Watch this video ad-free and get loads of additional exclusive content from me and hundreds of other creators at Nebula https://nebula.tv/videos/medlifecrisis-the-cult-of-superstar-doctors. We have a problematic tendency to elevate scientists or doctors to rockstar status, which can lead to fraud, betrayal, malpractice and death. Explore three stories from the exciting but controversial field of regenerative medicine. Sign up for my free newsletter: https://medlife.substack.com/ The Ballad of Superstar Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini by https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDPw8Soy1c7Q3yxLq5kMR_A (go check out his songs!) ----------------- More Medlife Crisis: http://www.medlifecrisis.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/medcrisis https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXFgI0Lgrwc_fY2ttqQ9Yhg https://watchnebula.com/medlifecrisis https://www.instagram.com/medcrisis https://www.facebook.com/Medlifecrisis Edited by Tanmay Nandanikar References: Link to RetractionWatch: https://retractionwatch.com/ Piero Anversa write up in the NYT https://t.co/K0EtQRYIhT Piero Anversa STAT News https://www.statnews.com/2018/10/14/harvard-brigham-retractions-stem-cell/ Vanity Fair article on Macchiarini https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/01/celebrity-surgeon-nbc-news-producer-scam For Better Science Macchiarini write up: https://forbetterscience.com/2017/11/07/how-trachea-transplanters-tricked-andemariam-beyene-to-sacrifice-himself-for-a-lancet-paper/ ABC 20/20 made a documentary about Macchiarini too, which I only found after finishing this. However, I didn't want to necessarily go into too much detail about the awful complications that patients suffered. Here's a clip: https://twitter.com/ABC2020/status/1360249049295642628?s=20&t=n8yghqPXAOBVVob7FmWjjg 0:00 The Great Men of Medicine 4:20 A change of mind: Head Transplants 9:26 Harvard's house of cards: Cardiac Stem Cells 13:30 He lied about everything: Synthetic Tracheas 22:37 Crime doesn't exist in a vacuum: The Enablers 24:20 Welcome to Maaariokaaart 25:03 Doomed to repeat history