Broadcast Media & Press

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — By day, Dr. Oren Gottfried looks like any other surgeon at Duke.

“Television medical dramas have been a staple in Hollywood for decades.”

“Pretty much all medical dramas have at least a few things in common: hospital hookups in on-call rooms and closets, doctors and nurses put in extreme situations, and similar, dramatic, and sometimes unbelievable medical cases.”

“Yes, Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) and his fellow physicians on The Good Doctor are at the top of their game.”

“The medical drama, packed with raw emotion and suspense, is about a brilliant surgeon living with autism, but few people know there’s actually a Triangle surgeon who’s helping to bring real medical knowledge to television.”

“Oren Gottfried is a spinal surgeon – a pretty glamorous job, it would seem.”

“At 5pm on @WRAL: You’ll meet Dr. Oren Gottfried, a @DukeHealth neu-rosurgeon, who helps create ‘extreme’ plot lines for some of TV’s most popular medical dramas (including @NBCChicagoMed!) @OGdukeneurosurg @DukeU”

“Dr. Oren Gottfried helps roughly 2,000 patients each year but his work outside the hospital walls is allowing him to reach millions of more people.”

“Ever wonder if the medical situations on hit television shows are accurate?”