Gail Rosseau is Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. and Adjunct Prof. of Global Neurosurgery at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. She is board-certified and has been an examiner for the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Rosseau has been a leader in international neurosurgical organizations, including the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) and the WHO Liaison Committee. She has served in the leadership of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons(AANS). Training in Paris, London, Scotland and Sydney set the stage for her long-term interest in global neurosurgery. She has served as Chairman of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) International Committee, awarding fellowships to young international neurosurgeons who have become leaders in their nations and regions. For nearly 2 decades, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for International Education in Neurosurgery (FIENS). She was elected to the governing board of the Société de Neurochirurgie de Langue Française (SNCLF), the French-speaking Neurosurgical Association.
In 2021, Dr. Rosseau was awarded the Humanitarian Award of the AANS. She has delivered a number of named Lectures, including the J. Douglas Miller Lecture in Trauma at the CNS Annual Meeting, thé LaBatte Global Surgery Lecture at the University of Toronto and the Gardner Lecture at the Cleveland Clinic
Dr. Rosseau is a leading advocate for Global Surgery, serving as the Chairman of the Board of the G4 Alliance, where she works with leaders of other surgical organizations toward increased access to quality surgery for patients everywhere. In this role, she has worked with other stakeholders in global surgical care to develop a strategic plan for advancing SOTA care. Dr. Rosseau has participated in many international neurosurgical and educational initiatives in developing countries, including Libya, Somaliland, Honduras, Pakistan, El Salvador and Sudan.
Dr. Rosseau is Past -President and a co-founder of Women in Neurosurgery(WINS) in the U.S. and has been instrumental in the development of WINS organizations around the world. During the pandemic, she launched writing groups on every continent, resulting in over a dozen recent publications that form a comprehensive history of international women neurosurgeons. She is on the Board of Directors of ThinkFirst Head and Spine Injury Prevention Association and has long served that organization as liaison for international programs.