Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
Dr. Michael Rosenthal, MD, PhD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician-Scientist, Assistant Professor
The Fountain— The past, present, and future of cancer treatments
Program Description
Dr. Michael Rosenthal, MD, PhD, diagnostic radiology physician-scientist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham And Women’s Hospital and Assistant Professor Of Radiology at Harvard Medical School, will discuss the past, present, and future of cancer treatments.
Presented At
Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
Film Synopsis
As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
A man (Hugh Jackman) travels through time on a quest for immortality and to save the woman he loves (Rachel Weisz). As a 16th-century conquistador, Tomas searches for the legendary Fountain of Youth. As a present-day scientist, he desperately struggles to cure the cancer that is killing his wife. Finally, as a 26th-century astronaut in deep space, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life, love, and death. Moving between representational stories and images, The Fountain finds director Darren Aronofsky almost completely abandoning conventional story structure to create a cinematically abstract sci-fi tale.
About the Speaker
Dr. Michael Rosenthal, MD, PhD is a diagnostic radiology physician-scientist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham And Women’s Hospital, and an Assistant Professor Of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in the imaging of gastrointestinal cancers with a focus on pancreatic cancers. He also leads a data science research group that seeks to extract novel imaging biomarkers from routine imaging studies that can enhance the understanding and management of cancer. Dr. Rosenthal received his medical degree and his PhD in Computer Science from the University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As part of his doctoral work he developed methods for three-dimensional guidance of minimally invasive interventional radiology procedures, including methods for real-time image analysis and statistical object recognition. He completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and a fellowship in cancer imaging at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.