How female surgeons are cutting through prejudice and rising to the top in medicine

Herald Sun #IWD2022 special feature on three Monash-Alfred
female surgeon researchers. L-R: Silvana Marasco, Susan Liew 
and Wendy Brown. Image from feature: David Caird

Brigid O'Connell, a writer for the Herald Sun, has written a feature on Central Clinical School's female surgeon-researchers whose clinical practice is based at the Alfred, Professors Wendy Brown and Silvana Marasco and Associate Professor Susan Liew as part of the Herald Sun's special weekend edition for International Women's Day 2022. Brigid writes:

"In an Australian-first, the three top surgical jobs at a major hospital are all held by women.

Congratulations to Professor Silvana Marasco – New Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professor Silvana Marasco

Congratulations to Professor Silvana Marasco on her promotion to Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Alfred Health.

Professor Wendy Brown, Head of Department of Surgery, wrote in February 2021:

I am delighted to announce that Professor Silvana Marasco has been appointed the head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Alfred.  Silvana will be well known to many of you as she has been a medical student, trainee and senior consultant at the Alfred.