Ruth Kerr Jakoby
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Ruth Kerr Jakoby | |
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| Born | September 2, 1929[1] |
| Education | M.D. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
| Children | 2 |
Ruth Kerr Jakoby (born September 2, 1929) is an American neurosurgeon.
Biography[edit]
Ruth Kerr Jakoby was born on September 2, 1929, in Palo Alto, California.[2] She completed medical school at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1956.[3] She completed her residency through George Washington University in 1959.[2]
Medical experience[edit]
Dr. Jakoby opened her own private practice in 1959.[2] Just two years after completing her residency, she became the first female Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 1961.[3] In 1964, she would become a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.[2] Dr. Jakoby served as the Chief of the Spinal Cord Injury Service at the VA Hospital in Houston, Texas from 1977-1979.[2] While serving as the Chief, she also taught at Baylor College of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery.[2]
Beyond medicine[edit]
Through her experiences in medicine, Dr. Jakoby became increasingly interested in the legal issues related to the medical field.[2] She attended Northern Virginia Law School, and she obtained her J.D. degree in 1986.[2] In 1989 she went on to become the Dean of the Antioch School of Law.[2] Dr. Jakoby primarily focuses on "antitrust issues and mergers of medical, legal and educational institutions."[2]
Personal life[edit]
Her father Paul Francis Kerr was a mineralogist and member of the Manhattan Project.[1] Jakoby has two sons, Michael and Robert.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ruth Kerr Jakoby's Interview". Atomic Heritage Foundation. 2015-06-03. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-01-02 – via manhattanprojectvoices.org.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ruth Kerr Jakoby, MD." Women In Neurosurgery (WINS), www.neurosurgerywins.org/doctor/dr-ruth-jakoby.
- ^ a b Alan Siu, Christopher J Neal, Hasan R Syed, Daniel R Felbaum, M Nathan Nair, Kevin M McGrail, Anthony J Caputy, Donald C Shields; Creating a Culture of Collaboration: A Brief History of Academic Neurosurgery in Washington, DC, Neurosurgery, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1 December 2017, Pages 1029–1039, https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyx187
- ^ "Ruth Kerr Jakoby, MD". Women in Neurosurgery. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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