Gail Rosseau

Gail Rosseau
Personal details
Born Gail Linskey
c. 1956
Raised in Chicago, IL
Political party Democratic Party (United States)
Residence River Forest, Illinois
Suburban West Chicago
Alma mater George Washington University
Occupation Neurosurgeon
Website http://www.northshore.org/apps/findadoctor/doctor.aspx?pid=8571

Gail Linskey Rosseau (born c. 1956), was director of skull base surgery of NorthShore University HealthSystem NorthShore University HealthSystem She left this position in 2014. [1] She is board-certified and has been an examiner for the American Board of Neurological Surgery. She has been elected to the leadership of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons,[2] World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies,[3] and the Société de Neurochirurgie de Langue Française.[4]

Her practice includes a wide range of neurosurgery, with expertise in caring for patients with cranial base disorders. This includes extensive experience with pituitary tumors, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, and head and neck malignancies. She is the author of dozens of papers, invited lectures and courses in these topics, including a co-authored white paper with Women in Neurosurgery titled "The Future of Neurosurgery."[5]

Rosseau is one of 300 female neurosurgeons in the United States, out of a total of more than 3,000 practicing neurosurgeons.[6] She writes and speaks often in the U.S. and abroad on neurosurgical topics. Her most frequent subjects include innovative treatments for patients with pituitary tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, meningiomas and normal pressure hydrocephalus.[7] She pioneered the use of minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for treatment of pituitary tumors.[8] Her current research funding is for clinical trials in breast cancer metastasis and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.[9]

In December 2009, Rosseau was on a short list for then-President-elect Barack Obama's nomination for Surgeon General of the United States. On March 5, 2009, another candidate for Surgeon General, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, announced he was withdrawing himself from consideration, thus strengthening speculation that Rosseau remained a primary candidate.[10]

Rosseau’s association with President Obama dates to 2003.[11] She served on the finance committees and women’s committees for both his senatorial and presidential campaigns. She also acted as his surrogate speaker on healthcare issues during the primary and general presidential election campaigns.[11]

Her candidacy for Surgeon General has been supported by the American Medical Association,[12] American College of Neurosurgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons in addition to a number of patient groups.[7]

Rosseau is the recipient of many honors and awards, including Chicago Woman Mentor of the Year[7] and the 2008–2009 American Association of Neurological Surgeons/American College of Surgeons Health Policy Fellowship.[7] She has been awarded the Harry B. Zehner, Jr., Memorial Traveling Fellowship award of the American College of Surgeons.[13]

She has been listed in Best Doctors in America,[14] Who’s Who in America[15] and the Consumer Research Council’s Guide to America's Top Surgeons.[16] She has served on the FDA Advisory Council for Neurological Devices[17] in addition to a number of national and international leadership positions in organized neurosurgery.

Public broadcasting network medical programs "Second Opinion" and "60 Minutes II"[18] have featured Rosseau, in addition to national and local network television and radio programs. She has been cited in articles from printed periodicals such as the Chicago Tribune,[6] The Wall Street Journal,[19] The Washington Post,[20] Chicago Sun Times,[21] and The Desert Sun.[22] A March 2007 article in More magazine profiled her research into the connection between breast cancer and brain metastases.[18] A profile on Rosseau appeared in the September 2009 issue of Ladies Home Journal.[23]

Rosseau has addressed annual meetings of organizations such as The Chicagoland Youth Football League(TCYFL)2011 Coaches Day,[24]s[25] and ThinkFirst, the national injury prevention association.[26] She addressed the 14th Annual World Congress of Neurological Surgery on August 30, 2009 in Boston.[27] Duke University’s Terry Sanford School of Public Policy featured her as their keynote speaker on October 3, 2009.[28]

Rosseau devotes considerable energy to philanthropic endeavors. She is the volunteer coordinator of the Foundation for International Education in Neurosurgery, which sends volunteer neurosurgeons to the developing world.[29] She is on the board of directors of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Foundation, which raises funds and donations-in-kind to provide equipment for neurosurgical services in the developing world.[30]

She is actively involved in promoting religious pluralism, serving on the board of directors of the Interfaith Youth Core.[31] Rosseau also serves on the board of trustees at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.[32]

With her children she has launched a head and spine injury prevention initiative for children in French-speaking Africa.[33]

Education and training

Rosseau completed her neurosurgical residency training at George Washington University in Washington, DC after graduating from its medical school. She completed a fellowship in cranial base and microvascular surgery at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and a cranial base surgery fellowship at Val-de-Grâce in Paris, France.[34][35]

Professional affiliations and memberships

References

  1. ↑ http://www.northshore.org/ Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.aans.org/
  3. ↑ http://www.wfns.org/
  4. ↑ http://www.snclf.com/
  5. ↑ http://thejns.org/doi/full/10.3171/JNS/2008/109/9/0378. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/aug/13/business/chicago-women-neurosurgeons-aug13. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 http://www.cinn.org/physicians/rosseau-gail.html. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  8. ↑ http://www.neuro-ortho.org/find-doctor/rosseau-bio.htm. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  9. ↑ http://www.cinn.org/news/win/work-injury-newsletter-8.html. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  10. ↑ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/589381. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://wednesdayjournalonline.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=13198. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  12. ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-wed-rosseau-surgeon-general-dec10,0,7304769.story. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  13. ↑ http://www.pbs.org/secondopinion/episodes/breastcancerrecurrence/panelists/index.html. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  14. ↑ http://www.bestdoctors.com/bd/experts.php. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  15. ↑ http://www.marquiswhoswho.com/. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  16. ↑ http://www.consumersresearchcncl.org/. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  17. ↑ http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/99/backgrd/3545b1b.pdf. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 http://www.cinn.org/pdffiles/more-rosseau-brainstorm.pdf. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  19. ↑ http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/08/14/women-remain-scarce-in-neurosurgery/. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  20. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031902515.html. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  21. ↑ http://neuro-ortho.org/community/2009/03/18/dr-gail-rosseau-featured-in-chicago-sun-times-article-on-nph/. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  22. ↑ http://www.skullbaseinstitute.com/press/devan-perez.htm. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  23. ↑ http://www.lindamarsa.net. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  24. ↑ http://www.tcyfl.net/details.php?id=16&cat_id=0 the Brain Injury Association of Illinoi
  25. ↑ http://brain-injury-illinois.blogspot.com/2007/08/2007-illinois-educational-conference.html. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  26. ↑ http://google.com/search?q=cache:5Rgq8QLliU8J:www.thinkfirst.org/Documents/KeepinItReal/ThinkFirst-Conference-Schedule-Draft-09.doc+www.thinkfirst.org/Documents/KeepinItReal/ThinkFirst-&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  27. ↑ http://www.wfns.org/pages/world_congress___boston_2009/64.php. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  28. ↑ http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 http://www.fiens.org/members.html. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  30. ↑ http://www.wfns.org/pages/web_manager/224.php. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  31. ↑ http://www.ifyc.org/about_core/board. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  32. ↑ http://www.dom.edu/about/board-trustees.html. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  33. ↑ http://www.neurosurgeon.org/publications/q/pdf/CNSQ_08summer.pdf. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  34. ↑ http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/Dr-Gail-Rosseau-MD-F2A60FD5.cfm. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  35. ↑ http://neuro-ortho.org/find-doctor/rosseau-bio.htm. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  36. ↑ http://www.aans.org/About%20AANS/Governance%20and%20Leadership.aspx. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  37. ↑ http://www.snclf.com/membres.php
  38. ↑ http://www.wfns.org/pages/north_america__canada___christopher_m__loftus/196.php
  39. ↑ http://www.neurosurgerywins.org/spotlight/flannery_ann_marie.html. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
  40. ↑ http://www.wfns.org/pages/web_manager/224.php
  41. ↑ http://www.aansneurosurgeon.org/
  42. ↑ http://www.worldneurosurgery.org/
  43. ↑ http://www.asianjns.org/aboutus.asp
  44. ↑ http://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/journal/10143

Additional references

Pioneer Press Publication. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.

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