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Ernestine Hambrick

Ernestine Hambrick MD, FACS, FASCRS

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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Ernestine Hambrick is board-certified in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Her Clinical Interests are Colonoscopy, Abdominal Pain, Colon Cancer, Hemorrhoidectomy, Rectal Pain, Diverticulitis, Rectal Bleeding, Banding, Hemorrhoids, and Bowel Resection. Ernestine Hambrick, MD, FACS, FASCRS, the first woman board certified in colon and rectal surgery, is the recipient of the 2022 American College of Surgeons (ACS) Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award. ACS President Julie A. Freischlag, MD, FACS, presented the award, which recognizes a surgeon's significant contributions to the advancement of women in the field of surgery, to Dr. Hambrick earlier this evening during the Convocation ceremony preceding the opening of the ACS Clinical Congress 2022. Among her many achievements, Dr. Hambrick pioneered education and advocacy programs that raised public awareness of colorectal cancer and helped expand access to preventive screenings. She is the first colorectal surgeon to be honored with this prestigious award.

Born in the small town of Griffin, Georgia in 1941, Dr. Hambrick spent much of her youth running around the backyard of her family's home, a modest four-room house with no indoor bathroom. As a young child, she fell and cut her eyelid, requiring stitches to heal the wound. It was that brief encounter with a family physician that left an indelible impression on her.