Burden of Genius
“In 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl stunned the world with the first successful liver transplantation. His breakthrough provoked controversy.”
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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.
Credits
- 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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Edited by Tjardus GreidanusScored by David Majzlin
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2017 · Box office
Produced on a $600K budget
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$600K
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15 unique people credited
Top billed cast
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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