Patricia Bath - 1st African American Woman Doctor Securing A Medical Purpose Patent

                                                         

Patricia Era Bath

November 4, 1942 - May 30, 2019

Patricia was born in Harlem, New York. Her father, Rupert, was from Trinidad who was an ambitious man of many trades, newspaper columnist, merchant seaman, and motorman for New York City Subway. Her mother's, Gladys, roots were of African slaves and Cherokee Native Americans. She encouraged and supported Patricia's love of science by purchasing her first chemistry set. Patricia had become a National Science Foundation scholar before graduating high school. Patricia attended Hunter College in 1964 where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chemistry. Next, she moved to Washington, D.C. to attend Howard University College of Medicine.

                                                         

Throughout all of Patricia's accolades, she established the Keratoprosthesis Program which supplied pioneering surgical treatment for blind patients. She took a step down to focus on research. During her life of research, she served as a visiting professor for France, England, and Germany. Patricia devoted time to acquiring knowledge about laser cataract surgery in 1986. Two years later she received a patent for apparatus for ablating and removing cataract lenses. Patricia continues to obtain four more patents regarding cataract lenses. It was reported Patricia Bath passed away on May 30, 2019, due to cancer complications in San Francisco, CA. She was only 76 years old.


Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Bath

               Patricia Bath - The Lancet

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