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  • The Bleeding Edge (2018)
  • TV-14
    99 min | Documentary
The Bleeding Edge (2018)
TV-14
99 min | Documentary

A look at the unforeseen consequences of advanced technological devices used in the medical field.
Director
Writers
Kirby Dick | Amy Ziering (additional writing)
Producers
Composer
Cinematographer
Thaddeus Wadleigh (director of photogaphy)
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Updated Apr 21, 2018

Release date
Jul 27, 2018 (United States)

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60 cast members
Name Known for
Jim Spencer
Self - Journalist, Minneapolis Star Tribune Self - Journalist, Minneapolis Star Tribune   See fewer
Jeanne Lenzer
Self - Author, The Danger Within Us Self - Author, The Danger Within Us   See fewer
Michael Carome
Self - Director, Public Citizen Health Research Group (as Dr. Michael Carome) Self - Director, Public Citizen Health Research Group (as Dr. Michael Carome)   See fewer
Angie Firmalino
Self - Essure Contraceptive Victim Self - Essure Contraceptive Victim   See fewer
Peter Firmalino
Self - Angie's Husband Self - Angie's Husband   See fewer
Gaby Avina
Self - Former Essure Spokesperson Self - Former Essure Spokesperson   See fewer
William K. Hubbard
Self - Former FDA Associate Commissioner Self - Former FDA Associate Commissioner   See fewer
David Kessler
Self - FDA Commissioner, 1990 -1997 (as Dr. David Kessler) Self - FDA Commissioner, 1990 -1997 (as Dr. David Kessler)   See fewer
Stephen Tower
Self - Orthopedic Surgeon (as Dr. Stephen Tower) Self - Orthopedic Surgeon (as Dr. Stephen Tower)   See fewer
Janice Tower
Self - Stephen Tower's Wife Self - Stephen Tower's Wife   See fewer
Adriane Fugh-Berman
Self - Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology Georgetown University (as Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman) Self - Professor of Pharmacology & Physiology Georgetown University (as Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman)   See fewer
Deborah Cohen
Self - Associate Editor, British Medical Journal (as Dr. Deborah Cohen) Self - Associate Editor, British Medical Journal (as Dr. Deborah Cohen)   See fewer
Rita Redberg
Self - Editor, JAMA Internal Medicine (as Dr. Rita Redberg) Self - Editor, JAMA Internal Medicine (as Dr. Rita Redberg)   See fewer
Rodney Evans
Self - Dr. Tower's Patient Self - Dr. Tower's Patient   See fewer
Angela Clark
Self - Dr. Tower's Patient Self - Dr. Tower's Patient   See fewer
Bill Vigil
Self - Dr. Tower's Patient Self - Dr. Tower's Patient   See fewer
Robert Bridges
Self - Diagnostic Radiologist (as Dr. Robert Bridges) Self - Diagnostic Radiologist (as Dr. Robert Bridges)   See fewer
Byron Jackson
Self - Tammy's Husband Self - Tammy's Husband   See fewer
Tom Margolis
Self - OB / GYN (as Dr. Tom Margolis) Self - OB / GYN (as Dr. Tom Margolis)   See fewer
Julio Cesar Novoa
Self - OB / GYN (as Dr. Julio Cesar Novoa) Self - OB / GYN (as Dr. Julio Cesar Novoa)   See fewer
Adam Slater
Self - Attorney Self - Attorney   See fewer
Madris Tomes
Self - Former FDA Analyst, CEO, Device Events Self - Former FDA Analyst, CEO, Device Events   See fewer
Martin Makary
Self - Professor of Surgery and Health Policy Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (as Dr. Martin Makary) Self - Professor of Surgery and Health Policy Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (as Dr. Martin Makary)   See fewer
Steven McCarus
Self - da Vinci OB / GYN Surgeon (as Dr. Steven McCarus) Self - da Vinci OB / GYN Surgeon (as Dr. Steven McCarus)   See fewer
Richard Friedman
Self - Attorney Self - Attorney   See fewer
Robert Poston
Self - da Vinci Cardiac Surgeon (as Dr. Robert Poston) Self - da Vinci Cardiac Surgeon (as Dr. Robert Poston)   See fewer
Scott Sills
Self - OB / GYN (as Dr. Scott Sills) Self - OB / GYN (as Dr. Scott Sills)   See fewer
Kimberly Hudak
Self - Essure Clinical Trial Patient Self - Essure Clinical Trial Patient   See fewer
Rebecca Smith-Bindman
Self - Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF (as Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman) Self - Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF (as Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman)   See fewer
Ewa Czeiska
Self - Former FDA Scientist (as Dr. Ewa Czeiska) Self - Former FDA Scientist (as Dr. Ewa Czeiska)   See fewer
Scott Whitaker
Self - CEO, Advanced Medical Technology Association Self - CEO, Advanced Medical Technology Association   See fewer
Lee Fang
Self - Journalist, The Intercept Self - Journalist, The Intercept   See fewer
Diana Zuckerman
Self - President, National Center for Health Research (as Dr. Diana Zuckerman) Self - President, National Center for Health Research (as Dr. Diana Zuckerman)   See fewer
Janice Schakowsky
Self - Illinois Congresswoman Self - Illinois Congresswoman   See fewer
Louise Slaughter
Self - New York Congresswoman Self - New York Congresswoman   See fewer
Rosa DeLauro
Self - Connecticut Congresswoman Self - Connecticut Congresswoman   See fewer
Dan Auger
Self - Product Development Director, DePuty Synthes (archive footage) Self - Product Development Director, DePuty Synthes (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Califf
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage)   See fewer
Lester Crawford
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage)   See fewer
Alex Gorsky
Self - CEO, Johnson & Johnson (archive footage) Self - CEO, Johnson & Johnson (archive footage)   See fewer
Scott Gottlieb
Self - FDA Commissioner Nomineee (archive footage) (as Dr. Scott Gottlieb) Self - FDA Commissioner Nomineee (archive footage) (as Dr. Scott Gottlieb)   See fewer
Gary Guthart
Self - CEO, Intuitive Surgical (archive footage) Self - CEO, Intuitive Surgical (archive footage)   See fewer
Margaret Hamburg
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage)   See fewer
Piet Heinous
Self - VP of Medical Affairs, Ethicon / Johnson & Johnson (archive footage) (as Dr. Piet Heinous) Self - VP of Medical Affairs, Ethicon / Johnson & Johnson (archive footage) (as Dr. Piet Heinous)   See fewer
Jane Henney
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark McClellan
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage)   See fewer
Catherine Mohr
Self - VP of Strategy, Intuitive Surgical (archive footage) (as Dr. Catherine Mohr) Self - VP of Strategy, Intuitive Surgical (archive footage) (as Dr. Catherine Mohr)   See fewer
Dave Rosa
Self - EVP of Scientific Affairs (archive footage) Self - EVP of Scientific Affairs (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Trump
Self - 45th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 45th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Andrew von Eschenbach
Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage) Self - Former FDA Commissioner (archive footage)   See fewer
Elizabeth Warren
Self - Massachusetts Senator (archive footage) Self - Massachusetts Senator (archive footage)   See fewer
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