ITN Vol 14; Issue 43, 2014-2015

Dr. Gomathy Narasimhan – India's first woman multi-organ transplant surgeon

She is a doctor who actually wanted to be an engineer! Gomathy Narasimhan, 41, India's first woman multi-organ transplant surgeon says that in a way she is an engineer of sorts – putting things together and fixing things - in this case the human body

“… Does she face any gender bias? She is clear that she has never faced it from patients. In fact, she feels that women have an edge over their male counterparts because in the field of transplants it is a longstanding relationship with the recipient. Empathy seems to come more naturally to women and patients seem to find it easier to talk about their personal issues with them. In the work space, she says that a woman in surgical practice needs to be assertive. There is no quarter asked for or given…”