Live From Surgery

Liberty Science Center's Live From Surgery program offers students a unique opportunity to peer into an operating room and interact with medical experts. This powerful learning experience exposes students to careers in biotechnology and medical science. Live From Surgery sessions can be experienced at Liberty Science Center or transmitted into classrooms virtually. See the video conference technical requirements.

During each Live From Surgery session, students will view a procedure, communicate with the doctors, and make close observations of surgical instruments. During Meet the Surgeon sessions, a heart transplant surgeon or pediatric orthopedic surgeon will join live and present students with recorded footage from one of their procedures and discuss their career paths.

Our Live From Plus program takes the experience to the next level by enhancing your surgical session with a 45-60-minute laboratory workshop that brings medical science to life. Choose to add a session on real-life lab skills, healthcare career exploration, or another focus.

Live From Surgery, Meet the Surgeon, and Live From Plus sessions must be booked in advance. Please note that space in individual programs is open to multiple schools/organizations. These programs have the potential to sell out, so secure your spot now! Please also note that live surgeries may be transitioned to a taped surgery due to a cancellation or postponement of the scheduled surgery. Participants will be notified in advance when possible.

Email us at partnerships@lsc.org for more details or fill out our info form to make a reservation. An LSC team member will respond to you soon!

Note: When hospitals are busy, surgeries scheduled for Live From Surgery connections with operating rooms in our partner institutions may be rescheduled with little notice. Please note if the hospital reschedules a procedure, LSC will be ready to present a taped surgery.

Upcoming Dates

The Hackensack University Medical Center collaborates with Liberty Science Center to show students of all ages the innovative use of technology in robotic surgery. Students can see a live robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery performed by Dr. Michael Stifelman and his team. Robotic surgery uses a surgical robot to allow surgeons to offer more patients the benefits of laparoscopic surgery, such as performing complex surgeries with fewer incisions.

LSC'S Live From Surgery enables students to ask our surgical team questions while they view the team performing an operation via video teleconferencing technology.

See the list below for dates:

Live From Robotic Surgery
October 21, 2024 (At Neptune, NJ Only)
November 20, 2024
December 16, 2024 (Virtual Only)
January 22, 2025
February 19, 2025
March 17, 2025 (Virtual Only)
April 21, 2025
May 19, 2025
June 16, 2025

In partnership with the Renal Transplant Division at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center under the RWJBarnabas Health system, Liberty Science Center offers live viewing of adult or pediatric kidney transplants. Students can watch surgeons perform live kidney transplants while surgeons provide educational information about treatment options, understanding transplantation, how to find a donor, and maintaining a healthy organ after transplant.

LSC's Live From Surgery enables students to ask our surgical team questions while they view the team performing an operation via video teleconferencing technology.

See the list below for dates:

Live From Kidney Transplant
October 8, 2024 (Virtual Only)
~~October 22, 2024~~ SOLD OUT
November 12, 2024 (Virtual Only)
November 26, 2024 (Virtual Only)
December 10, 2024 (Virtual Only)
January 14, 2025 (Virtual Only)
January 28, 2025 (Virtual Only)
February 11, 2025
February 25, 2025 (At Neptune, NJ Only)
March 11, 2025 (Virtual Only)
March 25, 2025 (Virtual Only)
~~April 8, 2025~~ SOLD OUT
April 22, 2025
May 13, 2025 (Virtual Only)
May 27, 2025
June 10, 2025 (Virtual Only)
June 24, 2025

Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute at Morristown Medical Center collaborates with Liberty Science Center to produce Live From Cardiac Classroom, an educational program that allows middle and high school students to watch open-heart bypass surgery as it happens in real-time. Students in the classroom can ask the surgical team questions while they view the team performing an operation.

Live From Cardiac Classroom
October 11, 2024
November 15, 2024
December 13, 2024
January 17, 2025
~~February 14, 2025~~ SOLD OUT
~~March 14, 2025~~ SOLD OUT
~~April 11, 2025~~ SOLD OUT
May 9, 2025
June 13, 2025

Learn about delicate neurosurgery performed to extract tumors from the brain or spinal column or repairing spinal column damage from the surgical team at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ. Hear about surgical procedure, risk factors, and careers in medicine.

Live From Neurosurgery
October 18, 2024
~~November 21, 2024~~ SOLD OUT
January 16, 2025
February 5, 2025
March 5, 2025
March 21, 2025
April 17, 2025
May 15, 2025
June 4, 2025

Learn about heart transplant surgery from a real surgeon! Join Margarita T. Camacho, MD, as she discusses one of her prerecorded heart transplant surgeries. Learn about risk factors for heart disease, mechanical hearts and assistive devices, and new cardiac transplant technologies and procedures. Gain a better understanding of the organ donation process and analyze data from past research on mechanical devices.

See the list below for dates:

November 22, 2024
December 12, 2024
January 9, 2025

January 25, 2025
February 13, 2025
February 27, 2025
March 13, 2025
March 27, 2025
April 10, 2025
April 24, 2025
May 8, 2025
May 22, 2025

Learn about pediatric orthopedic surgery from a real surgeon! Interact with pediatric orthopedist, Dr. Samara Friedman, MD, as she describes her experiences in the surgical room. Hear about adolescent bone, joint, and muscle conditions and particular surgeries they performed.

Dr. Friedman is also affiliated with Morristown Medical Center, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, and Short Hills Surgery Center.

See the list below for dates:

November 1, 2024
December 6, 2024
January 10, 2025
February 7, 2025
March 7, 2025
April 4, 2025
May 2, 2025
June 6, 2025

These sessions feature our most popular procedures on videotape. Learn about Cardiac Surgery, Robotic Surgery, or Neurosurgery when you view a previously recorded procedure conducted at one of our partner hospitals. Our Live From Surgery educators will enhance the experience with relevant background and details, and will answer questions for your group.

Surgical Insights Video Series schedule
October 9, 2024 - Cardiac Surgery
October 23, 2024 - Neurosurgery
November 13, 2024 - Robotic Surgery
November 27, 2024 - Cardiac Surgery
December 11, 2024 - Neurosurgery
January 15, 2025 - Robotic Surgery
January 29, 2025 - Cardiac Surgery
February 12, 2025 - Neurosurgery
February 26, 2025 - Robotic Surgery
March 12, 2025 - Cardiac Surgery
April 9, 2025 - Robotic Surgery
April 23, 2025 - Cardiac Surgery
May 14, 2025 - Cardiac Surgery
May 28 , 2025 - Neurosurgery
June 11, 2025 - Neurosurgery
June 25, 2025 - Robotic Surgery

Students will step into the role of medical microbiologists to investigate a hospital-acquired infection outbreak. They'll learn the gram staining technique to identify an unknown bacterial sample, classify different types of bacteria, and understand their significance. Using microscopes, students will examine their stained slides to determine the type of bacteria present.

Bacteria Detective can be added to any Live From Surgery session.

In this immersive lab, students will act as healthcare providers to diagnose patients with flu-like symptoms using gel electrophoresis. Acting as lab technicians and medical professionals, they will discern whether their patients are suffering from seasonal fly or a new, dangerous virus. Students will work in teams as they load samples, run elecrtrophoresis, and analyze results to determine their patients' diagnoses.

Beat the Next Pandemic can be added to any Live From Surgery session.

Surgical Insights Video Series
- Time: 10:30 - 11:15 AM
- Dates:
  - January 15 (Robotics)
  - January 29 (Cardiac)
  - February 12 (Neuro)
  - February 26 (Robotics)
  - March 12 (Cardiac)
  - March 26 (Neuro)
  - April 9 (Robotics)
  - April 23 (Cardiac)
  - May 14(Cardiac)
  - May 28 (Neuro)
  - June 11 (Neuro)
  - June 25(Robotics)
- Taped Live From Surgery: Robotic Surgery View a taped session of Robotic surgery which uses a surgical robot to allow surgeons to offer more patients the benefits of laparoscopic surgery, such as performing complex surgeries with fewer incisions.
- Taped Live From Surgery: Cardiac Surgery: This taped educational program allows students to view bypass surgery and explore coronary artery disease.
- Taped Live From Surgery: Neurosurgery: View a taped surgery to learn about delicate neurosurgery performed to extract tumors from the brain
- Alignment to NJSLS - Science
  - MS-LS1-5 Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
  - MS-LS1-3 Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
- Connections to NJSLS - English Language Arts
  - RST.6-8.2 - Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
- Connections to NJSLS - Mathematics
  - 6.SP.B.4 - Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.

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