Dr. Laura Scrimgeour had never met a female cardiothoracic surgeon until she met Dr. Amy Fiedler.
While more than 50 percent of all medical school students are women, the gender gap remains in some of the top specialties. For instance, only 8 percent of thoracic surgeons are women and even fewer are women of color.
"I get mistaken for a nurse," Fiedler said."I get mistaken for a physical therapist, one time for food service. I mean, pretty much anything other than being the cardiac surgeon." They say getting more women in leadership at hospitals can lead to better family leave policies and more opportunities for female physicians. Patients can also help by requesting female doctors.
Blake was the cardiac anesthesiologist on the UCSF team that made history in December -- believed to be the first all-female heart transplant team.
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