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Alexa Irene Canady, MD — surgery (neurology), surgery (pediatric)

Courtesy Alexa Irene Canady, MD

Dr. Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950) had almost dropped out of college as an undergraduate, but after recovering her self-confidence, she went on to qualify as the first African American woman neurosurgeon in the United States.

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