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Progress in Neurosurgery: Contributions of Women Neurosurgeons in the Middle East Publisher Pubmed



Habibi Z1 ; Hadi NA2 ; Kim EE3, 4 ; Alkhataybeh RAM5 ; Sbeih A6 ; Abouhamden A7 ; Abdulsalam HKA8 ; Shehhi NA9 ; Alazzani R10 ; Garozzo D11 ; Hasan A12 ; Namer T13 ; Quadamkhear H14 ; Zabihyan S15 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Habibi Z1
  2. Hadi NA2
  3. Kim EE3, 4
  4. Alkhataybeh RAM5
  5. Sbeih A6
  6. Abouhamden A7
  7. Abdulsalam HKA8
  8. Shehhi NA9
  9. Alazzani R10
  10. Garozzo D11
  11. Hasan A12
  12. Namer T13
  13. Quadamkhear H14
  14. Zabihyan S15
  15. Nejat F1
  16. Rosseau G16
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Tehran University of Medical Science, Children's Medical Center, No 63, Gharib Ave, Keshavarz Blv, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Rimayah, Al Hars Al Watani, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  3. 3. University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, 513 Parnassus Ave. Suite S-245, San Francisco, 94143-0454, CA, United States
  4. 4. Gender Equity Initiative in Global Surgery, 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, United States
  5. 5. Department of Neurosurgery, Hashemite University, P.O Box: 330127, Zarqa, Jordan
  6. 6. Department of Neurosurgery, Jordanian Royal Medical Services, PO Box 855122, Amman, Jordan
  7. 7. Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, 1 Port Road, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
  8. 8. Division of Neurosurgery, King Saud University, P.O.Box: 266, Riyadh, 11362, Saudi Arabia
  9. 9. Tawam Hospital, Maqam Street, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  10. 10. Department of Neurosurgery, Al-Thwra Modern General Hospital, Sana'a, Yemen
  11. 11. Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Umm Suquim, Al Barsha South 3 PO BOX 51122, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  12. 12. Neurosurgery Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Jamal Abdel Nasser Street, PO Box 5, 13001, Kuwait
  13. 13. Division of Neurosurgery, King AbdulAziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Prince Mutib Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Rd, Ar Rimayah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  14. 14. Department of Neurosurgery, Rozhawa Hospital, 100 Meter Street, Erbil, 44001, Iraq
  15. 15. Department of Neurosurgery, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Ahmadabad Blvd., Mashhad, Iran
  16. 16. Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, 20037, DC, United States

Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience Published:2021


Abstract

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. © 2021