Sheri Dewan
Dr. Sheri Dewan is a full-time, board-certified neurosurgeon practicing in the Metro Chicago area, affiliated with Northwestern Medicine. She is one of roughly two hundred board-certified women neurosurgeons in the United States. She completed her neurosurgery residency at Brown University and graduate degree at Northwestern University. She is a proud board member of Women in Neurosurgery (WINS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Dewan donates her time performing charity surgery in Southern India and sits on multiple charity foundation boards. She is also currently studying business and finance at the University of Oxford Executive Education program in London, England. Dr. Dewan is trilingual and has lived in five countries. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, yoga, and spending time with her husband and three children.
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Books by Sheri Dewan
Sita must help save her jungle-but she can't do it alone.
Deep in India's Ranthambore forest, young Sita the tiger longs to prove she's more than Queen Sharmila's cub-she's the descendant of Dawon the Fierce, the legendary tiger ridden into battle by the goddess Parvati herself.
But the jungle is dying. Trees fall. Rivers fade. Food grows scarce. And in the shadows, poachers close in. Divided by fear and pride, the tiger tribes turn against one another. When her mother vanishes in search of answers, Sita must summon a courage worthy of her lineage to unite the jungle before it's too late.
Joined by a fainting peacock, a sharp-tongued snake, a chatterbox monkey, and a daring village boy, Sita embarks on a journey where every step tests her heart and every roar shakes the fate of the wild. Guided by Parvati's spirit, she will learn that true strength isn't born from power alone-but from the bonds that tie every living thing to the jungle's beating heart.
Becoming a doctor is hard. Becoming a surgeon, even harder. Becoming a neurosurgeon as an Indian woman who wants to have a healthy work-home life balance and kids? Almost impossible.
But not for Dr. Sheri Dewan.
Always interested in science growing up, it wasn’t until neurosurgery saved her mother’s life from a ruptured brain aneurysm that Dr. Dewan started on the path toward becoming one of about two hundred female neurosurgeons in the United States. The trials, tribulations, and wrath of not only her unsupportive male colleagues, but some female as well, helped to shape Dr. Dewan into the confident neurosurgeon and woman she is today.
Cutting a Path: The Power of Purpose, Discipline, and Determination is the inspiring, eye-opening memoir of how Dr. Dewan overcame numerous personal and professional obstacles to reach her dream. Braided with advice that is applicable to anyone facing adversity achieving their career goals, her story will make you ask yourself, “When the world tests you, do you have what it takes to shut out the noise, check in with yourself, and follow your passion?”