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Dr. Josh Belfer continues his discussion with Dr. Oren Gottfried, a neurosurgeon who serves as a medical advisor and writer for medical television shows. They speak about Dr. Gottfried’s foray into acting, his thoughts on medical television shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scrubs, and play a game of “Explain Your Tweet!”

Dr. Josh Belfer speaks with Dr. Oren Gottfried, a neurosurgeon who serves as a medical advisor and writer for medical television shows. In part 1, we talk about Dr. Gottfried’s work on shows like The Good Doctor and Chicago Med, the similarities between an operating room and a writers’ room, and the craziest questions he’s been asked on set!

Carrying shopping bags all day, it hurts my neck. Just thinking about all of that can put people in a lot of pain.

First debuting on ABC’s fall schedule in 2017, “The Good Doctor” stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon whose perspective transforms the people around him.

Dr. Gottfried of Duke Neurosurgery shares advice on approaching interviews with enthusiasm, asking thoughtful questions, and prioritizing relationships with patients.

Our #ChicagoMed Medical Consultant Dr. Oren Gottfried is seen next to Dr. Abrams in the surgery scene.

“Medical shows on TV aren’t 100 percent accurate, but some are definitely closer to reality than others.”

Dr. Oren Gottfried is a neurosurgeon and television medical advisor as well as an actor and writer.

So what causes back pain?  Can you prevent it?  What home remedies are worth trying and when is it really time to see a doctor?  And, when you do see a doctor, what should you expect from the evaluation and what are the possible treatment options?  To help us answer these questions we turned to a true expert.  Dr.  Oren Gottfried is a professor and clinical vice chair of neurosurgery at Duke University specializing in spine surgery…