Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Neurosurgery. 2021 Sep 15;89(4):E223-E228. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab246.
Dr Dorothy Klenke Nash (1898-1976) became the first female neurosurgeon in the United States in 1928 and maintained her status as the country's only female neurosurgeon until 1960. She graduated with her medical degree from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1927 and then trained at the Neurologic Institute of New York under Dr Byron Stookey. During her training, she contributed to the advancement of neurosurgical practice through academic research. In 1931, she married Charles B. Nash, and together they had 2 children, George (1932) and Dorothy Patricia (1937). Dr Nash became a senior surgeon at St. Margaret's Hospital in Pittsburgh in 1942. Shortly thereafter, she joined the inaugural University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurosurgery led by Dr Stuart N. Rowe and became an instructor of neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In acknowledgment of her advocacy for public access to services for mental health and cerebral palsy, Dr Nash was recognized as a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania (1953) and honored by Mercy Hospital (1957), Bryn Mawr College (1960), and Columbia University (1968). She retired from neurosurgical practice in 1965, at which time she devoted herself to her grandchildren and her Catholic faith. She died on March 5, 1976 at the age of 77. With unwavering tenacity, Dr Nash paved the way for all women in neurosurgery.
多萝西·克莱恩克·纳什博士（1898-1976 年）于 1928 年成为美国第一位女性神经外科医生，并一直保持着这一地位，直到 1960 年才成为该国唯一的女性神经外科医生。她于 1927 年从哥伦比亚大学内外科学院获得医学学位，然后在纽约神经病学研究所接受拜伦·斯图基（Byron Stookey）博士的培训。在培训期间，她通过学术研究为神经外科实践的发展做出了贡献。1931 年，她与查尔斯·B·纳什博士结婚，两人育有两个孩子，乔治（1932 年）和多萝西·帕特里夏（1937 年）。1942 年，纳什博士成为匹兹堡圣玛格丽特医院的资深外科医生。此后不久，她加入了由斯图尔特·N·罗博士领导的匹兹堡大学神经外科的创始团队，并成为匹兹堡大学医学院神经外科的讲师。纳什博士积极倡导公众获得心理健康和脑瘫服务，因此被评为宾夕法尼亚州杰出女儿（1953 年），并获得 Mercy 医院（1957 年）、布林莫尔学院（1960 年）和哥伦比亚大学（1968 年）的荣誉。1965 年，她从神经外科实践中退休，此后致力于照顾孙子孙女和信奉天主教。1976 年 3 月 5 日，她去世，享年 77 岁。纳什博士以坚定不移的坚韧精神为所有神经外科女医生铺平了道路。
