Wildlife veterinarian Romain Pizzi performed the first brain surgery on a bear as well as the first keyhole appendix surgery on an orangutan.
He's also anesthetized hundreds of seals.
Using hours of his own self-shot footage, let's take a look at how Romain prepares and performs these amazing wildlife surgeries.
Director: Anna O'Donohue Director of Photography: Steven Cassidy Editor: Parker Dixon Expert: Romain Pizzi Producer: Katherine Wzorek Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Samantha Vélez Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Camera Operator: Aidan Black Audio: Simon Tomlinson Production Assistant: Charles Marks Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch