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Did You Know This Chicago Med Actor Is Also a Real-Life Neurosurgeon?
You may have recognized Dr. Oren Gottfried as Chicago Med’s neuro resident for five episodes of the show. But what you may have not known is he’s impressively a neurosurgeon in real life, as well.
The Doctors Are In, Emmy Magazine, Issue 7, 2025
In 2010, Dr. Oren Gottfried, now a neurosurgeon at Duke University, was hired to consult on the frothy USA drama Royal Pains (recently set for a reboot on NBC) about a concierge doctor in the Hamptons…
I Work on Medical TV Shows. How I Draw Inspiration from Doctors Like My Dad
Television writer, producer, and showrunner Barbie Kligman shares how doctors like her father have inspired the various medical series she’s worked on over the years—including the new series Doc.
‘The Good Doctor’ Had Two Specific On-Set Consultants For Medical Accuracy
The Good Doctor was more than just another medical drama. As main character Dr. Shaun Murphy learns how to interact with patients and his colleagues at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital, his autism and savant syndrome necessarily factor in.
139. Dr. Oren Gottfried // Medical Consultant & Neurosurgeon
Today on What’s My Frame I’m joined by Dr. Oren Gottfried. Neurosurgeon by Day, Lead TV Medical Consultant by Night. Logline for your new favorite show… not quite.
‘Landman’ takes on ultra-processed foods, smoking and stress. How Taylor Sheridan’s latest show tackles health-related plotlines.
Set in Midland, Texas, it’s fitting that Taylor Sheridan’s hit show Landman does a lot of things Texas-big: oil rigs, explosions, egos and drama, to name a few. But there are also several sizable health topics woven throughout the show, whose characters have strong and at times controversial takes. Some health themes echo cultural shifts in how we think about the foods we eat, while others reflect potentially harmful misconceptions.
‘Brilliant Minds’ Showrunner Michael Grassi Dives Deep Into Real-Life Inspiration Behind His NBC Drama: “It Feels Really Important To Be Putting This Character Into People’s Homes”
As COVID-19 continued to surge in July 2020, Brilliant Minds writer, executive producer, and showrunner Michael Grassi embarked on a deep dive into the life of famous neurologist Oliver Wolf Sacks and never looked back.
BRILLIANT MINDS: Creator and executive producer Michael Grassi – Exclusive Interview
In the new series BRILLIANT MINDS, premiering on NBC Monday, September 23, with episodes then available for streaming on Peacock, Zachary Quinto stars as cranky but gifted New York neurosurgeon Oliver Wolf.
Nurse who died by suicide inspires calls for change in health care system: ‘Need to take care of each other’
After Tristin Kate Smith, a 28-year-old emergency room nurse in Dayton, Ohio, took her own life on Aug. 7 of this year, her story went viral among nurses across the country after her father discovered a brutally honest letter she wrote before her death.

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