Doctor found dead with knife in torso in NYC apartment

A trauma surgeon was found dead Sunday in his Park Ave. apartment with a knife in his torso, police said.

Questions were swirling about the mysterious death of Dr. Dean Lorich, who was at home with his 11-year-old daughter, police said.

There were no signs of forced entry at the tony apartment at E. 96th St. Cops found his body in the bathroom after receiving a 911 call about an assault.

Lorich was the associate director of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery, as well as the Chief of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Lorich was on the team of doctors who helped police officer Tarrell Lee recover after an SUV plowed him over as he directed traffic in midtown in 2005.

Lorich also treated Matt Long, a firefighter who was run over by a bus.

Lee and Long’s friendship — as well as Lorich’s role in their recoveries — was covered by the Daily News in 2015.

“There’s no prouder thing other than my wife giving birth,” Lorich said.

“This is a present for all of us.”

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