Hosted on MSN

Meet the women surgeons leading HCMC’s Orthopedic Department

(FOX 9) - On an average day for orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gudrun Mirick Mueller, preparations are underway to repair a patient's broken femur. "I’m a trauma subspecialist. I fix broken bones," says Dr.
Hosted on MSN

When surgical tools don't fit: How gender bias in design puts women surgeons at risk

"If you can't handle this, you'll never keep up with your peers." Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. That's what a young vascular surgeon in training reported hearing ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Only 9% of women want to be surgeons — Here’s how 1 physician is trying to change that

Data from the Association of American Medical Colleges states that while half of the students attending medical school in 2018 were female, only 9 percent of them sought to pursue a surgical specialty ...
The Boston Globe

This is what women’s health care looks like

On a daily basis, women put themselves in the hands of hospital staff like me. Often they are in a state of desperation: Their pain or bleeding is no longer tolerable, or they have come to us for an ...

Once world-renowned RBWH unit operating without trained specialist

Hundreds of women are waiting for vital surgery at the state’s largest hospital, which has been operating for seven months ...