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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