Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Myrna Alexander Nickens
Tougaloo College
About
Dr. Myrna E. Alexander Nickens, a Tougaloo College chemistry graduate, is a professor of medicine and cardiologist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She was the first woman to practice interventional cardiology in Mississippi.
Accomplishments
M.D. from Meharry Medical College; cardiology and interventional training at Henry Ford Hospital.
First female interventional cardiologist in Mississippi; focus on heart disease in women and prevention.
Longtime Tougaloo alumna leader. Inducted into the NBCA Hall of Fame in 2022 in Medicine.
Year of award
2022
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Medicine.