Harder than brain surgery

January 20, 2009
Written By
Deborah Holdship

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCegrqe6YFI

Dr. Karin Muraszko is an acclaimed brain surgeon. Chair of the University of Michigan’s Department of Neurosurgery, she was the first woman in the US to head a neurosurgery department. But it’s as an expert in pediatric brain tumors and congenital anomalies that she truly shines.I

n this moving video, produced by Michigan Television for the Big Ten Network, Dr. Muraszko’s combination of talent, compassion and humanity shine through as she describes the challenges of brain surgery, overcoming disability and sexism, and helping families face the possible loss of a child.

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Deborah Holdship
DEBORAH HOLDSHIP is the editor of Michigan Today. She joined the University in 2007 as editorial manager in the marketing communications department at the Ross School of Business, where she was editor of Dividend magazine for five years. Prior to working at Michigan, Deborah was associate director of publications at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. From 1988-2001, Deborah worked in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, where she was a reporter and editor at Billboard magazine and an associate editor and video producer at LAUNCH media. Follow her on Twitter: @debholdship #michigantoday.

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