Logan, Myra Adele

1908-1977 · Contribution: 1943

Surgeon

First woman to perform open-heart surgery

Science & Medicine

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Quick facts

Born: 1908, Tuskegee, Alabama
Active since: 1933
Category: Science & Medicine
Best known for: First woman to perform open-heart surgery

Impact on the world

Logan reached a major surgical milestone and contributed to both antibiotic research and early breast-cancer detection, advancing several areas of medicine at once.

Sources

Harvard Countway Library (Women in Medicine Month profile)

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