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Canady was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1989 and received the American Medical Women's Association President's Award in 1993.

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"Convincing the neurosurgery chairman that I was not a risk to drop out or be fired, a disaster in a program where there are only one or two residents per year. I was the first African American woman [in the department]. Along with that, my other greatest obstacle was convincing myself that someone would give me a chance to work as a neurosurgeon."

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In 1984, Canady was certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. She served as chief of neurosurgery at Detroit-based Children's Hospital of Michigan from 1987 to 2001. Under her guidance, the department gained national recognition and has consistently been ranked among America's best pediatric neurosurgery programs

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Born on November 7, 1950 in Lansing, MI. Age 69