Sarah I. Woodrow, MD, FAANS
Sarah Woodrow, MD, FAANS, is the chair in Neuroscience and the Director of Spinal Neurosurgery at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. She is the current chair of Women in Neurosurgery.
Established in 1990, Women in Neurosurgery (WINS) is an official section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). As such, it is dedicated to promoting the success and advancement of women in the field of neurosurgery. WINS advocates for gender equity and diversity within the profession and provides resources and support...
What does patient advocacy mean? According to the American Medical Association (AMA), one of the professional responsibilities of all physicians is to “advocate for social, economic, educational, and political changes that ameliorate suffering and contribute to human wellbeing” 1. This concept of patient advocacy, however, embodies a broad range of ideas ranging from day-to-day practices in interactions with individual patients...
