Ernest J. Barthélemy, MD, MA, MPH
Dr. Ernest J. Barthélemy is Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, New York, where he also runs the Global Neurosurgery Laboratory. A Haitian-American native of New York City, Dr. Barthélemy is the founding president of the Society of Haitian Neuroscientists, and the 2021-2023 Co-Chair of the Young Neurosurgeons Forum of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.
“The physicians are the natural attorneys of the poor, and the social problems should largely be solved by them.” - Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) Doctor Rudolf Virchow recalls the great responsibility that comes with our vocation and the extensive preparation undertaken for it. Neurosurgeons are among the most highly educated professionals in the global community. Social recognition of this education positions...
“A black male neurosurgery applicant… I’ve never seen that before!” The comment was publicly directed towards me, delivered across a table where I sat with a dozen other applicants at an interview dinner in 2013. I was shocked, humiliated and angry. My shock came from the audacity of the white, male, senior neurosurgery resident who made the comment. Smiling...
