Transcripts for CNN Erin Burnett OutFront 20130516 03:58:00

CNN Erin Burnett OutFront May 16, 2013 03:58:00

so it sounds like an old joke, right? a neurosurgeon and two ex israeli officers walk into a coffee shop. but what happens next is no punch line. it was a chance encounter that has turned an old idea developed to prepare fighter pilots for battle into an innovative new idea that could save lives. engage, outmaneuver, and eliminate enemy aircraft. the mission of a fighter pilot is often deadly. training vital. to prepare pilots, flight simulators were developed to they could practice before a critical mission. now this 100-year-old technology has inspired an entirely new idea that could save lives. it's called surgical theater. in 2010, dr. warren sellman, neurosurgeon in chief in university hospitals in cleveland overheard retired israeli soldiers talking about flight simulator technology in a

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