Mealey's (February 10, 2020, 6:21 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — An Ohio federal jury awarded $1,621,500 on Jan. 29 to a patient who alleged that a spine surgeon performed unnecessary surgery on her without informed consent while his surgical privileges were suspended. It awarded the estate of a second patient $150,000 for similar claims against the surgeon, who fled the United States in 2013 (Christopher Atwood, et al. v. Abubakar Atiq Durrani, M.D., et al., 1:16-00593, S.D. Ohio)....