Nina Braunwald - The Original Female Cardiothoracic Surgical Giant Breaking glass ceilings with grace and compassion
Journal Title: Chettinad Health City Medical Journal - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
On March 11, 1960, 32 year old Nina Braunwald made history when she became the first cardiac surgeon of either sex to replace the mitral valve.1 Men have outnumbered women in modern medicine for several decades now. This is quite evident in surgi- cal specialties and glaringly stark in cardiac surgery.2 A line that encapsulates the real issue that all female cardiac surgeons face is: ‘It isn’t just a glass ceiling that needs to be cracked, it’s a broken ladder that you’ll have to climb to get to it’.
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krithika ramprabhu
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