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Benjy Frances Brooks (August 10, 1918 – April 2, 1998) was an American pediatric surgeon affiliated with several hospitals in Houston. She was the first woman in the surgery department at Harvard Medical School and the first woman to become a pediatric surgeon in the state of Texas. She founded the pediatric surgery division at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Brooks actively conducted research throughout her career in addition to working as a pediatric surgeon.

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rdfs:label	Benjy F. Brooks (en)
rdfs:comment	Benjy Frances Brooks (August 10, 1918 – April 2, 1998) was an American pediatric surgeon affiliated with several hospitals in Houston. She was the first woman in the surgery department at Harvard Medical School and the first woman to become a pediatric surgeon in the state of Texas. She founded the pediatric surgery division at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Brooks actively conducted research throughout her career in addition to working as a pediatric surgeon. (en)
foaf:name	Benjy F. Brooks (en)
name	Benjy F. Brooks (en)
birth place	Lewisville, Texas
death date	1998-04-02 (xsd:date)
birth place	Lewisville, Texas
birth date	1918-08-10 (xsd:date)
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work institutions	Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center Texas Children's Hospital St. Joseph Medical Center (Houston, Texas)
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alma mater	University of Texas Medical Branch
birth date	1918-08-10 (xsd:date)
death date	1998-04-02 (xsd:date)
field	Pediatric surgery
known for	Being one of the earliest female pediatric surgeons (en)
has abstract	Benjy Frances Brooks (August 10, 1918 – April 2, 1998) was an American pediatric surgeon affiliated with several hospitals in Houston. She was the first woman in the surgery department at Harvard Medical School and the first woman to become a pediatric surgeon in the state of Texas. She founded the pediatric surgery division at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Brooks actively conducted research throughout her career in addition to working as a pediatric surgeon. Brooks received the Horatio Alger Award in 1983. She was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1985. The Benjy Brooks Foundation for Children was erected in her honor by the parents of one of her patients to continue her legacy. Legislation named after Brooks was passed in Texas in 2018. (en)
prizes	Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans

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