Burden of Genius
Released: 2017Runtime: 88 min
In 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl stunned the world with the first successful liver transplantation. His breakthrough provoked controversy. Critics accused him of recklessness, even murder. Others declared it the beginning of a medical revolution. "Burden of Genius" is the story of an innovator as complex and elusive as the biological secrets he unlocked. It is also a reflection on the price of scientific progress by the man many consider the greatest surgeon of the 20th century and the father of transplantation.
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- Thomas Starzlas Self - Distinguished Professor of Surgery, U. of Pittsburgh
- Kareem Abu Elmagdas Self - Director, Transplantation Center of Cleveland Clinic
- Thomas Burkeas Self - Patient
- Ronald Busuttilas Self - Exec. Chairman, UCLA Dept of Surgery
- Arthur Caplanas Self - Professor of Bioethics, NYU
- Andrew Corselloas Self - Journalist
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Thomas Starzl
as Self - Distinguished Professor of Surgery, U. of Pittsburgh
Kareem Abu Elmagd
as Self - Director, Transplantation Center of Cleveland Clinic
Thomas Burke
as Self - Patient
Ronald Busuttil
as Self - Exec. Chairman, UCLA Dept of Surgery
Arthur Caplan
as Self - Professor of Bioethics, NYU
Andrew Corsello
as Self - Journalist
David Crosby
as Self - Musician, Liver Transplant Patient
Donald Denny
as Self - Former Organ Procurement Director
Luis Fabregas
as Self - Author, 'A Transplant for Katy'
Bridget Flynn
as Self - Transplant Coordinator
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