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Burden of Genius

20171h 28mTjardus Greidanus

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"In 1967, Dr. Thomas Starzl stunned the world with the first successful liver transplantation. His breakthrough provoked controversy."

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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What is Burden of Genius (2017) about?

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…

Who stars in Burden of Genius?

Burden of Genius stars James Redford (Self – Filmmaker, Liver Transplant Patient), Larry Kramer (Self – Writer/Activist/Liver Transplant Patient), David Crosby (Self – Musician, Liver Transplant Patient), David McCullough (Self – Author, Historian), Arthur Caplan (Self – Professor of Bioethics, NYU). The film was directed by Tjardus Greidanus.

How long is Burden of Genius?

Burden of Genius has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2017.

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