Patricia Bath
First African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Patricia Era Bath (November 4, 1942 ā May 30, 2019) was an American ophthalmologist and humanitarian. She became the first female member of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, the first woman to lead a post-graduate training program in ophthalmology, and the first woman elected to the honorary staff of the UCLA Medical Center. Bath was the first African-American to serve as a resident in ophthalmology at New York University. She was also the first African-American woman to serve on staff as a surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center. Bath was the first African-American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose.[1] A holder of five patents,[2] she founded the non-profit American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness in Washington, D.C.[3]
Patricia Era Bath | |
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Born | (1942-11-04)November 4, 1942 New York City, U.S. |
Died | May 30, 2019(2019-05-30) (aged 76) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Hunter College (B.A.) Howard University (M.D.) |
Occupation(s) | Ophthalmologist, humanitarian |