Maxine Deborrah Hyde (born January 18, 1949) is an American neurosurgeon who is the second African American woman certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
M. Deborrah Hyde | |
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| Born | January 18, 1949 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tougaloo College Cleveland State University Case Western Reserve University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurosurgery |
| Institutions | Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital |
Life
editHyde was born January 18, 1949, in Laurel, Mississippi.[1] She was the valedictorian at Oak Park High School.[2][3] A first generation college student, she earned a B.S. with honors in biology and a minor in chemistry from Tougaloo College in 1969.[1][2] She completed a M.S. in developmental biology at Cleveland State University in 1973.[1][2] Her graduate thesis researched the development of maturing rat eyes. Peter Baker was her academic advisor.[1] She earned a M.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1977 and was elected into Alpha Omega Alpha.[1] Hyde was influenced by her mentor Harold Rekate to pursue neurosurgery.[1] She obtained a neurosurgery training position with Frank Nelson.[1] In 1982, Hyde completed a neurosurgery residency at Case Western, the first female and African American graduate.[1][3]
Hyde practiced at the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital.[1] In September 1985, she became the second African American woman to be certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.[1] In 1991, she founded the Beacon of Hope Scholarship Foundation to provide assistance to underprivileged students in Laurel, Mississippi and Los Angeles.[2] As of 2023, Hyde had run a private neurosurgery practice in West Hills, Los Angeles for 32 years.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k McClelland, Shearwood (October 2007). "M. Deborrah Hyde, MD, MS: the second African-American female neurosurgeon". Journal of the National Medical Association. 99 (10): 1193–1195. ISSN 0027-9684. PMC 2574399. PMID 17987924.
- ^ a b c d "Brain surgeon from Laurel to receive prestigious alumni award from Case Western". Laurel Leader-Call. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ a b Anand, Soummitra; Reddy, Raghuram V.; Omoba, Oluwaseun E.; Detchou, Donald; Barrie, Umaru; Aoun, Salah G. (March 2024). "Maxine Deborrah Hyde: First Female Graduate of Case Western Reserve University's Neurologic Surgery Residency Program and Second Black Female Neurosurgeon in the United States". World Neurosurgery. 183: 63–69. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.021. ISSN 1878-8769. PMID 38081583.
- ^ Blackmarr, Emily (2023-02-21). "The legacy of Dr. Deborrah Hyde". WDAM-TV. Retrieved 2024-05-04.