Personalizing medicine:how technology is making the incurable curable | Joe Dusseldorp | TEDxNewtown

One simple question, to which he had no answer, set Joe Dusseldorp on the path to becoming a surgeon. In an emotional journey of self-discovery, he shares how three courageous children changed his life. This amazing narrative reveals how technology is changing the landscape of medicine as we know it. By telling his personal story, and with a surprisingly emotional ending, Joe also brings us one step closer to knowing ourselves. Joe Dusseldorp is an Australian surgeon who is first in the country to implant a custom 3D printed ear for a number of young Australian children born with a missing ear. He studied under some of the most talented surgeons in the world and has honed his skills as a reconstructive plastic surgeon from Vietnam to France. Upon his return to Australia in 2018, Joe has already changed the medical landscape by offering procedures that patients would previously have needed to travel overseas to access. Excited by the rapid tech advancements of 3D printing, Joe is on a mission to create an app for patients to use within the comfort of their own home in an effort to offer a more personalised medical system. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx