21st Century Medicine
Brief Synopsis
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Examination of the technological revolution in medicine, including a revolutionary technique for removing a brain tumor ("Image Guided Surgery"), virtual reality used as therapy to treat phobias ("Virtual Fear"), a new gene therapy that doctors think will make invasive bypass surgery obsolete ("Bypa
Cast & Crew
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Andy Liebman
Director
Alan Alda
John Andrewes
Sound
Jeremy Angier
Animator
John Angier
Executive Producer
John Angier
Writer
Film Details
Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (04/03/96)
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Examination of the technological revolution in medicine, including a revolutionary technique for removing a brain tumor ("Image Guided Surgery"), virtual reality used as therapy to treat phobias ("Virtual Fear"), a new gene therapy that doctors think will make invasive bypass surgery obsolete ("Bypass Genes"), technology that makes it possible for a surgeon to operate on a patient hundreds of miles away ("Cybersurgery"), and the application of direct electrical stimulation to muscles with implanted artificial nerves to aid paralyzed patients into walking ("Nerves of Steel").
Directors
Andy Liebman
Director
John Angier
Director
Bonnie Waltch
Director
Jill Singer
Director
Graham Chedd
Director
Sherry Lassiter
Director
Cast
Alan Alda
Crew
John Andrewes
Sound
Jeremy Angier
Animator
John Angier
Executive Producer
John Angier
Writer
John Angier
Producer
David Berenson
Editor
Steve Blake
Sound Mixer
Shawn Budd
Production Assistant
Graham Chedd
Writer
Graham Chedd
Producer
Graham Chedd
Executive Producer
Laura Debonis
Associate Producer
Sean Eunson
Editor
John Garrett
Sound
Christopher George
Associate Producer
Larry Giunta
Animator
John Godwin
Photography
Peter Hoving
Photography
Steve Izzi
Sound Mixer
Bill Kenney
Video
Catherine S Koerwer
Other
Sherry Lassiter
Producer
Sherry Lassiter
Writer
Richard Lerner
Photography
Andy Liebman
Writer
Andy Liebman
Producer
Greg Linton
Sound
Mark Mclauglin
Sound
Shawne Moyer
Animator
John Osborne
Sound
Randy Roos
Music
Jed Schwartz
Titles
Karl Sims
Titles
Jill Singer
Producer
Jill Singer
Writer
Jill Singer
Editor
Jill Soley
Associate Producer
Bret Upham
Production Manager
Bonnie Waltch
Writer
Bonnie Waltch
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Scientific American Frontiers (04/03/96)
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
