Lori Arviso Alvord, MD
First Diné woman to ever become board certified in surgery
(1958 – )
Navajo/Diné.
First Diné woman to ever become board certified in surgery
Dr. Alvord is a surgeon and author (Her autobiography The Scalpel and the Silver Bear, has sold over 50,000 copies)
Alma mater:
Dartmouth College (A.B.)
Stanford University School of Medicine (M.D.)