Dr Lori Arviso Alvord
Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord became the first Navajo woman to be board certified in surgery in 1994.
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Dr Laura Ann Williams
In 1997, Dr. Laura Williams became the first Native American woman physician to become a faculty member in the University of California system.
Dr Laurie A McLemore
As a teenage mother, Laurie McLemore was told she would not be able to become a physician. Despite the lack of encouragement she received from academic advisors, and the challenges of raising a family whilst building a career, she went on to complete premedical training with honors and was offered a scholarship to attend medical school.
Dr Judith Salmon Kaur
Dr. Judith S. Kaur has devoted her career to the improvement of survival rates for American Indians with cancer. Although she had planned to return to the reservation after medical school to practice medicine, she has instead devoted her career to scientific research. Fascinated with the study of cancer, she now makes her contribution to the health of American Indian populations at the forefront of medical science.
Dr Kathleen R Annette
Dr. Kathleen Annette was the first woman in the Minnesota Ojibwe Nation to become a physician and the first woman in the Bemidji Indian Health Service to serve as an area director.
Dr Kathryn Ann Morsea
With a special interest in the benefits of a traditional American Indian diet, family practitioner Kathryn A. Morsea, M.D., incorporates traditional healing practices into her patient care as a practitioner of family medicine in Gallup, New Mexico.
Dr Kelly Roberta Moore
Dr. Kelly R. Moore has expanded her clinical practice to take on more community issues, in the hope that her contribution can improve the overall health of American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. She is a captain in the United States Public Health Service, and a pediatrician with the Indian Health Service.
Sinrock Mary
Sinrock Mary is known for her legacy as a headstrong businesswoman and interpreter for expeditions along the northern Alaska coast and Russia.
Dr Jennifer A Giroux
Jennifer A. Giroux, M.D., built her career in epidemiology as an epidemic intelligence service officer with the Indian Health Service, where she promoted preventive measures to lower the rates of tuberculosis and HIV infection, cervical and breast cancers, and diabetes, among American Indian populations.
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.