ESP Biography

Real life neurosurgeons don’t have too much in common with Derek Shepherd from “Grey’s Anatomy” and other neurosurgeons you see on TV (except for their dashing good looks, of course). Come see how reality can be even better than TV by learning about the most beautiful organ in the body through the eyes of the only doctors who actually get to touch it! In the first half of the class, we’ll take you on a whirlwind tour through the very long history of brain surgery, discuss the ways that neurosurgery in popular culture differs from reality, learn a little bit of basic neuroscience and watch videos of actual brain surgeries from the operating room. In the second half, we’ll break out some surgical tools and teach you to tie some real surgical knots and to stitch wounds! And, of course, you’ll get a chance to talk to Stanford medical students about their experiences in college and medical school.

Real life neurosurgeons don’t have too much in common with Derek Shepherd from "Grey’s Anatomy" and other neurosurgeons you see on TV (except for their dashing good looks, of course). Come see how reality can be even better than TV by learning about the most beautiful organ in the body through the eyes of the only doctors who actually get to touch it! In the first half of the class, we’ll take you on a whirlwind tour through the very long history of brain surgery, discuss the ways that neurosurgery in popular culture differs from reality, learn a little bit of basic neuroscience and watch videos of actual brain surgeries from the operating room. In the second half, we’ll break out some surgical tools and teach you to tie some real surgical knots and to stitch wounds! And, of course, you’ll get a chance to talk to Stanford medical students about their experiences in college and medical school.