PQMD Pillar Talk: Access to Global Surgical Care as a Moon Shot
Thursday, May 9, 2024 @ 11AM ET
It is estimated that more than 5 billion people-more than 2/3 of the population of our planet- lack access to urgent surgical care. This translates into a shortage of nearly 23,000 neurosurgeons to bring life-saving and quality of life-giving care to patients who suffer from brain, spine, and nervous system conditions.*
Please join us on May 9th for PQMD’s Pillar Talk - Access to Global Surgical Care as a Moon Shot to hear data and inspiration from leading neurosurgeon Dr. Gail Rosseau about this lack of access to one the most basic of human rights - health. Using the example of President Kennedy's "Moonshot" speech in 1962 and the successful development of the Apollo program and manned lunar landing in 1969, Dr. Rosseau will make the case for similar investment of time and resources for global surgical care.
* Rosseau, Gail, NEUROSURGERY, Global Neurosurgery Section Introduction— Neurosurgery’s “Moon Shot”, VOLUME 91 | NUMBER 4 | OCTOBER 2022
Meet Our Speaker:
Gail Rosseau, M.D., Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr. Rosseau is Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. and Adjunct Professor of Global Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ. She has been involved in Global Neurosurgery all her career and is a leader in the Global Surgery movement. She has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and been invited as Visiting Professor at over 20 universities. She is Global Champions Editor for World Neurosurgery, and Section Editor for Global Neurosurgery for Neurosurgery.
Re: current research funding, she is co-PI on 2 NIH grants that are establishing TBI Registries in Zambia, and PI on a GW Equity Institute Grant to study surgical training in Africa. She is co-Founder of the Global Alliance for the Prevention of Spina Bifida-F(GAPSBIF), which championed, along with the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) , a 2023 Resolution on folic acid fortification to eliminate Spina Bifida, one of the humanity’s most serious congenital defects. She has served as an officer of the WFNS Administrative Council, and as Chairman of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies World Health Organization Liaison Committee (WFNS-WHO). She has long served on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for International Education in Neurosurgery (FIENS) and of ThinkFirst, the International Head and Spine Injury Prevention Program. She has also been elected to leadership positions in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)and the Société de Neurochirurgie de Langue Française (SNCLF). She is on the Advisory Board of the National Churchill Leadership Center and was invited by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to give official remarks on Churchill at the U.S. Capitol. She is a lifetime Board Member of Interfaith America, the leading religious pluralism organization in the country. She has been the Honored Guest of Neurosurgical Society of Australia and the Brazilian Academy of Neurosurgery. In 2021, she was honored with the AANS Humanitarian Award.
Dr. Rosseau is married to orthopedic surgeon, Richard Rosseau. They have two children and enjoy travel, marathon running and history.
