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Alexa Canady
Alexa Irene Canady is a retired American medical doctor specializing in pediatric neurosurgery. She was born in Lansing, Michigan and earned both her bachelors and medical degree from the University of Michigan. After completing her residency at the University of Minnesota in 1981, she became the first black woman to become a neurosurgeon. This came after Ruth Kerr Jakoby became the first American woman to be board certified in neurosurgery in 1961. Canady specialized in pediatric neurosurgery and was the chief of neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital in Michigan from 1987 until her partial retirement in 2001. In addition to surgery, she also conducted research and was a professor of neurosurgery at Wayne State University. After her retirement, she moved to Florida and maintained a part-time practice at Pensacola's Sacred Heart Hospital until her full retirement in January 2012.
BornAlexa Irene Canady, November 7, 1950, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan
OccupationPediatric neurosurgeon, educator
Years active1981–2012
Known forThe first black woman to become a neurosurgeon

About Alexa Canady

Doctor Alexa Canady was born in Lansing, Michigan, United States on November 7, 1950. She's 73 years old today.

In 1981, she became the first African-American woman to specialize in neurosurgery, breaking a glass ceiling.

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Alexa Canady before becoming famous

Alexa Canady was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1950 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).

When she was nominated for the National Achievement Scholarship Program in 1967, she was not even considered an adult.

Achievement of Alexa Canady

She's a well-rounded lady who received the American Medical Women's Association President's Award in 1993, the Wayne State University Medical School Distinguished Service Award in 1994, and was inducted into the Michigan Woman's Hall of Fame in 1989.

Alexa Canady's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She is the daughter of Elizabeth Hortense, a former national sorority president, and Dr. Clinton Canady, Jr., a dentist.

Alexa Canady Collabed with

She, like Doctor Elizabeth Blackwell, is a prominent female physician.

Alexa Canady Income & Net worth

Alexa Canady's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a doctor. Networth of Alexa Canady in 2024 is 100,000,000$+. She is Millionaire!

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Latest information about Alexa Canady updated on March 18 2023.