Behind the Scenes of Heart Transplant Surgery with LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER скачать в хорошем качестве

Behind the Scenes of Heart Transplant Surgery with LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER

Whether you work in healthcare or are thinking about a healthcare career, you’ll enjoy this unique opportunity to go behind the scenes of heart transplant surgery to see the marvels of modern medicine. Join heart transplant surgeon Dr. Margarita Camacho, Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation, and Liberty Science Center to explore the heart transplant process and the roles that each member of a surgery team plays in order to provide this revolutionary, life-saving procedure to patients in need. You’ll learn how a surgeon thinks about the procedure, envision the impact that your healthcare path plays in these innovative operations that save thousands of lives each year, and leave with respect, awe, and passion for the miracles that healthcare professionals regularly perform. About Liberty Science Center Liberty Science Center's mission is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and excite learners of all ages about the power, promise, and pure fun of science and technology. LSC is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson near the Statue of Liberty. The Science Center houses 12 museum exhibition halls, a live animal collection with 110 species, giant aquariums, a 3D theater, live simulcast surgeries, hurricane- and tornado-force wind simulators, K-12 classrooms and labs, teacher-development programs, and the Western Hemisphere's biggest planetarium—the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium and LSC Giant Dome Theater. More than 750,000 students, teachers, and parents visit Liberty Science Center each year, and tens of thousands more participate in the Center's off-site and online programs. Meet your expert instructor, Dr. Margarita Camacho M.D. Dr. Margarita T. Camacho, M.D., is the Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation and Assist Devices at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, and has performed over 650 heart transplants. A winner of the prestigious American Heart Association Distinguished Service award, Dr. Camacho is actively involved in teaching and mentoring future surgeons and members of surgery teams. She has served as President of the Society of Women in Thoracic Surgery and the New Jersey chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association, and has lectured to students around the world about methods in cardiac surgery and cardiac assist devices.