George Berci (né Bleier; 14 March 1921 – 30 August 2024) was a Hungarian-American surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, United States and a pioneer in minimally …

George Berci, MD, led an improbable and monumental life. As a young man, he survived the Holocaust and went on to become an internationally renowned surgical pioneer who …

Sep 15, 2024 · Dr. Berci brought a precise eye and an inventor’s zeal to innovations that enabled doctors to better visualize the bladder, colon, esophagus, prostate, common bile duct and …

Apr 11, 2018 · A Holocaust survivor, Cedars-Sinai's Dr. George Berci developed endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical techniques that inform many of today's procedures. Learn more about …

Berci, a Holocaust survivor who died Aug. 30 at the age of 103, was an evangelist for less-invasive surgical methods, now the dominant form of surgery; laparoscopy is one well-known …

Sep 26, 2024 · George Berci, an Evangelist for Less-Invasive Surgery, Dies at 103 The benefits of a dime-size incision were obvious. But surgeons were reluctant to abandon what they had …

Berci passed away in Thousand Oaks, California, on Aug. 30. He was 103. His death was a tremendous loss for the Cedars-Sinai community, as Berci had remained actively engaged into …

Feb 20, 2025 · Dr. George Berci passed away on Aug. 30 at the age of 103, ending a distinguished career as a groundbreaking innovator who revolutionized the field of endoscopic …

Nov 23, 2024 · George Berci was from a Jewish family in central Europe and the first three decades of his life were dominated by upheaval, but also characterised by a remarkable …

Sep 25, 2024 · Berci died Aug. 30 in Thousand Oaks, California from complications of COVID-19. He was 103. “Unfortunately, I had a terrible early life in respect to being a Jew,” Berci said in …