Scalpel of Betrayal: The Rise and Fall of Dr. Death

Early Life and Academic Ambitions

Christopher Daniel Duntsch was born on April 3, 1971, in Montana and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. His father, Donald, was a physical therapist and Christian missionary, while his mother, Susan, was a schoolteacher. Duntsch was the eldest of four children and attended Evangelical Christian School in Cordova, Tennessee, where he played football. He initially pursued a football career, attending Millsaps College and later transferring to Colorado State University. However, lacking the requisite talent, he shifted his focus to medicine, completing his undergraduate degree at Memphis State University in 1995 .

Medical Training and Early Red Flags

Duntsch enrolled in an MD-PhD program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, earning his degrees in 2001 and 2002. He completed a neurosurgery residency and a spine fellowship at the Semmes-Murphey Clinic in Memphis. Notably, during his residency, Duntsch participated in fewer than 200 surgeries, significantly below the typical 1,000 surgeries for neurosurgery residents. Concerns arose about his competence, and he was suspected of operating under the influence of cocaine, leading to a stint in a program for impaired physicians ....Read More

Share

Comments (0)

Leave A Comment