Deborah Benzil

She has previously served as the Vice President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, one of the largest neurosurgical societies in the United States, past chair of the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies, and the founder of Women in Neurosurgery.

Early life and education

Deborah L. Benzil was raised rural Maryland. She attended Brown University as an undergraduate, receiving her degree with honors in 1981. She graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1985, then moved on to the U.S. National Institutes of Health for a fellowship in surgical neurology from 1985–1987. From 1988–1994, Benzil was a neurosurgery resident at Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, where she was granted the Association of Brain Tumor Research's Anthony Greto Fellowship for her research on brain tumors.