A veteran investigative reporter in the medical field, her voice enthralls. As is the case with programs based on real events, Peacocks Dr. Before going to medical school, Duntsch wanted to be a pro-football player. These medical professionals do irreparable harm to their patients. In 2017, Duntsch was found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to life in prison without parole. I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. In the case of Dr. Out July 15, Dr. Death introduces viewers to Christopher Duntsch, a real-life Texas-based surgeon who in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison after maiming and even killing almost all of the nearly 40 patients he operated on between 2011 and 2013. Victim of Real-Life 'Dr. Death' Believes There Are Others Like Him Out Duntsch did not respond to messages from the hospital for a few hours, then the next day scheduled an elective surgery on Efurd rather than care for Brown. Or was Duntsch just good at hiding his true self? But was he just an inadequate addict? A husband and wife pair of Russian stem cell scientists, Valery Kukekov and Tatyana Ignatova entered the picture. "[32][9] ADA Michelle Shughart, who led the prosecution of Duntsch, later recalled that Henderson, Kirby, and Lazar contacted her demanding to testify against Duntsch; according to Shughart, doctors almost never testify against each other. After graduating as a physician with above-average grades, he had his whole life ahead of him. "You don't know this yet, but you will never walk again. [4], Longtime spine surgeon Robert Henderson performed the salvage surgery on Efurd. Duntsch moved to Denver, Colorado, and went into a downward spiral. Ignatova believes this to be deliberate. Did Dr Duntsch have any successful surgeries? [4], Early in his tenure at Baylor Plano, Duntsch made a poor impression on his fellow surgeons. Peacock has released 'Dr. The original patent still holds, and hopefully, Discgenics would be able to break out of the Dr. Death shadow todo some real anti-cancer work instead. Then, we were reminded once again of the deadly doctor's acts in the Peacock miniseries, Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson as the title character. It's thrilling if uncomfortable to listen. The very first complaint should have triggered an investigation. [19][25][7] She later recalled waking up feeling "excruciating pain", a "ten-plus" on a scale of 1 to 10. And the biggest question on everyones mind is why Dr. Death did it. And yet, the names of the latter are incorrect and misspelled. Kane came into the picture as a deposition witness. Out of those surgeries, two patients were killed. But perhaps more terrifying, the show depicts the chilling real-life story of Dallas-area neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, who. There are 31 people left alive today, irreparably damaged by Dr. Death's grievous malpractices. Martin paid with her lifebecause her doctor was too proud to say he screwed up. Her response echoed what she shared on the podcast. According to Dallas Magazine, Dr. Christopher Duntsch talked a big game. If youre a big fan of NBCs stable of shows, want to catch up on some past hit movies or just dont want to shell out the cash for Netflix or Hulu, the free version of Peacock is great. In a 2018 Reddit AMA, one user asked her, In your opinion, was Duntsch really a cold-blooded killer like he wrote in his email, or was he a poorly and undertrained drugged-up neurosurgeon with an ego the size of Tennessee?. You can also watch all eight episodes of Dr. Death without ads through its third tier Premium Plus plan, which costs $9.99/month. As the trial team put it, the "scary pattern" of Duntsch's actions became apparent to the others in the office, leading the DA to give the green light to take the case to a grand jury. Attorney James Girards was representing Lee Passmore, one of Duntsch's victims and reached out to her. [9] Duntsch completed his undergraduate degree in 1995, then continued on to an ambitious MDPhD program. She said he was a very long talker and he would call his dad up and have these like two-hour conversations with him. At The University of Tennessee, his supervisors were also investors in Duntsch's company, Discgenics. It stars Joshua Jackson as Duntsch, and it will also feature Christian Slater and Alec Baldwin.. Home Health An Analysis of Christopher Duntsch, Dr. And what stops another physicianfrom turning into the next Dr. Death? When the story about Christopher Duntsch finally broke, it affected his patients, or rather, hisvictims, but many people missed it. If that weren't enough, Page once happened across a drawer at Duntsch's house. The Scariest Thing About "Dr. Death" | Incident Report 190 Death, an eight-episode series on the terrifying true story of neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch, notifies the viewer that certain parts have been fictionalized solely for dramatic purposes. They have two sons. And professional marketing videos got him ready and willing patients. Death viewers. Prior to his criminal charges, he was running research labs and was considered to be an up-and-coming neurosurgeon. Then he also took prescription painkillers and ate a paper blotter of LSD. And so I think, backed into the corner of his whole life falling apart, he was even more certain of his brilliance at the end than he was at the beginning., I think it was a mixture of both intent and ineptitude, the actress told TheWrap. So I feel like it was like a mixture of drugs, I think hubris, I think narcissism I dont think he was a good doctor. That seems like something that goes far beyond. However, he had such a big ego that he never thought he could fail. Once he'd arrived in Dallas, it quickly became apparent Duntsch wasn't the hotshot surgeon he had claimed to be. The series, starring Joshua Jackson asDuntsch, examines that question and finds a deadly combination of mismanagement and a lack of centralized authority in the medical community. Duntsch continued operating despite clear signs that Martin was losing massive amounts of blood.