Tehran University of Medical Science, Children's Medical Center, No 63, Gharib Ave, Keshavarz Blv, Tehran, Iran.
College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Rimayah, Al Hars Al Watani, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Apr;86:337-346. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.01.055. Epub 2021 Feb 27.
The Middle East is known for its complex history and rich environment and culture. The region is home to a wide variety of traditions, cultures and religions, which have made the area vulnerable to political conflicts. Despite these difficulties, science and medicine have always thrived in the region, with many medical practices and principles established by physicians and scholars living in the Middle East. The first academic neurosurgical activity in the region started in the 1950s. The first women neurosurgeons in the Middle East started training in the 1970s, and were from Iran, Palestine, followed by Saudi Arabia in the 1970s. These pioneers have encountered serious challenges, yet have become role models for the next generation. These women have paved the way and facilitated neurosurgical training and practice for more women surgeons. The gradual increase in the number of women neurosurgical residents in the region leads to the expectation that women will play a more prominent role in the future as leaders in neurosurgery in the Middle East. This collaborative study, which identifies the known women neurosurgeons in the Middle East for the first time, may serve to provide background and context for further contributions of women neurosurgeons for our profession and our patients.
中东地区以其复杂的历史、丰富的环境和文化而闻名。该地区拥有各种各样的传统、文化和宗教，这使得该地区容易发生政治冲突。尽管面临这些困难，中东地区的科学和医学一直蓬勃发展，许多医学实践和原则都是由居住在中东的医生和学者建立的。该地区的第一例学术性神经外科活动始于 20 世纪 50 年代。中东的第一批女神经外科医生于 20 世纪 70 年代开始接受培训，她们来自伊朗、巴勒斯坦，随后是 20 世纪 70 年代的沙特阿拉伯。这些先驱者遇到了严重的挑战，但却成为了下一代的榜样。这些女性为更多的女性神经外科医生铺平了道路，促进了神经外科培训和实践。该地区神经外科住院医师中女性人数的逐渐增加，预计未来女性将在中东神经外科领域的领导中发挥更突出的作用。这项首次确定中东地区已知女性神经外科医生的合作研究，可能为女性神经外科医生为我们的专业和我们的患者做出进一步贡献提供背景和环境。
