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One of the country's first female surgeons, Dr Dorothy Williams-Chandler, succumbed to her injuries on Thursday night, three weeks after she was critically injured during a shooting while on her way home, leaving the medical fraternity in mourning.

Newsday understands Williams-Chandler died on Thursday night while undergoing surgery at the Arima General Hospital.

Society of Surgeons president Dr Jitendra Shah described her passing as a disaster for the fraternity.