ABC News’ ‘20/20: The Good Doctors: Brilliance and Bravery’ Airs on the West Coast, Saturday, September 30
September 28, 2017
DOCTORS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHERS INSPIRED BY TRAGEDY SHARE STORIES OF RESILIENCE AND SURVIVAL
’20/20: The Good Doctors: Brilliance and Bravery’ Airs on the West Coast,
Saturday, September 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m. PDT), on ABC
Saturday, September 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m. PDT), on ABC
The special edition highlights a number of stories including that of Dr. Tyler Sexton, who didn’t let his dream of becoming a doctor be hindered by his spastic diplegia diagnosis, which affects balance and movement below the waist. Despite advisors and professionals telling him he could never become a doctor, he persevered, and today is the chief of pediatrics at Singing River Health System in Mississippi. Vargas also speaks with Dr. Debbie Yi, who unlike Sexton, decided to become a doctor later in life when she turned personal tragedy into professional choice. While on vacation Yi received a call telling her that her sister had been hit by a subway. As a result her sister lost her leg and Yi supported her throughout the recovery period. Through this experience Yi realized that her purpose in life was to become a doctor like the ones who saved her sister’s life. The hour also features Dr. Luanne Freer who practices medicine in a tent on the side of the world’s tallest mountain, Mt. Everest. Freer started “Everest ER” which does not have the same resources and equipment as a hospital forcing her to improvise out of medical necessity. She shares the story of how she saved a man’s life using improvised medical procedures and medications, including Viagra.
“20/20” is anchored by Elizabeth Vargas and David Muir. David Sloan is senior executive producer.
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