SuperDoctors

Season 1 - SuperDoctors

• Season 1 Episode 3: One Small Step Professor Robert Winston meets orthopaedic surgeon Steve Mannion, who has used a little-known technique to treat club-feet, despite working in some of the world's most deprived countries. After years with the Red Cross and Medicins sans Frontiers, he stumbled on an inexpensive non-surgical solution to the painful and debilitating condition. Last in series
• Season 1 Episode 2: Miracle Cures Professor Robert Winston investigates the use of stem cells as a possible cure for many diseases, witnessing clinical trials taking place at a London hospital. He also finds out about a patient who has volunteered as a test subject, together with a couple so desperate to treat their brain-damaged son they have spent £180,000 on treatment
• Season 1 Episode 1: Robot Surgeons New series. Professor Robert Winston meets doctors at the cutting edge of medical science, learning about new life-saving techniques from the perspectives of clinicians, patients and their families. The first programme focuses on robotic surgery, comparing mechanical procedures with those carried out by human practitioners, and observes brain tumour surgery as well as a robotic operation on a baby