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"Becoming a doctor is hard. Becoming a surgeon, even harder. Becoming a neurosurgeon as an Indian woman who wants to have a healthy work-home life balance and kids? Almost impossible. But not for Dr. Sheri Dewan. Always interested in science growing up, it wasn't until neurosurgery saved her mother's life from a ruptured brain aneurysm that Dr. Dewan started on the path toward becoming one of about two hundred female neurosurgeons in the United States. The trials, tribulations, and wrath of not only her unsupportive male colleagues, but some female as well, helped to shape Dr. Dewan into the confident neurosurgeon and woman she is today. Cutting a Path: The Power of Purpose, Discipline, and Determination is the inspiring, eye-opening memoir of how Dr. Dewan overcame numerous personal and professional obstacles to reach her dream. Braided with advice that is applicable to anyone facing adversity achieving their career goals, her story will make you ask yourself, ""When the world tests you, do you have what it takes to shut out the noise, check in with yourself, and follow your passion?"""

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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 for anyone contemplating a career in medicine or health. Her extraordinary book is particularly moving for women in medicine and for their partners, children, and parents. The lessons apply to any of us trying to overcome barriers and tackle difficult challenges. --Dr. Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP, Founding Director of the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health and Deputy Dean at the School of Public Health at Brown University 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, Chief Marketing Officer of NeuroBlade, MBA MIT Sloan School of Business & Management Dr. Dewan's personal journey is one we can connect with on a multitude of levels: from the tragedies to triumphs of life as not just a neurosurgeon, but as a parent and human. Readers will walk away inspired and apt to apply her lessons 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 of FOCUS Training

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Dr. Sheri Dewan is a full-time, board-certified neurosurgeon practicing in the Metro Chicago area, affiliated with Northwestern Medicine. 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. 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. Follow Dr. Dewan on Instagram @drsheridewan, or visit her website www.drsheridewan.com

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