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Tenley E. Albright, MD — surgery

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Dr. Tenley Albright (b. 1935) achieved early success and fame as an athlete before pursuing a career in medicine, and she has built a career that incorporates both of these interests. One of only five women in a class of 135 at Harvard Medical School in 1957, Dr. Albright became the first woman to serve as an officer on the United States Olympic Committee 22 years later.

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