First African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention
Patricia Era Bath
Born
(1942-11-04)November 4, 1942
New York City, U.S.
Died
May 30, 2019(2019-05-30) (aged 76)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Hunter College (B.A.) Howard University (M.D.)
Occupation(s)
Ophthalmologist, humanitarian
Patricia Era Bath (November 4, 1942 – May 30, 2019) 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.[1] A holder of five patents,[2] she founded the non-profit American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness in Washington, D.C.[3]
^Genzlinger, Neil (June 4, 2019). "Dr. Patricia Bath, 76, Who Took On Blindness and Earned a Patent, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^Patricia E. Bath, Google patent search. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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