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
![AHA Wisconsin on Twitter: "We are celebrating Black History Month right along with Heart Month! Today's feature is the amazing Dr. Alexa Irene Canady. https://t.co/5wmOY7qldv" / Twitter AHA Wisconsin on Twitter: "We are celebrating Black History Month right along with Heart Month! Today's feature is the amazing Dr. Alexa Irene Canady. https://t.co/5wmOY7qldv" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERKBSCEWAAA352h.jpg)
AHA Wisconsin on Twitter: "We are celebrating Black History Month right along with Heart Month! Today's feature is the amazing Dr. Alexa Irene Canady. https://t.co/5wmOY7qldv" / Twitter
![Her Spark on Twitter: "The answer is Dr. Alexa Irene Canady! People discouraged her from pursuing a #STEMcareer, but she followed her dream and earned a surgical internship in 1975. A year Her Spark on Twitter: "The answer is Dr. Alexa Irene Canady! People discouraged her from pursuing a #STEMcareer, but she followed her dream and earned a surgical internship in 1975. A year](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMOs_hxXIAc0KMq.jpg:large)