Neurosurgeon Highlight: Winny Costa Mapuor, MD

Dr. Winny Costa Mapuor is one of the few certified neurosurgeons certified in South Sudan. Dr. Mapuor received her Bachelor's of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Khartoum in Sudan and then completed her medical internship there. Following her graduation, she worked in general practice before joining a neurosurgery residency program at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Dr. Mapuor finished this program in November 2024 to become the first South Sudanese Neurosurgeon. She then joined the University of Juba School of Medicine as an assistant professor of neurosurgery.

Dr. Mapuor was selected as a Clack Family Fellow in 2023 by Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS), supporting her continued neurosurgical development. Currently, she is completing a spine research fellowship at Barrow Neurological Institute as a Mission:BRAIN fellow and is serving as a International Sonntag Spine Center Research Fellow for the 2025–2026 academic year, further advancing her expertise in complex cranial and spine surgery.