Patricia Bath, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Patricia Bath

first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1942

Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-May-2019

Profession: physician, inventor, ophthalmologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Patricia Era Bath (November 4, 1942 – May 30, 2019) was an American ophthalmologist, inventor, humanitarian, and academic.
She was an early pioneer of laser cataract surgery.
She also became first woman member of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, first woman to lead a post-graduate training program in ophthalmology, and first woman elected to the honorary staff of the UCLA Medical Center.
Bath was the first African-American person 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.
The holder of five patents, she also founded the non-profit American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness in Washington, D.C.