Articles tagged: Christopher Duntsch
‘Sociopath’ Surgeon Duntsch Facing Criminal Charges for Botched Surgeries
On Tuesday a Dallas County grand jury indicted Plano neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch on six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The victims: his...Read More
‘Sociopath’ Surgeon Duntsch Arrested for Shoplifting Pants
Christopher Duntsch may be simultaneously the most famous and deadly neurosurgeon in Texas. Though he has maimed and killed patients, he wasn’t arrested until...Read More
The Big Money Behind Greg Abbott’s Intervention in Killer Doc Case
It is a little hard to believe that the prospect of tort reform fraying around the edges motivates Greg Abbott less than $350,000 in campaign money....Read More
Observer Radio Episode 59: Dewhurst Struggles Desperately As the Runoff Nears
In this episode of Observer Radio, editor Dave Mann stops by to discuss the escalating nastiness of the lieutenant governor race....Read More
Licensed to Kill
What legal responsibility does a hospital have to keep a dangerous doctor from operating? Under Texas law, none.
What legal responsibility does a hospital have to keep a doctor who kills and maims his patients from operating? Under Texas law, none. ...Read More
Anatomy of a Tragedy
Dr. Christopher Duntsch’s patients ended up maimed and dead, but the real tragedy is that the Texas Medical Board couldn’t stop him.
By the time the Texas Medical Board revoked his license, Christopher Duntsch had left two patients dead and four paralyzed in a series of botched surgeries. ...Read More