Notable Events
He has notably pioneered the use of the TV medium to inform and educate the public in health matters. He showed live on air:
- Self-examination of testicles, January 1999 (claimed to be a "TV first")
- Live vasectomy procedure, 28 September 2005 (surgery done by Dr. Tim Black of the Marie Stopes International)
- Live Cervical Smear, 20 October 2005
He also developed skin cancer on his cheek; the procedure to remove this was also done live on air.
Read more about this topic: Chris Steele (doctor)
Famous quotes containing the words notable and/or events:
“a notable prince that was called King John;
And he ruled England with main and with might,
For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)
“As I look at the human story I see two stories. They run parallel and never meet. One is of people who live, as they can or must, the events that arrive; the other is of people who live, as they intend, the events they create.”
—Margaret Anderson (1886–1973)