Dr. Death

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This is off topic but it's an incredible story...you'll be floored! One of my doctors told me about it. He said he debated telling me but most of my surgeries are over and I have a great surgical team. I'm sure some of you know about it, especially those in Texas.

Scroll down and listen to the episodes starting at the earliest date, which is Introducing Dr. Death (Aug 22, 2018). There are 6 main episodes and then an Update episode and an Interview episode.

https://wondery.com/shows/dr-death/

 

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[chinaboy]

I listened to this a few months ago. I work with spine surgeons who pointed this out although I had previously read about it when he was convicted.

The one surgeon I worked with showed me an x-ray from one of the gictims and they had a spinal screw in an obvious place that it should not be. It was crazy.

Its scary the combination of factors that made the perfect storm for this to happen. It does bring up the fact you have no clue if your doctor knows what they are doing, if they have been firer previously for negligence and if they are on drugs.

 

[brutus69]

I listened to this a few months ago. I work with spine surgeons who pointed this out although I had previously read about it when he was convicted.

The one surgeon I worked with showed me an x-ray from one of the gictims and they had a spinal screw in an obvious place that it should not be. It was crazy.

Its scary the combination of factors that made the perfect storm for this to happen. It does bring up the fact you have no clue if your doctor knows what they are doing, if they have been firer previously for negligence and if they are on drugs.

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https://www.certificationmatters.org/
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[chinaboy]

The common person has no clue about these sights. Also in these pod casts it exposes how hospitals might not even scold a doctor in fear of litigation.

 

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Obviously you didn't listen to the show. The system failed and this guy wasn't suspended or reprimanded even after he paralyzed people and killed another (eventually two). Just kept switching hospitals. Even when those in the know warned the hospitals that hired him, they were worried about being sued if they fired him "unjustly". Check out the show, it's scary all the way around!

 

[danieltx]

Followed this from the beginning. Some of our local publications did really in-depth stories on it. This is a guy who was coming into the operating room after being up all night partying, cocaine, etc. It's disturbing how much he got away with in a field where quality of life, if not the actual life itself, can be compromised in any procedure.

For those interested in more, search The Dallas Morning News or D Magazine's websites.

 

[Brickshthouse79]

I heard about this and will check it out. Thanks for posting!