Women’s History Month – Benjy Brooks, MD

Dr. Benjy Brooks

Graphic by Omar Aguado/Office of Communications

Throughout the month of March, McGovern Medical School is celebrating Women’s History Month by honoring some of the incredible women in the Medical School’s history. This week highlights Benjy Brooks, MD, the first board-certified woman pediatric surgeon in the United States. Brooks joined the faculty at McGovern Medical School in 1973 and remained active until her death in 1998.