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You are here: Home / Videos / George Berci: Trials, Triumphs, Innovations

George Berci: Trials, Triumphs, Innovations

 

This documentary was produced by L. Michael Brunt, MD with Cine-Med and details the life and accomplishments of Dr. George Berci, one of the founding members of SAGES and modern endoscopy.

early life–40 sec
survival–1:33
Hungarian revolution–4:17
Australia years–5:10
citation–6:22 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13867468
imaging & optics–7:30


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Video Uploaded By:
L. Michael Brunt
Uploaded on
02/06/2015
Video Categories
Other
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Professional / Economic
Sources
2013 Annual Meeting
Presentation Types
Documentary
Video Authors
Abele J, Berci B, Berci G, Brunt L, Harkins H, Hopkins H, Morgenstern L, Ponsky J, Schwaitzberg S, Storz K, Storz S
Video Institutions
Cambridge Health Alliance--Boston MA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--Los Angeles CA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--West Hollywood CA, George Berci Surgical Training and Research Laboratory at Seimelweiss University--Budapest Hungary, Royal Technical Institute--London England, Seimelweiss University--Budapest Hungary, University Hospital--Budapest Hungary, University Hospitals Case Medical Center--Cleveland OH, University of Melbourne--Melbourne Australia, University of Szeged Medical School--Szeged Hungary, UW--Seattle WA, Washington University--St Louis MO
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