Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo, R. Sena Madureira, 1500 - Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04021-001, Brazil; CENEPE Centro de Neurocirurgia pediátrica (Pediatric Neurosurgical Center), Rua Doutor Veiga Filho, 350, Higienópolis, São Paulo, Brazil.
Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Av. Honorio Delgado 430, San Martín de Porres 15102, Lima, Peru; Gender Equity Initiative in Global Surgery, 641 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA, USA.
J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Apr;86:347-356. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.01.054. Epub 2021 Feb 27.
Nearly 75 years after the first woman neurosurgeon was trained in Latin America, the field of neurosurgery is changing and the prominence of women neurosurgeons within the specialty is increasing. By researching the histories of individual physicians and neurosurgeons, as well as neurosurgical departments and societies, we present, for the first time, the history of the women in neurosurgery in Latin America. Women neurosurgeons in the region have made notable progress, inspiring subsequent generations and actively participating in organized neurosurgery, medical leadership outside neurosurgery, academic neurosurgery, and leadership in contemporary society. The establishment of "Women in Neurosurgery" networks and organizations has been important to the success of many of these efforts. This collaborative study, which identifies the known women neurosurgeons in Latin America for the first time, may serve to provide background and context for further contributions of women neurosurgeons for our profession and our patients.
在第一位女性神经外科医生在拉丁美洲接受培训近 75 年后，神经外科学领域正在发生变化，女性神经外科医生在该专业中的地位也在不断提高。通过研究个别医生和神经外科医生的历史，以及神经外科部门和学会的历史，我们首次介绍了拉丁美洲女性神经外科医生的历史。该地区的女性神经外科医生取得了显著的进步，激励了后来的几代人，并积极参与有组织的神经外科、神经外科以外的医疗领导、学术神经外科以及当代社会的领导工作。“神经外科中的女性”网络和组织的建立对这些努力的许多成功都很重要。这项合作研究首次确定了拉丁美洲已知的女性神经外科医生，这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参考。
