# The Bionic Surgeon

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Podcast: [Strangely](https://stenobird.com/podcast/strangely-7725048)
Published: 2026-03-31T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/strangely/episodes/the-bionic-surgeon
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## Resource

Neil Hopper was a talented vascular surgeon who had performed hundreds of amputations. Then, on a family camping trip, he became a patient himself, losing both legs below the knee. But as Luke explains, the real story was only just beginning Plus Poppy finds out a house in her neighborhood has a dark history. New episodes every Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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