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Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife
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Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife

2023-11-29 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.5

Crime · Documentary

Dr. Paolo Macchiarini is world famous for his revolutionary stem cell-infused windpipe transplants. There's just one problem: His patients keep dying.

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Nutopia
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United Kingdom
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Ended

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Dr. Paolo MacchiariniDr. Paolo MacchiariniSelf (archive footage)
Benita AlexanderSelf - Journalist / Paolo's Ex-Fiancée

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