NYU Langone Orthopedics sponsors film ‘On the Shoulders of Giants’
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Key takeaways:
- “On the Shoulders of Giants: The History of NYU Langone Orthopedics” is a new film sponsored by NYU Langone Orthopedics.
- The film has been selected for a private screening on June 12 at the Tribeca Festival.
NYU Langone Orthopedics has announced a new film “On the Shoulders of Giants: The History of NYU Langone Orthopedics,” according to a press release.
The film, which is sponsored by NYU Langone Orthopedics, has been selected for a private screening on June 12 at the Tribeca Festival as a candidate for the 2024 Tribeca X award competition, according to the release.
“On the Shoulders of Giants: The History of NYU Langone Orthopedics” details the history of the orthopedic department at NYU Langone. The film chronicles the innovation, research and legacy of the department, which was ranked fourth nationally for orthopedic hospitals in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report.
“There are thousands and thousands of patients who are benefitting from NYU Langone Orthopedics,” Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, Walter A. L. Thompson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone, said in the release. “This film shows the trajectory of our department as an amalgamation with roots in the beginning of the field at Bellevue in the 1850s to a humble specialty hospital in a Harlem brownstone to a powerhouse of innovation and influence in the field and in our patients’ lives. We are pleased that Tribeca Festival is honoring this special film that tells our story,” Zuckerman said.
According to the release, the film offers a view into the OR to illustrate the pioneering of innovative surgical techniques, as well as highlights NYU Langone Orthopedics’ commitment to gender, racial and cultural diversity.
“Our doctors are truly engineers of the human body – whether they’re helping the average person get back on their feet or fine-tuning an elite athlete to perform their best,” Kenneth A. Egol, MD, Joseph E. Milgram Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and vice-chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone, said in the release. “What we’ve achieved in patient care, research and innovation is the result of standing on the shoulders of orthopedic giants highlighted in this film ... ”
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