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Patricia Bath

Patricia
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American ophthalmologist and inventor

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Patricia Bath
Philosophy
#12970
World Rank
#18171
Historical Rank
#2578
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Ontology
#205
World Rank
#244
Historical Rank
#32
USA Rank
Logic
#10220
World Rank
#13078
Historical Rank
#1912
USA Rank
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According to Wikipedia, Patricia Era Bath 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. A holder of five patents, she founded the non-profit American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness in Washington, D.C.

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Patricia Bath's Published Works

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19801990012.52537.55062.57587.5100112.5125137.5150162.5175187.5200

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