Dr. Liselotte Mettler

University Clinics of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Title: Women Artists and surgeons

Abstract

This article was written after “women’s surgeon lunch meeting” was organized by European Society of Gynecological Endoscopy (ESGE) during their annual conference in August 2019 at Thessaloniki, Greece. All the speakers for this meeting were women and to our surprise there were more than 50% men in the audience. This article describes the challenges faced by women in the field of medicine and art to be the forerunners in their respective fields. The gender biased patriarchal society coupled with the physiological burden on women to birth and societal expectations to be the primary parent to raise children have been some of the reasons for women to face more challenges as compared to their male counterparts. Women have come a long way and we narrate the experiences of the women as surgeons and as artists. Prof Liselotte Mettler was crowned with the honorary membership of Berlin obstetrics and Gynecological society in the same hall where the audience, once, was addressed as “Gentlemen” as there were no women in the august audience at that time. This progressive and optimistic article will acts as a spokesperson for women in all fields from all over the world.

Biography

Dr. Liselotte Mettler is known for her combination of immense medical knowledge and ability, combined with the kind of sensitivity and compassion that is crucial for a doctor dealing with highly intimate matters requiring real discretion. She was born in Vienna, Austria. From 1959-1981 she conducted her medical studies, doctorate, gynecological specialist training, habilitation, and professorship in Tübingen, Vienna, and Kiel. After receiving her doctorate in 1967, she quickly distinguished herself as a valuable asset in the medical world as both a researcher and a surgeon, becoming one of the first to perform laparoscopic hysterectomies in Europe. From 1981-2008 she was Deputy Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospitals Schleswig-Holstein. From 1990 – 2008 she was Director of the Kiel School of Gynecological Endoscopy and also Head of the Kiel Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine Division. Her main fields of activity are reproductive medicine, gynecological endoscopy, and gynecological endocrinology. Dr. Mettler is actively participating in many societies and organizations.

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Dr. Liselotte Mettler

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