Maryam Afifa Ansari

Maryam Afifa
Born	1993 (age 31–32) Hyderabad, India
Education	MBBS, MS-General surgery, DNB-General surgery, MRCS(Ed), Mch- Neurosurgery, DrNB-Neurosurgery
Alma mater	Osmania Medical College
Occupation	Neurosurgeon
Known for	First female muslim neurosurgeon from Hyderabad
Medical career
Field	Surgery
Sub-specialties	Neurosurgery

Maryam Afifa (born 1993, Hindi: मरियम अफीफा अंसारी, Urdu: مریم عفیفہ, Romanized: Maryam 'Afīfa) is an Indian neurosurgeon who is the a Muslim Female neurosurgeon in India. Though, few articles suggest that she is first Muslim female neurosurgeon from India, the sources are of low-quality and probably paid/self-advertised. It is more plausible that she's first from Hyderabad city ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} . Dr Sheena Ali is another female muslim active neurosurgeon since 2021 according to her Orcid profile

Education

She secured 137th rank in the All India Neet SS exam. ^[8] She completed her MBBS from Osmania University, then pursued her post-graduation in General surgery from the same. ^[9] She went on to train at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and then passed the boards in India. ^[10]

References

1. "पहली मुस्लिम महिला न्यूरोसर्जन बनी डाॅ. मरियम अफीफा अंसारी, बताई अपनी जिंदगी की प्रेरक कहानी" [Dr. Maryam Afifa, who became the first Muslim woman neurosurgeon, told the inspiring story of her life]. Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
2. "Who is Dr Maryam Afifa Ansari? All Set To Be The First Muslim Female Neurosurgeon Of India - SheThePeople TV" . Retrieved 27 November 2022.
3. "भारत की पहली मुस्लिम महिला न्यूरोसर्जन बनीं मरियम अफीफा, डॉक्टर बनने का सपना हुआ पूरा". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
4. "Meet Dr Mariam Afifa Ansari, India's first female Muslim neurosurgeon from Hyderabad". TimesNow. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
5. International, Asian News (21 November 2022). "MBBS pass out from Hyderabad becomes India's 1st female Muslim neurosurgeon". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
6. "Success story of First female neurosurgeon from Muslim community". ANI News. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
7. MuslimMirror (11 January 2021). "Dr. Maryam Afifa Ansari to become the youngest neurosurgeon from Muslim community". Muslim Mirror. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
8. "Success story of first Muslim female neurosurgeon in India - Asian News from UK". 21 November 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
9. "Meet Dr Mariam Afifa Ansari, India's first female Muslim neurosurgeon from Hyderabad". TimesNow. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
10. Ahmed, Juber (26 November 2022). "Dr Mariam Afifa Ansari - India's First Female Muslim Neurosurgeon". British Muslim Magazine. Retrieved 5 December 2022.