Dr. Alexa Canady

Alexa Canady was the first Woman and first African American to become a Neurosurgeon in America. From Lansing Michigan, Alexa Irene Canady is the daughter of Elizabeth Hortense (Golden) Canady and Clinton Canady Jr. Her father was a graduate of the School of Dentistry of Meharry Medical College, practicing in Lansing. Her mother was a graduate of Fisk University was active for … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Medical Pioneers

Dr. Alexa Canady was born on November 7, 1950, in Lansing, Michigan.  Canady specialized as a pediatric neurosurgeon and served as chief of neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital in Michigan from 1987 to 2001. … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Outstanding Black Doctors