Dr. Alexa Canady at age 30 became the fist black women neurosurgeon in the U.S., and only one in her home town city of Detroit. She completed her medical degree in pediatric neurosurgery at the Unv. of Michigan. She said "her mother is her role model, because she's bright, energetic, and committed, and has a sense that getting up each day is an adventure. My grandmother is also a role model because always treated me like I was a person who was worth listening to even when I was a little person not worth listening too."
Dr. Canady believed in hard work, education and ambition. She is not only inspiring to other Black women but men and women as a whole. Let's celebrate her place as a Black women in American history!!
Peace, Love, Strength and Happiness
T. Davis
Dr. Canady operated on my son in 1986. At the time he was fifteen years old. I remember after talking to all the foreign doctors whom I could only understand every other word. She was a breath of fresh air. You felt like you were talking to a neighbor not a world class surgeon. She spoke in terms that I could understand and she looked like me. That was important being a black father.I never forgot her compassion and intelect.
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