In collaboration with Mental Floss, National Geographic Channel is bringing a dramatic trope from hospital shows like Grey’s Anatomy and E.R. to life. The network, in partnership with Mental Floss, plans to air the first live brain surgery on Oct. 26,Monday. The patient will be fully awake throughout the proceedings.
The deep brain stimulation surgery taking place at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio will be shown for two hours in a special called Brain Surgery Live With Mental Floss. The procedure will be captured with two handheld cameras and several robotic cameras in the doctors’ surgical equipment.
Deep brain simulation is an elective surgery used to treat essential tremor in Parkinson’s Disease. The patient is awake and able to speak during the operation, which allows the doctors to know if they have accessed the correct area of the brain. Journalist Bryant Gumbel will host the show and neurosurgeon Dr. Rahul Jandial and neuroscientist and podcast host Cara Santa Maria will provide running commentary
This show titled Brain Surgery Live With Mental Floss will be broadcasted live on Monday 26 October from 6:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.
and the repeat will be aired at 5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. on National Geographic Channel and National Geographic Channel HD
The deep brain stimulation surgery taking place at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio will be shown for two hours in a special called Brain Surgery Live With Mental Floss. The procedure will be captured with two handheld cameras and several robotic cameras in the doctors’ surgical equipment.
Deep brain simulation is an elective surgery used to treat essential tremor in Parkinson’s Disease. The patient is awake and able to speak during the operation, which allows the doctors to know if they have accessed the correct area of the brain. Journalist Bryant Gumbel will host the show and neurosurgeon Dr. Rahul Jandial and neuroscientist and podcast host Cara Santa Maria will provide running commentary
This show titled Brain Surgery Live With Mental Floss will be broadcasted live on Monday 26 October from 6:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.
and the repeat will be aired at 5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. on National Geographic Channel and National Geographic Channel HD