operating room

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Ten years ago, I found myself running beside my wife Sharon as she was gurneyed into an operating room in Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

"There's a lot of interesting emotional circuits that are deep in the brain, but until now you couldn't manipulate them outside of the operating room."

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

"My love has just gone to the operating room," Bolsonaro's wife Michelle said in an Instagram post.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

“They let me in the operating room, and it was tough to watch what she was going through, and amazing to see Ryu delivered. So yes, many prayers have been answered.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

In the operating room I was given anesthesia, and the next thing I recalled was waking up in a room with the doctor present.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela