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Gail Rosseau, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor of Neurosurgery
George Washington University
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States

Gail Rosseau MD
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, D.C.

Adjunct Professor of Global Neurosurgery
Barrow Neurologiccal Institute
Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Rosseau is Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C. and Adjunct Professor of Global Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, AZ

Her areas of expertise include pituitary and skull base surgery, microvascular compression syndromes and stereotactic radiosurgery. Her clinical practice currently is focused on veterans, particularly in the area of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). She has been involved in Global Neurosurgery all her career and is a leader in the Global Surgery movement. She is a member of Alpha Omicron Alpha and has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications. She is Global Champions Editor for World Neurosurgery, and Section Editor for Global Neurosurgery for Neurosurgery. Re: current research funding, she is co-PI on 2 NIH grants that are establishing TBI Registries In Zambia, and PI on a GW Equity Institute Grant to study surgical training in Africa. She is co-Founder of the Global Alliance for the Prevention of Spina Bifida-F(GAPSBIF), which is working with the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) to eliminate Spina Bifida, one of the humanity’s most serious congenital defects. She has served as an officer of the WFNS Administrative Council, and as Chairman of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies World Health Organization Liaison Committee (WFNS-WHO). She is currently on the Executive Board of the WFNS Foundation and Vice- Chairman of the G4 Alliance (Surgical, Obstetrics, Trauma and Anesthesia). She has long served on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for International Education in Neurosurgery (FIENS) and of ThinkFirst, the International Head and Spine Injury Prevention Program. She has also been elected to leadership positions in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Société de Neurochirurgie de Langue Française (SNCLF). She is on the Advisory Board of the National Churchill Leadership Center, and was invited by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to give the official remarks at the U.S. Capitol last November at the birthday celebration of honorary U.S. citizen Winston Churchill. She is a lifetime Board Member of Interfaith America, the leading religious pluralism organization in the country. She has been Visiting Professor at over 20 universities. In 2022, she was the keynote speaker at the Neurosurgical Society of Australia and the French Association of Obstetricians and Pelvic Surgeons. In 2021, she was honored with the AANS Humanitarian Award.

Dr. Rosseau is married to orthopedic surgeon, Richard Rosseau. They have two children and enjoy travel, marathon running and the study of French language and culture.



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