From birth to brain surgery: This docuseries provides an intimate look at the lifesaving work of four doctors at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC.
DirectorsAdi Barash, Ruthie Shatz
CreatorsRuthie Shatz, Adi Barash
Growth Hurts
Jun 10, 2020
Two neurosurgeons, an ER doctor and an OB-GYN fight to give their patients quality health care despite professional and personal challenges.
The Barrier
Jun 10, 2020
Amanda Little-Richardson copes with a rare diagnosis for her unborn baby. David Langer's flawless brain surgery on Mitzie has an unexpected result.
Birth
Jun 10, 2020
Mirtha Macri must overcome challenges to deliver her child. David fights for his team's expansion while a colleague receives a devastating diagnosis.
Together
Jun 10, 2020
The neurosurgery team retreats to David's beach house, where Mitch Levine shares his news. Amanda's husband inadvertently reveals the baby's gender.
Undercurrents
Jun 10, 2020
John Boockvar gives a family a grim update. David performs Mitzie's delicate procedure. The two doctors recall how their fathers shaped their careers.
Night of the Dead
Jun 10, 2020
Halloween keeps the ER busy while the neurosurgeons operate on a young Brazilian woman whose surgery is prolonged by surprising lab findings.
Pain
Jun 10, 2020
John's team deals with the crushing loss of a beloved patient. Mitch returns to work. Amanda comes to grips with a new development in her pregnancy.
Full Circle
Jun 10, 2020
A tough delivery has a happy outcome for Amanda, who prepares to leave New York. John's patient faces the end as David's team continues to grow.
Pandemic
Jun 24, 2020
An up-close depiction of the overwhelming spread of COVID-19.
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**Review of Season 1** Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/h7f6dJIRB1s I've always been a fan of medical related documentary series, so _Lenox Hill_ on Netflix caught my eye. Here's the official description: _Two neurosurgeons, an ER doctor, and an OB-GYN fight to give their patients quality healthcare despite professional and personal challenges._ Lenox Hill is a hospital based in New York City, and as such is a very busy spot. This series follows the main characters as they go about their days. Throughout we follow a few main cases that they are dealing with and ride with them on the highs and lows. And boy are there some highs and lows. It's difficult to watch in parts where people are given terrible, life changing news, and at other times its very uplifting as these doctors use their expertise to pull people back from the brink. What the series does well, is show how when the doctors leave a consulting room or operating theatre, these people and cases stay with them. Their passion and commitment is clearly evident. There's no narration so this makes it feel even more raw. All you get is the doctors talking to the camera and the conversations that take place between them, their colleagues, and their patients. It's really interesting stuff. On a side note, I thought it was kinda funny how in amongst all the open brains and broken spines, the one thing that made me cringe was a scene where they were trying to put back in place a guys dislocated jaw. But anyway... In addition to the main series a 30min bonus episode was added later called Pandemic and follows the same format as the rest of the series, but this time with a focus on the outbreak of COVID-19. This was a great addition and I wish it was longer. It gave a good sense of the chaos in the emergency rooms when it all started, how desperately they tried to help people, and the effect it had on them when their own colleagues were going down with it, either getting sick or dying. So overall, a very engaging series, and very much worth your time.
