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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Amy Ziering
- additional writing
Cast
- Jim Spencer
- Self - Journalist, Minneapolis Star Tribune
- Jeanne Lenzer
- Self - Author, The Danger Within Us
- Michael Carome
- Self - Director, Public Citizen Health Research Group
- Angie Firmalino
- Self - Essure Contraceptive Victim
- Peter Firmalino
- Self - Angie's Husband
- Gaby Avina
- Self - Former Essure Spokesperson
- Ana Fuentes
- Self
- William K. Hubbard
- Self - Former FDA Associate Commissioner
- David Kessler
- Self - FDA Commissioner, 1990 -1997
- Stephen Tower
- Self - Orthopedic Surgeon
- Janice Tower
- Self - Stephen Tower's Wife
- Adriane Fugh-Berman
- Self - Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology Georgetown University
- Deborah Cohen
- Self - Associate Editor, British Medical Journal
- Rita Redberg
- Self - Editor, JAMA Internal Medicine
- Rodney Evans
- Self - Dr. Tower's Patient
- Angela Clark
- Self - Dr. Tower's Patient
- Bill Vigil
- Self - Dr. Tower's Patient
- Robert Bridges
- Self - Diagnostic Radiologist
- Tammy Jackson
- Self
- Byron Jackson
- Self - Tammy's Husband
- Tom Margolis
- Self - OB / GYN
- Julio Cesar Novoa
- Self - OB / GYN
- Adam Slater
- Self - Attorney
- Madris Tomes
- Self - Former FDA Analyst, CEO, Device Events
- Martin Makary
- Self - Professor of Surgery and Health Policy Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Steven McCarus
- Self - da Vinci OB / GYN Surgeon
- Debra Rybos
- Self
- Julie Dailey
- Self
- Astarre Gudino
- Self
- Vicki Mills
- Self
- Mary McNulty
- Self
- Lori Shanyfelt
- Self
- Richard Friedman
- Self - Attorney
- Robert Poston
- Self - da Vinci Cardiac Surgeon
- Michelle Zarick
- Self
- Scott Sills
- Self - OB / GYN
- Kimberly Hudak
- Self - Essure Clinical Trial Patient
- Rebecca Smith-Bindman
- Self - Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF
- Ewa Czeiska
- Self - Former FDA Scientist
- Scott Whitaker
- Self - CEO, Advanced Medical Technology Association
- Lee Fang
- Self - Journalist, The Intercept
- Diana Zuckerman
- Self - President, National Center for Health Research
- Janice Schakowsky
- Self - Illinois Congresswoman
- Louise Slaughter
- Self - New York Congresswoman
- Rosa DeLauro
- Self - Connecticut Congresswoman
- Dan Auger
- Self - Product Development Director, DePuty Synthes
- Robert Califf
- Self - Former FDA Commissioner
- Lester Crawford
- Self - Former FDA Commissioner
- Alex Gorsky
- Self - CEO, Johnson & Johnson
- Scott Gottlieb
- Self - FDA Commissioner Nomineee
- Gary Guthart
- Self - CEO, Intuitive Surgical
- Margaret Hamburg
- Self - Former FDA Commissioner
- Piet Heinous
- Self - VP of Medical Affairs, Ethicon / Johnson & Johnson
- Jane Henney
- Self - Former FDA Commissioner
- Mark McClellan
- Self - Former FDA Commissioner
- Catherine Mohr
- Self - VP of Strategy, Intuitive Surgical
- Dave Rosa
- Self - EVP of Scientific Affairs
- Donald Trump
- Self - 45th President of the United States
- Andrew von Eschenbach
- Self - Former FDA Commissioner
- Elizabeth Warren
- Self - Massachusetts Senator
Produced By
- Ben Cotner
- executive producer
- Ian Darling
- executive producer
- Ken Grossinger
- co-executive producer
- Amy Herdy
- producer
- Alexandra Johnes
- consulting producer
- M.S. Johnson
- executive producer
- Micheline Klagsbrun
- co-executive producer
- Liz F. Mason
- post executive
- Debbie McLeod
- executive producer
- Lisa Nishimura
- executive producer
- Zachary Rockwood
- field producer
- Jamie Rogers
- associate producer
- Mari Snyder Johnson
- executive producer
- Jason Spingarn-Koff
- executive producer
- Amy Ziering
- producer
Music
Cinematography
- Thaddeus Wadleigh
- Cinematographer
Sound
- Christopher Alba
- sound effects editor
- Ivan Basauri
- sound
- Keith Burhans
- stage engineer
- Dane A. Davis
- sound designer / supervising sound editor
- Brittany Ellis
- mix technician
- Stephanie Flack
- supervising sound editor
- Darlene Gorzela
- additional sound services: wb sound
- Matthew Iadarola
- re-recording mixer
- Matthew W. Kielkopf
- sound effects editor
- Ann Marie Wachel
- additional sound services: wb sound
Editing
Makeup
- Monique Mazer
- makeup artist
Visual Effects
- Russell Barrett
- digital artist
- Luke Cahill
- digital intermediate colorist
- Mary Dowd
- digital artist
- Rebecca Gant
- visual effects coordinator
- Eric Heavens
- digital artist
- Gregory J. Lanesey
- digital intermediate producer
- Sean Meyers
- online editor
- Dave Piedra
- lead cg artist
- Matt Radecki
- digital intermediate producer
- Chris Reilly
- digital artist
- Dan Schmit
- visual effects supervisor
- Adam Simpson
- visual effects editor
- Cyrena Vladish-Addison
- visual effects controller
Production Management
- Edward Patrick Alva
- post-production supervisor
- Lorena Lourenço
- post-production supervisor
Animation
- Bil White
- design and animation
Editorial
- Edward Patrick Alva
- associate editor
- Douglas Blush
- editorial consultant
- Luke Cahill
- colorist
- Lindsay Machel Koenig
- assistant editor
- Sean Meyers
- on-line editor
Other
- Edward Patrick Alva
- technical supervisor
- Kate Coe
- additional archival research
- Kevin Crawley
- production assistant
- Marquise Davion
- production assistant
- Kirby Dick
- additional interviewer
- Imraan Farukhi
- production legal
- Alex Fierro-Clarke
- transcriber
- Amy Herdy
- additional interviewer
- Eleanor Leonard
- lead transcriber
- Nicholas Manting Brewer
- production assistant
- Alexandra Marske
- executive assistant
- Ashley D. Morgan
- to Mr. Dick and Ms. Ziering
- Evan Scott Nicholas
- Investigative Researcher
- Elizabeth Pepin
- additional archival research
- Herman Phillips
- producer's assistant
- Brianna Pressey
- production assistant
- Brandon Rife
- production assistant
- Marc H. Simon
- legal counsel / production legal
- Alonzo Wickers
- production legal
- Amy Ziering
- interviewer
Music Department
- Marco Valerio Antonini
- additional orchestrator
Camera Department
- Kyle Aramburo
- lead additional cinematographer
- Rita Baghdadi
- additional cinematographer
- Jeremy Borg
- lead additional cinematographer
- Ian Cook
- additional cinematographer
- Kevin Crawley
- grip
- Nathan Golon
- lead additional cinematographer
- Aaron Kopp
- additional cinematography
- Clare Major
- additional cinematography
- Trenton Massey
- additional cinematography
- Michael T. Miller
- additional cinematographer
- Brianna Pressey
- additional cinematography
- Chris Rahm
- lead additional cinematographer
- John C. Reyes
- first assistant camera
- Zachary Rockwood
- lead additional cinematographer
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