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Yoko Kato
NationalityJapanese
OccupationProfessor of neurosurgery

Yoko Kato is the first female in Japan to become a professor of neurosurgery.[1] She is the founder of the Women's Neurosurgical Association (WNA) of Japan and of the Asian Women's Neurosurgical Association.[1]

Biography

Yoko Kato is one of the earliest women neurosurgeons in Japan.[2] She was promoted as a full Professor at Fujita Health University to become the first female professor in neurosurgery in Japan.[1] In 1990, she founded the Women's Neurosurgical Association (WNA) of Japan. In 1996, she founded the Asian Women's Neurosurgical Association.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies celebrates many member honors and accomplishments". World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies. Retrieved 2016-05-05. Yoko Kato, MD was promoted to Professor at Fujita Health University in Aichi, Japan. Prof. Kato is the first woman in that country to become a full professor of neurological surgery. She is on the editorial boards of multiple neurosurgical publications, with research interests that include cerebral aneurysms and new vascular imaging. She was the founder of the Women's Neurosurgical Association (WNA) of Japan in 1990 and of the Asian Women's Neurosurgical Association in 1996
  2. ^ Sharmistha Chatterjee (2003-03-27). "Women neurosurgeons in a meeting of minds". Retrieved 2016-05-05.