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Episode 37: “Do No Harm” Story 3: Dr. Walter Freeman
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Kaydra wraps up this three part series with a final horrifying case. This series has been all about doctors who, to put it lightly, broke their Hippocratic oaths. In story 3, you will hear the dark tale of Dr. Walter Freeman, also known as The Father of the Lobotomy.
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SOURCES:
An article from Physiciansweekly.com with contributions from Linda Girgis, MD: https://www.physiciansweekly.com/top-14-most-evil-doctors-of-the-last-two-centuries/
Wikipedia
An article from WondersAndMarvels.com by Jack El-Hai: https://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2016/03/fighting-the-legend-of-the-lobotomobile.html
An article from NIHrecord.nih.gov by Carla Garnett: https://nihrecord.nih.gov/2019/11/01/when-faces-made-case-lobotomy
YouTube video from Bailey Sarian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feHnfZ7Tsyc&ab_channel=BaileySarian