PCC Health and Wellness - Alexa Irene Canady had almost dropped out of college as an undergraduate, but after recovering her self-confidence she went on to qualify as the first African American
Magnolia Medical Foundation - Dr. Alexa Canady is the first African American woman to become a neurosurgeon in the US. “The greatest challenge I faced in becoming a neurosurgeon was believing it
Senator Gary Peters - Dr. Alexa Canady made history when she became the first African American woman in the US to become a neurosurgeon. After only four years at the Children's Hospital
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