New Season - Dr. Death: The Cowboy
6/4/20266 min
Dr. John Schneider rode into town like a character out of a Western: an outsider on a Harley-Davidson, in trademark cowboy boots. He promised relief to patients suffering in Wyoming and Montana. He seemed like the hero they needed. But when surgeries go wrong and a strange letter exposes a bitter feud, medical professionals and government officials search for the truth about this cowboy doctor. They discover claims of broken bodies, bullying, fraud, and lawsuits.
From Audible, the fifth season of the hit series Dr. Death returns with The Cowboy: the story of a surgeon who took advantage of a broken system and the fight to bring him to justice.
Listen to Dr. Death: The Cowboy wherever you get your podcasts. Audible subscribers can binge all episodes of Dr. Death: The Cowboy ad-free right now. Start your Audible subscription in the Audible App or on Apple Podcasts.
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First 90 secondsLaura Beil0:00
Hi, I'm the host of Dr. Death, Laura Beale. In an all-new season, I dig into the story of a surgeon who took advantage of a broken system and the fight to bring him to justice. There are people you're told to trust: lawyers, teachers, especially doctors, but what happens when you put your life in someone's hands and they betray you? Dr. Death: The Cowboy is the story of a charming neurosurgeon who rode into Western towns selling a persona of confidence and care. He wore cowboy boots in the operating room and became sought after by patients. He promised to heal them, to help them. Instead, he left a trail of broken bodies. This season is about a doctor who's never truly been held accountable for the patients whose lives he ruined, and a story of greed, betrayal, and a fight for justice that will leave you questioning who to trust. We're about to play a clip from Dr. Death: The Cowboy. Listen to Dr. Death: The Cowboy wherever you get your podcasts. Audible subscribers can binge all episodes of Dr. Death: The Cowboy ad-free right now. Start your Audible subscription in the Audible app or on Apple Podcasts. When they were called in, he sat at the edge of the exam table. He was in his 60s, tall and wiry, and he began to lay it out for them.
Norotsky· Soundbite1:19
I would go over the films with them and say, "Here's the problem."
Laura Beil1:22
And then he told them what it meant.
Christie· Soundbite1:24
We're gonna have to do surgery. We just need to fix the fusions that never healed.