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#METOO IN SURGERY: NARRATIVES BY WOMEN SURGEONS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR NARRATIVE INQUIRY IN BIOETHICS BY Mission Statement The Foundation for Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics exists to foster research and education in bioethics and related fi elds primarily through the publication of Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics: A Journal of Qualitative Research. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofi t public charity (EIN 27-1069500). We welcome gifts to support our mission. We may be con- tacted at [email protected]. Further information on the Foundation and future activities are provided on its website: www.narrativebioethics.com © 2020 by Johns Hopkins University Press. All rights reserved. VOICES is an occasional publication of the Foundation for Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, distributed by Johns Hopkins University Press. The articles that appear in VOICES are reprinted from Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. Permissions. 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Readers of VOICES may be interested in subscribing to Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. For more informaition, please see our website: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/narrative_inquiry_in_bioethics/ This publication is designed by Journals Production, Johns Hopkins University Press. The paper in this publica- tion meets the requirements of ANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). ™ Contents NORMALIZING INTERSEX Introduction#METOO IN SURGERY: NARRATIVES BY WOMEN SURGEONS IntroductionEditors, James M. DuBois and Ana S. Iltis Normalizing Intersex: The Transformative Power of Stories 1 #MeToo in Surgery: Narratives by Women Surgeons 1 Georgiann Davis, Symposium Editor Pringl Miller Personal Narratives 5 PersonalKonrad Narratives Blair, Diana Garcia, Laura Inter, Amanda, Lynnell Stephani Long, Pidgeon Pagonis, 6 JaySarah Kyle M. Petersen, Temkin, Nora Emily L. Quinn, Burgess, Daniela Anonymous Truffer, One, Hida Karyn Viloria, Butler, Sean Deborah Saifa Wall, Verran, KarenMarguerite A. Walsh, Barnett, Kimberly Amy Wandel, Zieselman Claudia Emami, Anonymous Two, Priya Chopra, Anji Wall, Sabha Ganai, Elizabeth H. Stephens, Erica M. Carlisle, Amy Stewart, CommentaryJan B. Newman, Hillary Newsome, Preeti R. John, Katherine Bakke CommentaryCris de Coeur and the Moral Imperative to Listen and Learn from Intersex People 41 Arlene Baratz and Katrina Karkazis Cutting for Equity—Reconstructing the Culture of Surgery that is Still Toxic forBeyond Women Good Surgeons Intentions 5347 PatriciaEllen Feder, L. Dawson Symposium Editor Double-EdgedA Pediatrician’s Scalpels: View The Trials and Triumphs of Women Surgeons 5953 KelseyJoel E. FraderE. Medeiros & Jennifer A. Griffith Stonewalling Emotion 57 The Value of Speaking up 67 Lih–Mei Liao Peter Angelos EDITORS James M. DuBois, PhD, DSc CenterThe Bioethicsfor Clinical Research Research Center, Ethics, Washington Washington University University School School of Medicineof Medicine Ana S. Iltis, PhD Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society, Wake Forest University ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR RESEARCH ARTICLES Emily E. Anderson, PhD, MPH NeiswangerNeiswanger Institute Institute for Bioethics for Bioethics, & Health Loyola Policy, University Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR CASE STUDY ARTICLES RebeccaFelicia G. L. Cohn,Volpe, PhD PhD Assistant ProfessorKaiser of Humanities,Permanente OrangePenn State County College of Medicine MANAGING EDITOR HeidiSusan A. Walsh, DuBois, MPH, MA CHES The BioethicsFoundation Research for Narrative Center, Washington Inquiry in Bioethics, University St. School Louis, of MO Medicine DIRECTORCOMMUNICATIONS OF COMMUNITY COORDINATOR ENGAGEMENT GiannaMary McMillan, Click MA The Bioethics ResearchPatient Advocate/ResearchCenter, Washington Subject University Advocate School of Medicine EDITORIAL BOARD DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Dan Bustillos, JD, PhD Charles Lidz, PhD Nursing and Health Studies Gianna McMillan,Center DBe for Mental Health Services Research, University of Washington, BothellThe Bioethics Institute, Loyola MarymountUniversity of Massachusetts University Tod Chambers, PhD EDITORIAL BOARDHilde Lindemann, PhD Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program, Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University DanNorthwestern Bustillos, University JD, PhD Barbara A. Koenig, PhD Nursing and Health Studies, University of Washington, Bothell DepartmentMartha Montello, of Social PhD & Behavioral Sciences Institute for Rita Charon, MD, PhD HealthDepartment and Aging, of History University and Philosophy of California, of Medicine, San Francisco TodDepartment Chambers, of Medicine, PhD College of Physicians & University of Kansas Medical Center MedicalSurgeons Humanities of Columbia & University Bioethics Program, Northwestern Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD University StanfordKathryn Center Montgomery, for Biomedical PhD Ethics, Stanford University Raymond De Vries, PhD Medical Humanities & Bioethics, Northwestern University Marion Danis, MD Medical School Bioethics Program, the Department of Obstetrics and Eric Racine, PhD DepartmentGynecology, ofand Bioethics, the Department National of Institutes Medical Education,of Health Hilde Lindemann, PhD DepartmentNeuroethics Researchof Philosophy, Unit, Michigan Institut de State recherches University cliniques de RaymondUniversity ofDe Michigan Vries, PhD Medical School Montréal, Université de Montréal, and McGill University Bioethics Program, the Department of Obstetrics and Martha Montello, PhD Renee Fox, PhD Laura Roberts, MD Gynecology,Department ofand Sociology, the Department University of Medical of Pennsylvania Education, Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School UniversityDepartment of of Kansas Psychiatry Medical & Behavioral Center Sciences, Arthur W. Frank, PhD Stanford University RebeccaDepartment Dresser, of Sociology, JD University of Calgary Kathryn Montgomery, PhD Washington University in St. Louis, School of Law MedicalCynda HyltonHumanities Rushton & Bioethics, PhD,RN, Northwestern FAAN University Elisa Gordon, PhD, MPH Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University Renee Fox, PhD Division of Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Jessica Mozersky, PhD Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania TheMartin Bioethics L. Smith, Research STD Center, Washington University Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Center for Ethics, Humanities and Spiritual Care, Arthur W. Frank, PhD School of Medicine Amy Haddad, PhD, MSN Cleveland Clinic Department of Sociology, University of Calgary Center for Health Policy and Ethics, Eric Racine, PhD NeuroethicsJeffrey P. Spike, Research PhD Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de ElisaCreighton Gordon, University PhD, MedicalMPH Center The John P. McGovern, M.D. Center For Health, Division of Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Montréal, Université de Montréal, and McGill University Anne Hudson Jones, PhD Humanities, and The Human Spirit, The University Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Cynda Hylton Rushton PhD, RN, FAAN The Institute for the Medical Humanities, of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University AmyUniversity Haddad, of Texas PhD, Medical MSN Branch Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA Center for Health Policy and Ethics, Jeffrey P. Spike, PhD Barbara A. Koenig, PhD Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University Creighton University Medical Center The John P. McGovern, M.D. Center For Health, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences Institute for Health Humanities,Laurie Zoloth, and PhDThe Human Spirit, The University Lenaand Aging, Hatchett, University PhD of California, San Francisco ofCenter Texas for Health Bioethics, Science Science Center and at Society,Houston Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Loyola University Northwestern University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University Anne Hudson Jones, PhD The Institute for the Medical Humanities, Laurie Zoloth, PhD University of Texas Medical Branch Center for Bioethics, Science and Society, Northwestern University This issue of VOICES is made possible through the generosity of many individuals who support women surgeons and the work of NIB. Special Thanks to Pringl Miller, MD, FACS for her belief in and dedication to this project and to all the authors for sharing their stories. NARRATIVE SYMPOSIUM Introduction #MeToo in Surgery: Narratives by Women Surgeons Pringl Miller*† †Departments of Surgery and Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Senior Fellow MacLean Center for Clinical
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