• Nelci Zanon, Milagros Niquen-Jimenez, Eliana E Kim, Alicia Becerra Zegarra, Alma Griselda Ramírez-Reyes, Dunia Patricia Quiroga, Ena I Miller Molina, Nujerling Vargas Santana, Roxanna M Garcia, and Gail Rosseau.
• 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.
• J Clin Neurosci. 2021 Apr 1; 86: 347-356.

AbstractNearly 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.Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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