Two Hundred Years of Surgery — Season 1, Episode 1: The Enlightenment
Documentary • 50 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
The first attempts at medicine were prompted by the natural instinct for survival and desire to help fellow human beings. But how did mankind emerge from an era of superstition and blind experimentation to usher in the age of surgery? In this episode, we answer that question by looking at what was probably the earliest C-section from 1,500 years ago, the Sanctuary of Asclepius where Galen practiced medicine, and Andreas Vesalius’ master work On the Fabric of the Human Body.
About Two Hundred Years of Surgery
A documentary on the history of surgery.