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Category: March 2020

March is National Women’s History Month. We asked our members to share stories about women in hand surgery, how they have advanced the field at large, and how they have navigated their careers amid a changing landscape. Members highlight some of the field’s trailblazers and touch upon the trails that still need blazed.

I’m a Girl. What’s Your Superpower?

By Anjali M. Murthy, MD “If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants” -Sir Isaac Newton I am blessed indeed to be able to do what I love and love what I do. I am able to inhabit this space because I stand on the shoulders of pioneering women […]

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Tribute to a Trailblazing Hand Surgeon

By Hollie Power, MD, Jana Dengler, MD, Emily Krauss, MD, and Amy M. Moore, MD Mentors are critically important on our journey to becoming skilled hand surgeons. This comes in various forms over the course of our careers and in many facets, gender is inconsequential. However, it comes as no surprise that despite the increasing […]

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Inspiration

By Tamara D. Rozental, MD My very first case in hand surgery as a third year medical student was deftly performed by a female surgeon. I watched in admiration as Michelle Carlson executed an EIP to EPL transfer and knew I was hooked. The months of worrying about what surgical specialty to pursue suddenly melted […]

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Thanking Men

By Carrie R. Swigart, MD Yesterday was International Women’s Day and this month Perspectives has asked for submissions highlighting women who have inspired us and impacted our careers. I’ve given this quite a bit of thought. I’ve mentally retraced the key decision points of my training and career, and I’ve come to what some may find […]

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Lack of Interaction

By Lindsey Urband, MD, FAAOS I am honored to have the opportunity to provide a perspective on my personal journey into the field of hand surgery during Women’s History Month. I was first introduced to hand surgery while on a surgical mission to Chimaltenango, Guatemala in medical school.  “Dr. Leo,” as the patients referred to him, […]

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Girls Aren’t Good at Math

By Christina M. Ward, MD I first realized there were different gender expectations at a math contest in 5th grade. After completing a series of tests, I was one of the top six students in the state called up to the stage to receive an award. The emcee announced the finishers in reverse order, pausing before the […]

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Mentors and Heroes

By Renata V. Weber, MD, FACS Women of influence in hand surgery would not be complete without mentioning Dr. Susan Mackinnon. She is a trailblazer. She was, until recently, the chief of plastic surgery at Washington University. She holds numerous patents, NIH grants, a fully established basic science research lab. She has a past president of […]

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What I Focus On

By Jennifer Wozniczka, MD My perspective as a female hand surgeon who has been in practice for about four years now is to simply say a “thank you” to all the women surgeons who led the way and who have made my path a whole lot easier to navigate by providing examples of what women […]

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