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I thought it was incredible
fascinating surgery and the technical problems weren't all that bad
I will be watching it again tonight

Reply 41

Helenia

Lucy :)

Going by the Facebook group quite a few people have been operated on by Francis Wells is he one of the few surgeons in the UK who can do it?

I believe so - it was a mitral valve repair, right? He's also one of the most experienced at Papworth (which is saying something!)

Reply 42

Sarky

I enjoyed it up to a point. It's the sort of thing I enjoyed more when I wasn't a medical student..

Reply 43

visesh

Two of my friends were in that documentary (his 'students'), and it was filmed about 20 feet from where I was on placement :proud:

Mr. Wells is a legend when it comes to mitral valve surgery.

I think the surgery tonight is with the two surgeons I was on placement with a few months ago *shameless plug*

Reply 44

Alex D

Tonight is an awake craniotomy at Soton General :biggrin:

I shamelessly googled the surgeon (Paul Grundy), the guy's a genius.

Reply 45

Shayke

Alex D

Tonight is an awake craniotomy at Soton General :biggrin:

I shamelessly googled the surgeon (Paul Grundy), the guy's a genius.

Probably pretty exciting stuff for you soton medics - have you got the chance of getting in and observe at all? lol

Reply 46

digitalis

Alex D

Tonight is an awake craniotomy at Soton General :biggrin:

I shamelessly googled the surgeon (Paul Grundy), the guy's a genius.

Grundy, that rings a bell. What's he famous for?

Reply 47

Alex D

Shayke

Probably pretty exciting stuff for you soton medics - have you got the chance of getting in and observe at all? lol

I don't start at Soton until September :p:

Reply 48

Alex D

digitalis

Grundy, that rings a bell. What's he famous for?

No idea! He's chief of neuro-oncology at Southampton General if that's where you've heard of him? Perhaps a research paper?

Paul Grundy

P.S. How do you multi-quote? :p:

Reply 49

Phalanges

Alex D

P.S. How do you multi-quote? :p:

You just have to copy and paste the quotes across into the string of text. :smile:

Reply 50

Shayke

Alex D

I don't start at Soton until September :p:

Ah yeah, got my dates wrong :s haha

Reply 51

gm88

Alex D

Tonight is an awake craniotomy at Soton General :biggrin:

I shamelessly googled the surgeon (Paul Grundy), the guy's a genius.

i remember speaking to him on work experience last year and it was only after i had spoken to him (when i googled him too) that i realised just how much he had advanced neurosurgery - i had no idea who he was when i was talking to him, let alone one of the country's best neurosurgeons!

Reply 52

Subcutaneous

grundy, has he published and written any papers..I recognise the name

Reply 53

Lucy :)

Are operations usually carried out this late? Or are they just doing it this late to keep it Live?

Reply 54

Subcutaneous

Lucy :)

Are operations usually carried out this late? Or are they just doing it this late to keep it Live?

i think to keep it live, i've never heard of one this time at night or weekends unless it was an emergency

Reply 55

Helenia

Lucy :)

Are operations usually carried out this late? Or are they just doing it this late to keep it Live?

No, most elective operations (i.e. not emergencies) - which I think all of these are, are normally done during the daytime. I'm guessing it's on this late because of watershed issues etc. Plus of course it's prime-time, nobody would be watching during the normal working day!

Reply 56

Subcutaneous

Helenia

i dunno its not exactly primetime..11pm is kinda late!!! I'd have expected a time like 8pm..

I now have the debate to decide between watching this surgery or family guy...

Reply 57

Reflexive

I would NOT want a person operating on my brain to be silmultanously thinking about answering questions.

Reply 58

Shockley

First episode I've watched so far...quite interesting.

Reply 59

Helenia

Subcutaneous

i dunno its not exactly primetime..11pm is kinda late!!! I'd have expected a time like 8pm..

I now have the debate to decide between watching this surgery or family guy...