Discover the American female physicians who have made significant contribution to their field. This list is loosely sorted by popularity and includes many great American female physicians, such as Mae Jemison, Connie Booth, Elizabeth Blackwell, Mary Edwards Walker and Virginia Apgar.

American Female Physicians

Connie BoothConnie Booth
31 January 1944, American
Actress, Psychotherapist
Mae JemisonMae Jemison
17 October 1956, American
First African American Woman To Travel To Space

Elizabeth BlackwellElizabeth Blackwell
03 February 1821, American
First Woman Medical Graduate

Mary Edwards WalkerMary Edwards Walker
26 November 1832, American
Surgeon, Feminist, Activist

Virginia ApgarVirginia Apgar
07 June 1909, American
Physician and Anesthesiologist

Anna Howard ShawAnna Howard Shaw
14 February 1847, American
Leader of the women's suffrage movement in the
Carol S. DweckCarol S. Dweck
17 October 1976, American
Physiologists

Nina GrayNina Gray
23 August 1974, American
Entrepreneur

Tran JeongTran Jeong
24 February 1972, American
Wife of Ken Jeong

Jill SteinJill Stein
14 May 1950, American
Physician
Linda HazzardLinda Hazzard
1867 AD, American
physician

Jennifer AshtonJennifer Ashton
23 April 1969, American
Physician
Annie SprinkleAnnie Sprinkle
23 July 1954, American
Sexologist

Renée RichardsRenée Richards
19 August 1934, American
Tennis player, Surgeon, Officer, Ophthalmologist,

Elisabeth Kübler-RossElisabeth Kübler-Ross
08 July 1926, Swiss, American
Psychiatrist
Antonia NovelloAntonia Novello
23 August 1944, Puerto Rican, American
Former Surgeon General

Laurel ClarkLaurel Clark
10 March 1961, American
Officer, Astronaut, Physician, Submariner
Frances Cress WelsingFrances Cress Welsing
18 March 1935, American
Psychiatrist

Patricia BathPatricia Bath
04 November 1942, American
Ophthalmologist, Physician

Debora GreenDebora Green
28 February 1951, American
Physician
Sara Josephine BakerSara Josephine Baker
15 November 1873, American
Physician

Frances Oldham KelseyFrances Oldham Kelsey
24 July 1914, Canadian, American
Pharmacologist
Carol W. GreiderCarol W. Greider
15 April 1961, American
Biologist, Molecular biologist, Geneticist,

Marci BowersMarci Bowers
18 January 1958, American
Gynaecologist

Helen B. TaussigHelen B. Taussig
24 May 1898, American
Cardiologist

Alice HamiltonAlice Hamilton
27 February 1869, American
Toxicologist, Pathologist, University teacher,
Bernadine HealyBernadine Healy
04 August 1944, American
Cardiologist
Susan La Flesche PicotteSusan La Flesche Picotte
17 June 1865, American
American doctor

Tenley AlbrightTenley Albright
18 July 1935, American
Figure Skater

Regina BenjaminRegina Benjamin
26 October 1956, American
Surgeon General of the United States

Sneha Anne PhilipSneha Anne Philip
07 October 1969, American
 
Leila DenmarkLeila Denmark
01 February 1898, American
Pediatrician, Author

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Alexa CanadyAlexa Canady
07 November 1950, American
neurosurgeon, physician

Helene DeutschHelene Deutsch
09 October 1884, Polish, American
Psychologist, Psychiatrist

Helen Flanders DunbarHelen Flanders Dunbar
14 May 1902, American
Psychiatrist, Physician

Virginia JohnsonVirginia Johnson
11 February 1925, American
Sexologist
Sandra Wood ScarrSandra Wood Scarr
1936 AD, American