Dr Sheri Dewan

Meet Dr. Dewan: Neurosurgeon & Author

Dr. Sheri Dewan is a full-time, board-certified neurosurgeon practicing in the metro Chicago area, Director of Neurosurgery and Clinical Professor at The Chicago Medical School. Previously affiliated with Northwestern Medicine for nearly a decade, she is one of roughly two hundred board-certified women neurosurgeons in the United States. She completed her neurosurgery residency at Brown University and graduate degree at Northwestern University.

She is a proud board member of Women in Neurosurgery (WINS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Dewan donates her time performing charity surgery in Southern India and sits on multiple charity foundation boards.

Click to read about Dr. Sheri’s decision to become one of only 219 practicing female neurosurgeons in the United States.

She is also currently studying business and finance at the University of Oxford Executive Education program in London, England. Dr. Dewan is trilingual and has lived in five countries. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, yoga, and spending time with her husband and three children. Dr. Dewan has an international concierge practice and holds medical licenses in the United States, India and Middle East she has performed high profile surgeries on members of the royal family.

Follow Dr. Dewan on Instagram @drsheridewan, or visit her website www.DrSheriDewan.com.

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“This personal journey is one we can connect with on a multitude of levels. Dr. Dewan takes us alongside as she shares the triumphs and tragedies of life as a neurosurgeon, parent and human. Readers will walk away inspired and able to apply the lessons within on how we can carry forward with perseverance and passion to do our best work and live fully, both as people and as professionals.”

— Melissa Goltra, Managing Partner FOCUS Training

“Although women make up 50 percent of medical school classes, they’re still underrepresented in many areas of medicine. Dr. Dewan’s story is an inspiring example of leadership across gender and ethnic barriers that can serve as a tale for anyone contemplating a career in medicine or health. Her extraordinary book will be particularly moving for women in medicine and for their partners, children, and parents — but the lessons apply to any of us trying to overcome barriers and tackle difficult challenges.”

— Dr. Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP Deputy Dean at the School of Public Health at Brown University; Warren Alpert Endowed Professor of Emergency Medicine at Alpert Medical School of Brown University;and Founding Director of the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health

“An inspiring memoir of how one woman achieves greatness despite a male dominated culture that “women don’t do neurosurgery”. The lessons Dr. Dewan shares can apply to anyone looking to make their mark in a male dominated field. ”

— Priya Doty, MBA MIT Sloan School of Business & Management, Chief Marketing Officer NeuroBlade