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Episode 5

Sneha Desai, Herman Bagga and Gina Westhoff are third-year medical students. In their world, "the gross stuff is cool," delivering a baby is a career-decider, and wearing a turban is an icebreaker with patients.

Frightened that brain surgery could damage their precocious son, Thomas McGowan's parents reluctantly let a top brain surgeon try to remove a potentially devastating tumor. An articulate and at times exuberant family, their story is full of suspense, but also humor.

Tough-talking plastic surgeon Anthony Tufaro thinks there is no challenge too great. He claims he can do in one operation what other surgeons can only do in three.

Mya Thomas was nearly drowned when pulled from a pool. Doctors cannot save her although life support keeps her technically alive. They find themselves in a quandary trying to convince her parents to disconnect her breathing apparatus. A top surgeon has given the family mixed signals about her prognosis and they believe a miracle may be possible.

Hopkins six-part series: Available now on iTunes and also DVD

Executive Producer: Terence Wrong
Supervising Producers: Brad Hebert, Alex Piper / Editor: Pagan Harleman
Field Producers: Erica Baumgart, Monica DelaRosa, Sarah Fogel, Sarah Namias, Ali Sargent
Camera/Producers: Alex Braverman, Richard Chisolm, Kenneth Chu, Matt Dimakos, Tim Fabrizio, Gena Konstantinakos, Isaac Mathes, Anneliese Paull, Alan Weeks
Segment Editors: Ramen Cromwell, Faith Jones, Amina Megalli, Cindy Kaplan Rooney, Amy Seplin, Amanda Zinoman
Special Segment Producers: Ralph Avellino, Valentine Sheldon / Art Director: Kelly Clauson