TY - JOUR
T1 - Inspirational Women in Surgery
T2 - Professor Angelita Habr-Gama, MD, PhD, Colorectal Surgeon, Brazil
AU - Torres, Orlando Jorge
AU - Barreto, Savio George
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Professor Angelita Habr-Gama was born in the Marajo Island, Brazil, to Lebanese immigrant parents. Her family moved to São Paulo after the death of her brother from complications of acute appendicitis when she was 7 years old. While her parents wanted her to be a teacher, the young Professor Habr-Gama was determined to be a doctor. She studied hard and gained entry into the prestigious University of São Paulo School of Medicine (FMUSP). It was here that she met Professors Alipio Correa Netto and Arrigo Raia whom she considers her influencers and mentors....
AB - Professor Angelita Habr-Gama was born in the Marajo Island, Brazil, to Lebanese immigrant parents. Her family moved to São Paulo after the death of her brother from complications of acute appendicitis when she was 7 years old. While her parents wanted her to be a teacher, the young Professor Habr-Gama was determined to be a doctor. She studied hard and gained entry into the prestigious University of São Paulo School of Medicine (FMUSP). It was here that she met Professors Alipio Correa Netto and Arrigo Raia whom she considers her influencers and mentors....
KW - Surgeons
KW - Colorectal surgery
KW - Habr-Gama, Angelita
KW - Biography
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119510347&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00268-021-06381-0
DO - 10.1007/s00268-021-06381-0
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85119510347
SN - 0364-2313
VL - 46
SP - 469
EP - 470
JO - World Journal of Surgery
JF - World Journal of Surgery
IS - 3
ER -