# Emma Willits

> Emma K. Willits was a physician and surgeon who played an important role in the development of Children's Hospital in San Francisco, serving as the head of the Department of General Surgery from 1921 to 1934. She is believed to be the third woman to specialize in surgery in the United States, and the first to head a surgery department.

*American surgeon*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/emma-willits

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1869-09-20
- **Died:** 1965-04-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Emma K. Willits was a physician and surgeon who played an important role in the development of Children's Hospital in San Francisco, serving as the head of the Department of General Surgery from 1921 to 1934. She is believed to be the third woman to specialize in surgery in the United States, and the first to head a surgery department.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Emma Willits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Willits)
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- [ايما ويليتس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4794384)

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