May 18
Coolidge Corner Theatre Brookline, MA
TicketsStefan G. Tullius, PhD, MD
Joseph E. Murray, MD Chair in Transplant Surgery and Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School; Program Director of Transplant Surgery and Director of the Transplant Surgery Research Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Frankenstein— Miracles and Heroes in Organ Transplantation
Program Description
Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD is the Joseph E. Murray, MD, Chair in Transplant Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Before the screening, he introduces miracles, heroes, and the many trials and tribulations in the history of organ transplantation.
Film Synopsis
A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a monstrous creature to life in a daring experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. A retelling of the classic novel about what it means to be human, to crave love, and seek understanding.
About the Speaker
Dr. Stefan G. Tullius is the Joseph E. Murray, MD Chair in Transplant Surgery and Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is Program Director of Transplant Surgery and Director of the Transplant Surgery Research Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. Dr. Tullius is also Editor-in-Chief of the Transplantation journals and (Past) Vice-President of The Transplantation Society. His research focuses on improving transplant outcomes by studying how organs can be protected, repaired, and rejuvenated. He has also contributed with pioneering work in face, hand and uterus transplantation. Among his many recognitions, Dr. Tullius lists an honorary membership in the French Academie Nationale de Medicine and an Honorary Doctorate from the Gothenburg University, Sweden.