The Surgeon's Cut

They're philosophers, storytellers and pioneers in their fields. Four surgeons reflect on their lives and professions in this inspiring docuseries.

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Episodes

Saving Life Before Birth

An innovative, compassionate fetal medicine specialist, Dr. Kypros Nicolaides guides his patients through emotionally fraught pregnancy complications.

58 min

Sacred Brain

Opening the skull is sacred. Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa narrates his journey, steeped in metaphor, from migrant farmworker to premier neurosurgeon.

55 min

Living Donor

Shaped by horror films, feminism and an intellectually rigorous family, Dr. Nancy Ascher makes history as the first woman to perform a liver transplant.

51 min

Heart & Soul

After falling in love with the heart, Dr. Devi Shetty takes the next step to become a cardiac surgeon. Then a visit with Mother Teresa changes his life.

53 min