got away with his father, atleast, always making excuses for all his son's mistakes or crimes. I'm not shocked his father said that. I would have expected that.

[@oasisfani8353]

@@chipispowdercoatingcharles8444 Oh no. That´s horrible. I´m a nurse and i have a illness that causes pain to me all the time and i think because of this i´m a even better nurse. I don´t ever underestimate somebody´s pain. EVER. Pain is something that should be taken very seriously. People has different tolerance´s for pain. I have bad. And when ever patient tell me they are in pain i get them painkiller. Of course i watch allergies etc. and that they don´t get it too much.

[@andreah6379]

Duntsch carried his "demolition ball" into every surgery, true but who were the real killers here? How about the greedy for-profit private Equity owned hospitals that repeatedly let Duntsch go unscathed with a letter of recommendation on the way out their door??! Or how about Governor Rick Perry looking out for big money businesses and changing Texas Tort Laws so that personal injury cases dropped by 1/2??!! Did you hear the narrator when she said, "No lawyer wanted to take cases from Dr. Duntsch." Of course they didn't! Tort law awards were dramatically decreased which serves & protects only the guilty, like Duntsch & the greedy hospitals.

[@christopherscottcarpenter]

This is the scariest true crime story I've ever heard. People throw the word "horrifying" around a lot these days, but this left such a visceral feeling of dread in my gut that I had to go for a walk. To play butcher in an operating room - the true terror is the fragility of the facade of order in life.

[@beaulieuc8910]

i agree, it is too much

[@85mdelara]

Are we supposed to do our own background check on our doctors and surgeons to make sure we’re going to be treated by REAL doctors?!? This is so unbelievable! How could this happen for so long. I hope they also sue all the hospitals that allow him to work.

[@amberdavis2437]

Yes you need to know who is doing surgery on you and if they have any deaths under their belt

[@swebber]

Even then medical administration will make negatives go away.

[@Naaah101]

Agreed. Outrageous system.

[@bettyechols6405]

You can't research your doctor if the hospital keeps covering for him

[@JackieBlue65]

Yes

[@Simply_Me_AND]

His friend knowing his drug and alcohol use, still allowed him to perform surgery on him, my god.

[@margaretwhittaker2291]

yes, I couldn't understand that either?!

[@TwinBleaks]

Maybe he offered to pay some of the cost for him or something 😕

[@jmary10040]

And boy did he pay the price

[@MVSstudios]

Cocaine is one hell of a drug

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

the male ego.

[@Tuberuser187]

How the hell was a surgeon that couldn't manage to do a surgery that first year resident can master considered "highly regarded"?

[@astrialindah2773]

I think it's because it's a badge of honor for the hospital to be able to say they have this great neurosurgeon on their list of personnel 😳

[@jkim1241]

Money thats how lol the hospitals dont give af about two people dying if it means saving their reputation

[@ellepwnzstevedaily]

Lies and no due diligence. The podcast, Dr. Death, goes more deeply into his time in med school and talks more about some of these cases, including the bff he maimed and never went to visit. It’s all so shocking. Our medical oversight in this state is a fucking joke. Tennessee might have been the state that licensed him and set him free on the world, but Texas and our shitty low/no regulation of industry empowered him to do what he did.

[@emilynicholson128]

It’s also important to remember that this guy most likely had a personality disorder of some sort and those kinds of people can be extremely manipulative. I have an aunt with ASPD and we were warned that no matter how smart you think you are, you’re still vulnerable.

[@lovelessshin3]

This is actually my question too, I get that surgeons can't save everyone and granted there's no database to check for malpracrice but I don't know why a "highly regarded" neurosurgeon wouldn't have nasty rumors in the people within the medical community.

[@cewe2003]

I cannot believe those hospitals allowed him to quietly leave under good standing. He gave those people life-altering injuries and even killed 2 people yet no one reported him to the board and was able to continue to practice. This is utterly disturbing.

[@-notmycat]

This seems to be shockingly common occurrence. Hospitals should be held responsible for failing to act. Pretty much every video about nurse/doctor killer has the same thing happening. People notice something is not right, they report it and management ignores the issues. When it becomes too much, they quietly remove the medical personnel, give them good resume and it starts again in another hospital. The hospital is always trying to protect it's reputation, denying any wrong doings.

[@aliced7505]

Two doctors - only two - had integrity in this tale of horror.

[@JRKonungrinn]

Every hospital administrator who let him continue working, and every hospital administration that let him leave without firing & reporting him, should be in prison.

[@meganpopple9100]

It is very possible that they were quietly removed from their positions after the trial. I’ve seen it happen in every field and it even happened in this case with Dunsch being quietly asked to resign.

[@TeamCat1128]

Shame on the Texas medical board for sleeping on the job and for the medical school who allowed him to graduate. Huge accolades to Drs Kirby and Henderson for being the only two with the courage to stand up for patients. So many more would’ve been hurt/killed.

[@Noodlepunk]

I brought this up to people before about this cause everyone worries about police encounters. When medical malpractice is third cause of death of Americans. I just we paid more attention to it, many deaths could be prevented. If we investigated how they happened and if they are preventable.

[@outlawJosieFox]

I hope the affected can sue the pants off of both of those failed institutions. I hope they get squillions.

[@outlawJosieFox]

​@@NoodlepunkNational Health System here in the UK is by no means perfect but at least it's a joined up national institution.

[@kelleyboyles1715]

Shame on every state that looks the other direction..

[@matthewhendy5785]

Exactly. Spot on.

[@jenniferramos5333]

Long time RN here …and also permanently injured/disabled by a neurosurgeon 🙋🏼‍♀️. This happens far more than what people think…doctors are very hard to not only lodge complaints about, but also to pursue or win malpractice lawsuits against ! Im very sad that so many patients were injured & died . I watched a show about this doctor while I was going through the beginning of my ordeal. I was lucky…I am walking, not paralyzed or dead (obviously ) - but in constant pain, now disabled & my life has been forever changed! I was fortunate to find an amazing surgeon who did an extensive revision of the original surgery. Many may not know that doctors do not like getting involved in “other doctors messes” !! Hospitals will let you know that “doctors make them money”…and nurses /other staff do not ! It’s very scary to be a patient …even worse when you know what can & does happen ! Hope this doctor rots in prison !!

[@csc8697]

CST here & you are exactly correct.

[@beaulieuc8910]

interesting, very enlightening

[@drusidora6840]

Thats scary 😢😢😢 now im gonna think twice to have any surgery

[@BunnyQueen97]

This should be a movie, a horror movie, it’s ABSOLUTELY insane. Good reminder to all of us to never be too afraid to back out of a procedure that feels iffy.

[@kimmyfreak200]

exactly i want like 8 million people to see this story...its what i've said for 20 years...i suffer from chronic pain...these doctors do exist!.

[@desertdaisymarie6951]

It's a mini series..

[@andreabrava6899]

​@@desertdaisymarie6951where? What is it called?

[@chillvibes357]

​@@andreabrava6899 Dr Death

[@MS-ep2cq]

Dr death I think

[@thelegendrubyrodd]

So everyone around him knew of his drug habit and what his profession is and NONE OF THEM ever said anything to anyone to make sure patients were safe?! Bruv!!!

[@thetruthhurts3318]

Exactly probably because some of them did drugs also … I honestly wouldn’t be surprised 🤔🤔🤔

[@justnoted2995]

Yeah, hypocrites and money protectors.. they've thrown Hippocrates long time ago

[@hb3801]

The medical profession is like the mafia. They keep all the dirt inside the family and don't let the outsiders know.

[@Katie-vy5rd]

I as a nurse can't even comprehend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why did those surgeons that saw the botched surgeries not say anything???????????????????????????

[@chocolatechips.]

I was thinking the same thing. Isn't coke illegal? So why not call your supervisor or the police

[@milk11111]

The hospitals and the police have the same code of silence. It scares me.

[@nathanirby4273]

Well we have a broken medical system, and a broken police system...both need to be heavily reformed

[@beaulieuc8910]

well said

[@Bellymeatman]

Lying on a resume should have been a huge red flag and given that lives are at stake it borders on criminal that due diligence wasn’t done.

[@closingthedivide1187]

This piece of journalistic work documenting this story was brilliantly done! Thank you so much for sharing this.. Kudos to Dr. Randall Kirby and Dr. Henderson who stood up and sounded the alarm in the medical community and whose courage helped keep a sociopath from maiming and destroying the lives and dignity of countless patients.

[@MemphisBrown-wy9es]

not questioned, not berated, not punished, not stopped, allowed to resign without consequence, allowed to carry on without question, allowed to keep his good reputation, allowed to keep operating, every nurse, every doctor, every medical facility allowed this butcher to carry on😮 no one wanted to do the right thing except a real doctor Kirby👍RIP to the medical victims and to the survivors much peace and love❤❤

[@illmawomble479]

So true. He could have been stopped earlier. A massive cover up and yet they say the patients are their priority

[@Vexarax]

what scares me is... how many other 'doctors' exactly like this are out there, who just haven't been stopped yet? For years, many were trying to put a stop to his behaviour, nurses, doctors and surgeons all speaking out, but the medical board kept stonewalling them and ended up threatening _them_ with investigation and losing their jobs etc if they didn't stop making noise D:

[@BronnyJames2025MVP]

That’s the result of having for-profit hospitals. It’s immorality and evil.

[@divinecommerce3912]

The OR is a culture where everyone covers for each other because nobody wants to be complicit. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES YOU'LL WAKE UP. READ THAT TWICE BEFORE SCHEDULING YOUR NEXT SURGERY...

[@cathybassett6432]

Well said.

[@daniellecampbell5894]

His dad standing up for him, I couldn't help but think " he literally ruined people's lives, and killed people. So what if he lost his family and his job, he can atleast stand up and not be in excruciating pain."

[@AngelaMerici12]

The father is the root of all these. Not that is to blame but daamn. Who could defend this if not another monster?

[@johndavis9432]

That was sickening.Unfortunately in this country behavior like that from family members is common.They even defend murderers even when there's a tremendous amount of evidence proving their guilt.

[@christinabahr2034]

@@AngelaMerici12 This family is as repulsive as that of Brock Turner

[@beaulieuc8910]

classicic parent enabler

[@Goldensunsetphoto]

The fact that this is the first time a surgeon/doctor has been held criminally liable for their actions is absolutely horrifying

[@tatianaquiroz4615]

What caught my eye is that Baylor Hospital basically covered up his malpractice after several medical experts reported this man. The hospital should be held accountable. Other hospital had similar outcomes and allowed this man to leave quietly rather than reporting him to the medical board to have his license removed. One thing for sure he should have never been allowed back into residency due to his low number of practicing during that time. All of this could have been prevented from the beginning. I had one doctor I went to where I saw how cocky he was. I knew something was off and left the practice.

[@nathanmiller8213]

Problem is that thanks to "tort reform" occuring there's no financial incentive for the hospital to do the right thing as they don't pay a penalty for what they did (they're capped at only $250,000 per case per Texas law)

[@anastasiabeaverhausen516]

As someone who is disabled after having 5 back surgeries, this one is painful to watch. My first surgeon did more harm than good. Then came the repairs by an excellent neurosurgeon. I feel this so much. The unremitting chronic pain is overwhelming.

[@littlebitlost]

I've had severe back problems for decades. Years ago I had injured myself so badly that I had to have a catheter put in. Couldn't stand, walk, or even sit. I had an excellent neurosurgeon that told me how it was... he told me that my back is so bad that I should never let anyone operate. That I'd still be in pain and need multiple surgeries and risk paralysis. Two weeks of inpatient therapy, I was back on my feet. I've always remembered his words and am very glad I did.

[@divinecommerce3912]

I'm making amazing progress in physical therapy for a spine injury. I said NO to surgery or opiates and I go through hours of painful therapy instead. But it's the safest way to heal.

[@fernfunk]

wow. how is your back now? so by inpatient you mean physio and exercises? which type of exercises helped you if you don't mind me asking? 🙏🏼

[@seafoambeachcomb]

I am so sorry to hear this. I decided long ago that I won't ever get back or neck surgery. Even though I've had chronic back & neck pain for 30 yrs now, due to being bucked off & trampled by a horse. I so wish I could go back & not ride but I just try to deal with it. No opioids since I was on them before by a pain mgmt dr & got addicted badly. This video makes me cringe. worst nightmare stuff.

[@pv2639]

Of course

[@mariajara8165]

The sad and frustrated thing is that he is not the only doctor who has and is doing this

[@christinap-c]

Absolutely.

[@barneyronnie]

Very few accredited residencies produce such an incompetent physician. I doubt that he was board certified!

[@Always_Thinking]

Hospitals are afraid to report bad doctors for fear of a defamation lawsuit!

[@michelledill5332]

As a person who has suffered with severe chronic pain for 20+ years, due to a doctor's negligence, I feel so deeply for these victims and thier families. 😢

[@_M_a_r_t_i_n_M]

Wow, how he kept his medical license after the FIRST fuckup is beyond me.. How IT WAS ALLOWED that he UTTERLY RUINED SO MANY is beyond me and others, in higher positions than him NEED to be held accountable for this. I am about to go into hospital tomorrow and I will be in for a few days, and now I am fucking terrified, and I am not even getting any surgery done..

[@pou618]

Why aren't the hospitals held accountable? They just kept kicking him down the road. AND they kept highly recommending him highly to patients.

[@louuj6058]

The amount of missed opportunities to stop him (in this day and age) is just BEYOND BELIEF. I feel so sickened and angry for all the victims. Thank you for covering it so efficiently as usual.

[@redmare1746]

It is terrifying to know how long this man was allowed to do surgery and how difficult it was to stop him. My heart goes out to all his victims and their families.

[@rachaelcourtnell7275]

This is why doctors should not be in charge of investigating other doctors. There will never be any change until specialised investigators look at doctors/surgeons.

[@ruthmay9868]

All those who kept silent regarding this maniac are to blame too. They kept silent to save their hospital/clinic reputation and to prevent getting sued. They are equally guilty.

[@midnightmadness5307]

I agree one hundred and fifty percent~

[@andreah6379]

Recall, too, that the narrator mentioned Tort Law changed in Texas & that caused personal injury cases to drop by 1/2, too!! When these patients couldn't even get an attorney to help them, that means the change in Tort Law that Texas politicians passed protected the guilty and more often than not--the greedy rich like Dunsch to keep maiming & killing, unfettered.

[@phillip2763]

This story is so frustrating because there are a lot of people to blame for this situation. Don't tell the police where your buddy got his pot? "CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE THE DRUG LAWS". Knowingly allow your buddy to kill while on the job? "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO 🤷"

[@annohalloran6020]

Profits uber alles

[@raymaharaj4502]

WHY is he considered "a highly respected doctor " tho?????? If he's ticked this many people's surgeries up in soo little time WHO considers him as "highly respected "??????

[@whatever-fj1zh]

white male privilege - they took his word for it

[@emeraldemerald6459]

My thoughts exactly

[@littlelotus2003]

Money talk.

[@vrubio1388]

Per himself as that commercial said. That's disgusting

[@cassandrarocha7369]

“Well I don’t know what to tell you about that”🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@Magikalic]

this was a solid hour of just "I don't know how this can get any worse...oh yeah, it can."

[@mommyshark1124]

It's astounding, dude. No one could ever convince me that these hospitals didn't know or hear "whispers"

[@sallyjanepreston]

The conspiracy of silence and closing of ranks when these 'esteemed' professional's work is criticised, is nauseating. They should not be considered as untouchables.

[@PianoGesang]

My late father used to call them the mafia in white clothing.

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

Doctors didn't close rank. Administrators did. Doctors were the ones to out this piece of shit

[@babayaga4320]

I think my jaw stayed dropped for this entire video, it's just unbelievable that something like this could happen, that one rouge surgeon could go on ruining people's lives, and killing others, for that long, without consequence, it's mind blowing.

[@user-ut8xx9fw6c]

Rogue, darling!

[@Ruintheus]

Imagine how many doctors are practicing right now who malpractice and do things like this doctor just a little less egregiously. God, it's scary seeing how protected they'll be, how many mistakes they're allowed to make, how many second chances come their way. If I didn't know any better, what's better than the salary of doctors, is their protection and social standing!

[@lanaivanovic5272]

Exactly, jaw dropped. My dear god!

[@terrypussypower]

A “rouge” surgeon? Was he a cross-dresser? Or just ruddy cheeked?

[@donnamillermcnutt]

This is mortifying and UNACCEPTABLE on so many levels!!!! Every hospital involved should be held accountable!!!!

[@BlueMoiraine]

All hospitals that made him "resign" instead of firing him and filing a complaint with the ACP are partially responsible for those patients suffering (after it was realized that something shifty was going on).

[@alisonpayne6140]

I think that everyone blaming the other surgeons need to remember that often they do report things, repeatedly, but its the hospital boards that like to sweep things under the rug. Look at the UK nurse Lucy Letby, many of her co-worker's did report their concerns to higher ups, but the board just moved her around. Also often nurses are bullied to feel like they can't speak out against surgeons, especially not highly regarded ones. It's the systems as a whole that need to be changed to make these things be addressed more seriously.

[@everlynevins]

Maybe his father forgot about the lives his son destroyed. You know, people who had their lives taken. But oh no, his son lost his job!

[@candice_ecidnac]

No, i doubt the father cares. Remember he raised a monster. The father is probably just as bad with ego and lack of conscience.

[@agnediciuniene9861]

Like father, like son. His father doesn't care.

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

This is so incredibly well researched and put together. Thank you 💕 Sadly, the medical profession still today close ranks around their own in both UK and US and doubtless in other countries as well. Absolutely terrifying.

[@user-yz6do4iq9f]

Ive had two major operations last year and the thought of having a doctor like him is terrifying😢

[@SnowWhite717_]

My stomach was in a knot the whole time and I just started feeling nauseous. These poor people! I can’t believe this was allowed to go on for years and he was able to fool EVERYONE. My heart goes out to all of his victims. I’m still speechless ❤

[@MaryDoyle-xl2ri]

❤️❤️

[@MsMaxine306]

Your stomach too?!!! I found myself pausing the video just to digest what I just heard a few seconds before!!! What's worst than chronic back pain?

[@ElizabethGrindon]

That happened to me too. Nauseated.

[@curioustruthteller8510]

I can't believe poor Dr Kirby's frustration. He was probably wanting to SCREAM at having to constantly fix this maniacs mistakes! He's right when he says "this wasn't a procedure. This was attempted murder!!" He probably felt so alone in trying to stop Duntsch! The poor living victims! The pain and suffering they are now going through when they already felt their pain was worth a risky surgery and now the nightmare of it being even worse! Makes me sick. The poor families who lost their loved ones, it breaks my heart. I just have to thank Doctors like Dr Kirby who CARE and will take on maniacs like Duntsch even when being threatened with a lawsuit from him. This case was INFURIATING to watch!!!

[@DedeMager-ig6he]

Making gobs of money fixing for all that time though? Yes.

[@ravenID429]

@@DedeMager-ig6heWhat?

[@jimena6194]

@@DedeMager-ig6hehe would’ve made that money regardless of whether it was to fix duntsch’s work or to care for his own patients.

[@irhonda31]

@@DedeMager-ig6heWhat a misguided comment! I bet you want to be paid for your work.

[@karenstyles2623]

😮😮 many doctors are sued and fired cause they have no idea 💡 what they are doing.

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

Thank you, I've heard of this surgeon but never in such detail. This was excellent reporting. My heart goes out to all the victims and their families. Greetings from South Africa

[@sventer198]

Finally! A doctor held accountable! May the others realise they are not above a life sentence now.

[@lawliet6910]

My mom was also hurt by a surgeon and eventually passed as a result of the multiple subsequent surgeries. I hate how some surgeons see patients as expendable or to-blame for [the surgeons'] own incompetence and arrogance.

[@samle9131]

Sad for your lost. My condolences. I used to live in that area during those time and my mother and I both had surgery but thankfully it wasn't done by this mf and it was successfully done. It's absurd how the law works to let this guy destroy so many lives. I hope you can heal from your pain and this is also why I don't trust doctors.

[@MaryDoyle-xl2ri]

🙏🙏❤️

[@barneyronnie]

Most surgeons are capable and competent. My orthopedic surgeon did a spectacular job on my compound fractured tibia/fibula (ankle). Another important factor is one's ability to assess the character of their providers.

[@RaeBattleRapsMood]

The cases are often covered up by hospitals for liability reasons. They ask them to resign and these doctors are hired again. Scary

[@joelawrence56]

totally!

[@revenant_scot]

Wow. This story has blown me away. As a Scot, I can't help but look at this and dissociate it from the private nature of healthcare in the US. There is so much I find extraordinary, unwholesome, bizarre, and disgusting about it. From surgeons with 'privileges' in multiple hospitals concurrently, which is clearly a cash cow, to doctors advertising on television and an actual TV channel about / promoting particular doctors, the money appears to come ahead of proper patient care every time. That's so alien and disturbing. I'm horrified that the hospitals themselves instead of firing and reporting him, which could have stopped at least some of these patients from suffering at this guy's hands, demanded his resignation. I can't look at that any other way than to believe the hospitals are utterly negligent and were trying desperately to cover it up and protect their own backsides. Their statements about quality patient care are utterly hollow and meaningless. I'm delighted there are civil cases against the hospitals and hope they are made to pay dearly for their part in this horror story. I'm astonished at the figures of the number of active doctors with shady histories and the percentage of hospitals that would not report malpractice. I'm amazed that this guy is seemingly the first to be prosecuted in this manner in the whole of the US. When a system puts money first and hospitals / managers put themselves first, patient care, which should be front and centre, is never going to be a priority. To be clear, I'm not saying that medical malpractice doesn't happen on this side of the Atlantic. Of course it does. Sometimes it's too hard to get nurses and clinicians that are under scrutiny, especially from licensed colleagues, removed from clinical duties. However, I can think of several high profile cases of clinical staff that have been prosecuted and convicted, particularly when there are patterns of suspicious deaths under their care. Rightly so. We're not perfect by any means but I struggle to believe that a 'doctor' such as this would be allowed to bounce around between hospitals without whistleblowers being taken seriously or investigation. Pretty much every element of this story sucks and is so very wrong. Thank goodness for those two tenacious, honourable doctors who refused to let this go.

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

Thank you Dr. Kirby for standing up for what is right. I sincerely hope Duntsch’s family, in every aspect of their lives has people help them as their son helped people.🙏🏼

[@ahmiyaclayton4045]

The hospitals should be charged and sued too 🤬

[@CarriedAwayChannel]

I’ve never been so happy with my neurosurgeon! I’ve had 2 very successful neck and back surgeries and cannot imagine more pain coming from a procedure than when you go in. I woke up feeling better each time, even years later. Thank God I never encountered this surgeon!

[@m_christine1070]

Who is your neurosurgeon.

[@allenaramirez8857]

That's what I was thinking I thank God for the neurosurgeon my mom had for her tumor he always went through and told us everything he planned on doing checked on her all the time to make sure she was doing good in hospital when he was around he is excellent!

[@duerremueller3609]

As someone who was also a victim of botched surgery from a surgeon who unfortunately got away with it I was so relieved to see that this monster got life in prison - what he did is absolutely unforgiveable

[@ellemmenn2930]

As a medical practitioner, this one was horrifying, this whole story gave me massive anxiety… the whole reporting within the medical system needs to be massively updated and changed, this cannot happen again

[@mimirivs]

insane how long this psycho was allowed to practice and keep his license 🤯

[@inkompetenzkompensationsko4188]

No one can convince me he actually passed med school. All the mistakes he did just by not knowing basic anatomy are just too many. Alternatively, be actually did all that knowingly and with intent, but he must have known that this would eventually be found out and for a sadist who would want to continue his deeds that sounds too stupid to be the goal.

[@Bettinasisrg]

He passed by probably cheating and charm! College is mostly about churning people through as fast as possible and if he is barely competent he could pass. It's about money.

[@doctorposting]

you can easily pass med school and not be able to cut- that’s the point of residency. it sounds like his residency put him through when they should not have- he didn’t have enough surgeries under his belt to have graduated

[@EncompassingChaos6]

On the podcast, Dr. Death, they spoke about how he wanted to go into creating medical devices. This may have been his excuse he used during residency. This, however, is a horrible excuse, and whoever signed off on him should be at fault as well.

[@rosegold8004]

Or he did what he did intentionally.

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

university of memphis

[@KellySilva-pw8qj]

Everyone who witnessed this & all the hospitals that let him just go should ALL be held responsible!!!!

[@omegaroyal]

The hospital is making a financial decision to not report the mal practice (for fear of being sued by the mal practicing doctor). Here is a thought: make hospitals 10 x as liable if they are found guilty of covering up mal practice.

[@merrisl6685]

I agree with his sentence. Furthermore, I believe the fact he didn't realize or acknowledge the gravity of his crimes should mean he must never be released.

[@DeviIInADress]

Absolutely!! What a dangerous man 😢

[@pennybrandon2073]

I agree. How can anyone destroy people's lives like that and still sleep at night?

[@debbynooyen879]

I'm dealing with medical negligence at the moment. Seeing how much doctors get away with is unbelievable, ruining people's lives.

[@barneyronnie]

The majority of physicians are competent, caring and capable; I tend to choose board certified physicians, as well as a careful online investigation. Duntsch was an incompetent sociopath.

[@asmrtpop2676]

@@barneyronnieIf you have money they’ll run tests, if you don’t that care is gone.

[@adamwelch6217]

That's deregulation for you

[@UncleKennybobs]

🇺🇸@@asmrtpop2676

[@yasminesacristan5855]

Shame on everyone who kept quiet. They are just as guilty. It’s unethical how the hospitals who hired him did not check his background either. So I guess anyone may apply.

[@dementedopossum8148]

This is reminiscent of what happened in many cases of patient killing nurses, too. They were sent on to the next hospital and no one said a word.

[@philshoward9340]

This guy is a monster but what he did makes so little sense outside of mental health or drug issues - i don’t even know if he knows what he doing. Maybe he did and he’s a psychopath. But I can say this - EVERY one of those hospital execs that let him resign and be rehired made a clear and calculated decision to let him go quietly and forgo human lives for some profit and hospital reputation. Lock him but there also has to be some sort of consequence for that bs or else we will continue to have these type of cover ups. I literally could not believe how long you went on with the nonsense this psychopath was getting away with….and people let him do it. Thanks to the doctors who spoke up but damn this is disheartening

[@inagaddadavidababy6163]

This guy couldn’t be trusted to change a lightbulb let alone work on a spinal cord. Unbelievable!

[@badbassnine]

Totally agree...I don't work in medicine but honestly in any industry if I saw a colleague do something that was so dangerous/destructive someone I wouldn't be able to finish my shift without doing something tbh would have walked away and go to a senior asap...that's me I don't care if it makes me look like a bitch.if it needs to be called out it needs to be cause I'm not carrying that shit on MY conscience 😅

[@littlebird7383]

The podcast by wondry goes way into it, much much better than this does. His problem was that he had very little practical experience, he did school but he only participated in/watch a few thousand surgeries. There’s a surgeon interviewed (the same one who investigated him iirc) and said he needed about 100 times as many surgeries to study in school to be able to preform the operations he was attempting.

[@JamesCM86]

What were not gonna do is make excuses

[@JamesCM86]

@@littlebird7383weird to find excuses for him? I’m sure HE was aware of his own lack of experience but choose to do what he did anyway, and those that let him should also be held accountable.

[@Sarah-2583]

I worked in a hospital with a doctor like this one. It’s shocking that he was able to ruin the lives of several patients and even killed a few and yet he was demoted to only be able to assist with surgery’s. I couldn’t believe that he was still able to assist. He nicked a patients liver and another patient he nicked her pulmonary artery and she died. It’s shocking!

[@patriciacook3981]

I just got done watching the Netflix series, and I must say, I truly believe I love KZbin and creators like yourself who give it all, no matter how terrible, lowly, disgusting, horrifying information it is. It's not softened for anyone else's feelings. You gave a clear and detailed understanding of this man, and your good at it ❤ thank you for scratching my itch 👍😁

[@TheRealJedidah]

This whole case is chilling. What the lawyer said right before 42:13 is chilling to the bone and speaks volumes I wonder how many other doctors are like this but it’s held under wraps. Wow I really pray for the patients and their families this is sooo sad and devastating. The decite , the pure disregard for human life is heartbreaking even more made he was ALLOWED to do this

[@cali.girllivinnnevada8]

These hospitals need to stop worrying about their reputations and worry about their patients and firing these doctors when they are not doing what they’re supposed to be or trained to do, the fact that he kept operating is ridiculous.

[@ashleyquam]

This! It’s exactly how Lucy Letby was able to kill all those babies

[@kerrylevey8746]

Duntsch deserves his life sentence! His arrogance knew no bounds. I watched the miniseries a few times, plus the episode showing the actual patients, Drs Kirby & Henderson and the prosecutor being interviewed. Truly scary to know this atrocity happened. But what's even worse is the knowledge that it COULD happen again! Who are you supposed to trust!? 🤔

[@NordicaTundra]

Nobody.

[@kerrylevey8746]

@@NordicaTundra Yes, sadly I've come to that same conclusion!

[@Frenchblue8]

How was it that he was so respected at the beginning so sought after??

[@ekno2506]

I am sincerely amazed by the verdict and the people who reached the verdict. A huge respect to all involved im bringing justice to the families who lost their loved ones, anf those patients who survived their surgery but were left with lifelong suffering and physical and mental disabilities. I wish them strength to accept their situation and be able to move on with their lives. ❤

[@robcad8236]

As a rule of thumb: is to not fully trust a Doctor's credentials and DO NOT be intimidated by their scholarly background and experience. And negligence can kill.

[@hb3801]

Anyone with half a brain can do better treating themselves except for acute, severe conditions like an MI, a broken bone, or (maybe) cancer. And I'm not convinced about the cancer, given the abysmal success rate of treatments over the past 70 years.

[@beaulieuc8910]

agreed

[@jamiemiesler322]

I can not believe that none of the hospitals reported him or took the steps to protect the public or other hospitals who didn’t know how bad he was. This sort of thing is so terrifying. One searches for the best surgeon they can find & they get this monster. And of course here in the states we pay a lot of money for insurance & there’s always more out of pocket costs that insurance won’t pay for. I can’t imagine how awful the victims & their families feel.

[@sueaddison9958]

Much the same thing happened to me, when I was 41, 2nd surgery I was nearly 44. The pain is horrific. My Dr is retired now. After my 3nd failed surgery, he sent me home to live a sedentary life, he said he didn't need to see me anymore! That was the year 2000, I've been in unceasing pain since then , I was 44, I'm 67 now and still in terrible pain. I'm Australian. I think back surgery is like an experiment😮 I feel for all of these people, I know how it feels. Ruins quality of life. My Dr was pushing workers compensation patients through his theatre like money bags😠😠😠😠🌏🪐🌕🙏🍀🌺🇦🇺😟😓😐🐝🦋🌷😎🏡🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@RatTaxi]

Thank you, judge. So many people do horrendous things, but only get short sentences. He is a monstrous human being.

[@manuelamootsy6871]

I'm completely astonished by the gravity of the medical board. How could they allow him to continue after so much evidence. Even the nurses knew he was an addict. Omg.....this man was a monster. Absolutely a monster.

[@amodernalchemist432]

Surgical procedures *need* to be recorded so these events can be looked into afterwards, if injury and/or death occurs during or post operation. (Only the the surgical area not the entire body) Every single "knick" from the knife or misplaced surgical screw would be seen if these procedures were recorded.

[@RooiRokBokkie]

Yeah actually. There's no reason why they can't be

[@patriciacurtis8990]

genuinely agree with u 100% full stop

[@amodernalchemist432]

@@RooiRokBokkie absolutely. That's the same thing I thought when I heard about this, a small camera could easily attached somewhere in the vicinity, without obstructing the surgeon in any way. It should be a federal mandate for any major surgery imo.

[@amodernalchemist432]

@@patriciacurtis8990 thanks! Much appreciated

[@CodeOfConduct42]

There’s a podcast series called “Dr. Death” whose first season is about Dr. Duntsch. It’s a great place to learn more about this story, and something they talked about really summed up the ultimate problem with Duntsch. In football practice, he could never accept the fact that he couldn’t do the drills. He would show up everyday, though, trying again and again to get them right, only to no avail. Unfortunately, Duntsch approached neurosurgery with the same attitude he had in football. He just believed that trying again and again, harder and harder, would one day make him better. But just as he was a bad linebacker, Duntsch never once accepted the fact that he was a bad surgeon. Not until the day he was sitting in the courtroom and Dr. Lazaar explained, procedure by procedure, every way he went wrong.

[@tishuanrichards1077]

What a very sad story and so hurtful to listen to. ☹️ Thank God for those two doctors who stood up against him.

[@hiskidkeller]

This is why I avoid hospitals and doctors unless I am in serious need.

[@lewiss626]

My jaw dropped watching this. After each patient i was think... ok this is bad but hopefully the last..... then you kept reading more and more stories. I was gobsmacked.

[@erinthesystem9608]

A NIGHTMARE. It angers me that medical professionals are so well protected while the rest of us are left with so little recourse. Having an excellent case doesn't mean a thing if a person can't find a lawyer who is interested in taking that case.

[@michelledillon6812]

This is a VERY broken system that needs fixing!! All those who knew this surgeons medical negligence need to be held accountable, NOT just the surgeon! I’m so sorry for the victims!!😢

[@chartroy]

After listening to this entire video do any of you think some of his medical crimes were deliberate?? Sure get that feeling…..ugh. How monstrous 😢 😡

[@Vexarax]

oh yes they definitely were deliberate. I watched an 8 hour long documentary/podcast thing a few years ago that contained many interviews with patients, and surgeons/doctors/nurses who had been trying to speak out against him. They said he would randomly snip off ganglia (spinal nerve sacks) with scissors for literally no reason. And would drill screws into muscles and random bones, nowhere near the operation site, and break the tops of the screws off which would make them very difficult to remove. He was _enjoying_ it, imo. A sadist who loved to cause pain and destruction and had the protection of a medical board behind him. He _should_ be considered a sadistic psychopathic serial killer imo rather than a 'bad doctor'.

[@angkeats7111]

The Doctors who worked to have him banned also commented that his "work" went beyond ignorance/inability...some of the things he did wouldn't have been able to be carried out by someone who had no idea what to do.

[@NordicaTundra]

Yes. Definitely.

[@mandymaynard1133]

Yes. Even though during his residency he only had 100 surgeries under his belt it was stated he knew what he was doing by his attendings and co-workers. If he could perform the operations then successfully, also under the influence, he definitely deliberately chose to maim his patients.

[@jeremyandrestevenson2313]

Without a shred of a doubt he's exactly the same as Harold Shipman in the u.k

[@kellykapowski1969]

Personally, I think this video should win an award for excellent storytelling! Job well-done! x

[@MijoShrek]

Seriously, these sisters are really taking their content to another level with these new formats lately. The sheer professional quality from them is just taking everyone else in true crime content to task, lol.

[@sharroberts9083]

I just can't believe the complete and indepth coverage of these stories that are out there, but this is so thorough. Starts at the beginning and take you through the resolution.

[@user-lo5qm5tu8m]

I just cannot process all the unbelievable incompetence of all those who did NOTHING to stop this monsterous murderer, is it all about money and not giving a damm about these poor innocent victims 😢😢 absolutely heartbreaking 💔

[@lilaworley8935]

I've had 2 neurosurgeries. Multiple levels of my spine dissected and fused back together. Listening to what this person did to these people makes me physically nauseated. I suffer every day from the effects of my surgeries and they were performed with care and concern. I can't imagine the health fallout due to this kind of negligence. It's so easy to trust these "professionals" and their negligence has terrible effects.

[@joshuathomas043]

About 2 years ago, my wife's mother had to have surgery on her neck. A few weeks after the procedure, she got very sick. Septic, paralyzed and almost died sick. They were able to treat her sepsis, however she is now paralyzed from here waist down indefinitely. Turns out the surgeon/surgical team left some type of material in her neck that collected bacteria and created an infection. Not to mention she got MRSA ontop of it. Her mother is currently in a lawsuit against the hospital...they are suppose to settle and MIL lawyer says she will be set for life money wise, however chances are she will never walk again. I guess she was lucky because at least she's alive but based on conversations we've had with her since all of this, there are some days she doesn't necessarily feel "lucky" All that to say, i have no doubt nor am I suggesting that being a surgeon isn't a stressful and intense profession. Surgery itself comes with massive risks. But when risks stem from the surgeon itself unable to be sober, alert and capable...when there have been many issues with a single surgeon, the hospital and the surgeon HAVE to be dealt with. Surgeons should be fired and unable to apply to other medical professions indefinitely. Reprocussions and reports of malpractice shouldnt be hushed!

[@AliPrieta]

This is horrifying

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

I listened to this story on a podcast. I have back problems and am TERRIFIED of getting surgery. Luckily, I don't need surgery now, but if I live long enough, I will. This is just horrifying what happened to these poor people. The medical establishment and all (except those who finally stopped him) medical personnel who came into contact with him failed at every turn to PROTECT THE PATIENTS. Just beyond, beyond horrifying.

[@mackinacisland3825]

Every doctor, nurse, and hospital employee who ignored should be called to account. This is ridiculous. He ruined so many people. There were people who could have stopped this.