Texas hospital livestreams brain surgery on Facebook


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 31 Oct 2019

Neurosurgeons at Methodist Dallas Medical Center operated on Chardt, who remained conscious during the procedure, allowing surgeons to target the area of the brain to be treated while the operation was broadcast live on Facebook. — Photos: Methodist Dallas Medical Center/AFP

WASHINGTON: A young woman in Texas who remained awake for her brain surgery was able to speak to doctors during the procedure – and viewers form around the world looked on, as part of the operation was livestreamed on Facebook.

By Oct 30, nearly 100,000 people had watched doctors removed a mass from Jenna Schardt's brain during a 40-minute video of the operation that was livestreamed Tuesday morning.

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