Who Is Christopher Duntsch, The Man Nicknamed ‘Dr. Death' Who Injured Patients During Surgery

By Raetta Holdman, CBS Denver:

(CBS4) – When he was arrested in 2015, the man dubbed “Dr. Death” called Centennial home. Dr. Christopher Duntsch split his time between Colorado and Texas after he lost his medical license in 2013.

Now he’s serving a life sentence after being criminally charged for injuring patients during surgery. Duntsch, once a neurosurgeon, is the focal point of the new streaming Peacock docuseries “Dr. Death.” D Magazine gave him the nickname in its reporting in 2016.

At the time of his arrest, state regulators said he was so derelict during operations his actions caused the deaths of two patients and left two others with disabling injuries, many of which only grow worse as patients age.

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