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Five Women Making Waves in Neurosurgery Featured in Article

On Aug. 12, Becker’s Spine Review published a list of five women from some of the U.S.’ largest health systems making waves in neurosurgery. The neurosurgeons featured include Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, FAANS; Amy B. Heimberger, MD, FAANS; Judy  Huang, MD, FAANS; Maryam  Rahman, MD, FAANS; and Stacey C. Wolfe, MD, FAANS. The field of neurosurgery has long been male-dominated and the gender disparity shows no sign of shrinking, the article states. Data from the AMA shows that 76% of neurosurgery residents are men.

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