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In The Spotlight: Dr. Angela A. Ramirez-Irizarry

Jefferson Surgical Solutions

While in San Juan last February for the American College of Surgeons’ 66th Annual Puerto Rico Chapter Meeting, Jefferson colorectal surgeon Gerald A. Isenberg, MD, FACS, met someone who made history at Jefferson: Angela A. Ramirez-Irizarry, MD, FACS, FACPS, DABPS. Dr. Ramirez introduced herself following Dr. Isenberg’s presentation on diverticular disease and shared her fond memories of Jefferson.

In 1961, Dr. Ramirez was accepted as the hospital’s first female resident in General Surgery. (It was the same year that Jefferson Medical College first accepted women.) Dr. Ramirez later became the first woman in Puerto Rico to be board certified in …