“Surgery is a service business. You provide a service as unobtrusively as possible. But you must be human. In order to provide good quality care, it is so important that patients are able to talk to you and not regard you as some deity above them.” – Dr. Alexa Canady
Point #1
Born in Lansing, Michigan to Elizabeth Hortense (Golden) Canady and Dr. Clinton Canady, Jr. Canady’s parents taught her about the importance of education and hard work as a child, which would help ultimately her graduate from high school with honors.
Point #2
Attended the University of Michigan where she received her B.S. degree in zoology in 1971 and became a member of Delta Sigma Theta. She later received her M.D. with cum laude honors from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1975.
Point #3
She then became the first African American woman neurosurgery resident in the US at the University of Minnesota.
In 1981, Alexa Canady became the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States.
Point #5
She became Chief of Neurosurgery at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan in 1987 and held the position until her retirement in 2001.
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