SOFIA IONESCU THE FIRST FEMALE NEUROSURGEON IN ROMANIA

1. Dr Sofia Ionescu(1920- 2008),the first woman neurosurgeon
in Romania and South Eastern Europe
Dr Sinziana Ionescu*,prof dr E. Bratucu*, dr Mirela Renta**
• General surgery at the Bucharest Oncology Institute, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania
• **Specialist in neurosurgery Bagdasar Arseni Hospital Bucharest,Romania

2. Her childhood home in Falticeni, Romania

3. A 47- year long career in neurosurgery
• Faculty of Medicine 1939-1945
• 1943 neurosurgery preparation
• 1944 she performed an emergency surgical
intervention
• Jan 1945 PH. D.thesis
• 1954 consultant surgeon

4. Part of the “golden surgical team”
• She worked, starting with the year 1943 with Prof. dr. Dimitrie
Bagdasar(the founder of neurosurgery as sole discipline in
1934, after having studied with Harvey Cushing in 1927-1928)
• Arseni,Ionel Ionescu
• 1944 during War bombing she made her first surgical
intervention and her teacher said ” You have skills, please
remain in the field of neurosurgery”

5. • 1943-1950 she basically lived in the Nr 9 Clinical and
Emergency Hospital Bucharest
• 1966-1967 the vertebro medullar compartment
• She took part in the anniversary of the 20 000
neurosurgical operation of the department she was
part of

6. 1934 Neurosurgery pavillion Bucharest

7. Neurosurgery hospital 1954-1975

8. Neurosurgery hospital 1975 CT scan department

9. Operative protocols from Sofia Ionescu s operations

10. Scientific activity 120 articles 1957-1987
• Acta chirurgica Belgica 1958
• Wiener klinische wochenschrift 1962
• Revue d oto neuro ophtalmologie 1969
• Neurochirurgia Stuttgart 1970

11. Prizes
• The sign of distinction of the Red Cross 1943
• The Ensign Of The Medico Sanitary Work
• 1996 Emeritus Member of the Romanian Science
Academy

13. During a trip to Abu Dhabi

14. Artistic Homage from a patient s
relative

15. • Thank you very much for your attention!