Dr Helene D Gayle
Assistant surgeon general and rear admiral in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service.
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Dr Ileana Vargas-Rodriquez
In 1998, Dr. Ileana Vargas-Rodriguez helped establish the pediatric component of the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia University Medical Center in New York.
Dr Flavia Mercado
As a bilingual physician and educator, Dr. Flavia Mercado teaches the value of cultural competency. More than sharing a language, cultural competency requires that physicians are aware of cultural differences and treat all patients respectfully, an ideal Mercado instills in every medical student she teaches.
Dr Frances McLemore Fisk
A practicing obstetrician-gynecologist in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Frances McLemore Fisk, M.D., considers herself an advocate for the rights of the patient and firmly believes in the importance of viewing health care problems within the wider context of each individual’s circumstances.
Dr Frances Owl-Smith
In 1987, Frances Owl-Smith M.D., became the second physician and first woman physician of the Eastern Band of Cherokee.
Dr G Valerie Beckles-Neblett
G. Valerie Beckles-Neblett, M.D. organizes medical missions to Haiti and Honduras, two of the poorest countries in the world. Along with the other doctors she recruits for her trips, Dr. Beckles treated thousands of people — many who had never visited a doctor before.
Dr Sue Desmond-Hellmann
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, is a physician-scientist who led the development of the first gene-targeted drug for treating breast cancer.
Dr Elizabeth Theresa Lee-Ray
In 2002, she was named co-director of New York’s Hispanic Center of Excellence at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She also has worked to establish a self-sustaining peer-run network aimed at the Hispanic adolescent male, to promote health and prevent disease with community-based support.
Dr Ethel Allen
In 1975, Dr. Ethel Allen became the first African American councilwoman elected to an at-large seat on the Philadelphia City Council.
Dr Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott
Canadian physician, pathologist, museum curator, professor, cardiologist, author, and editor