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First Lady Meets Celebrated Ghanaian Neurosurgery Resident

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Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the first lady of Ghana has met with trailblazer, Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, a Ghanaian neurosurgeon making waves across the world. Earlier in 2017, YEN reported the inspiring story of Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, who was the first African female neurosurgery resident at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her story was given maximum media coverage as most people … Read more

First Lady Meets First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident At Johns Hopkins Hospital

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The first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has finally met Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, the first black female neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Nancy became known after she had the opportunity to be a resident neurosurgery resident the John Hopkins hospital. Her feat which was widely reported by both local and international media won her a national recognition. … Read more

Oprah Winfrey Conquers Acting Fears In ‘Henrietta Lacks’

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Before Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951, doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore removed some of her cancerous cells to grow outside her body in a petri dish. Dubbed HeLa, the cell line from the 31-year-old African-American woman became one of the most utilized in medical research, helping establish billion-dollar biomedical industries … Read more

Johns Hopkins Accepts First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident

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Neurosurgery resident Nancy Abu-Bonsrah has made medical history. As of March 17, which this year was “Match Day” in the medical community, Abu-Bonsrah is set to become the first black woman to be trained as a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins medical school. Born in Ghana, Abu-Bonsrah immigrated to the United States when she was 15, … Read more