Ruth Kerr Jakoby
American neurosurgeon
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Ruth Kerr Jakoby (born September 2, 1929) is an American neurosurgeon.
Ruth Kerr Jakoby | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 2, 1929[1] |
| Education | M.D. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
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
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
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
Her father Paul Francis Kerr was a mineralogist and member of the Manhattan Project.[1] Jakoby has two sons, Michael and Robert.[4]