TED Talks

Peter Weinstock: Lifelike simulations that make real-life surgery safer (2017x57)

Air date: Mar 20, 2017

Critical care doctor Peter Weinstock shows how surgical teams are using a blend of Hollywood special effects and 3D printing to create amazingly lifelike reproductions of real patients -- so they can practice risky surgeries ahead of time. Think: "Operate twice, cut once." Glimpse the future of surgery in this forward-thinking talk.