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Judith Martin Cadore completed medical school in 1990 from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for family practice residency. Dr. Cadore then continued there as a clinical instructor and assistant community professor in the department of family medicine. Later, in 1998, she left her faculty position at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in order to pursue a private family practice. First working with an all-white, all-male practice in Texas City, Dr. Cadore later practiced with Dr. Edith Irby Jones in Houston and is now a solo practitioner in Bay City.

Early Life and Education

Judith Martin Cadore is an African American woman born in 1957 in the Bay City, Texas area. She attended Bay City High School and in 1976 became the first African American valedictorian of the school and earned a scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. However, she was denied the opportunity to give the traditional valedictory address and lead the class in the graduation ceremonies because of her race. Later, Dr. Cadore reflected on this incident saying, "no one could take away my scholarship to MIT." She indeed went on to attend the MIT as a National Merit Scholar, where she pursued a double major in both chemistry and creative writing. While there, she received the Bolt Prize for Poetry, Prose and Manuscript and was named the Eugene McDermott Scholar. Judith graduated in 1980, but remained in Boston to work as a research chemist for Water Associates while doing graduate work at Harvard University. In 1984 she returned to Texas to study medicine and was named a Kempner Scholar at the University of Texas. Dr. Cadore recalled her support system during her education: "I guess for me, there was a lot of encouragement from the janitors and the cashiers, and they were very, very proud of you and they were looking at you." The memory of this "cheering section" remained a large influence as Dr. Cadore pursued her medical career. She earned her MD in 1990.

Career

After completing medical school in 1990, Dr. Cadore remained at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston for her family practice residency and continued there as a clinical instructor and assistant community professor in the department of family medicine. Later, in 1998, she left her faculty position at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in order to pursue a private family practice. First working with an all-white, all-male practice in Texas City, Dr. Cadore later practiced with Dr. Edith Irby Jones in Houston and is now a solo practitioner in Bay City.

As of 2021, Dr. Cadore is a practicing family medicine physician in Deer Park, Texas.

Personal Life

In addition to her medical practice, Dr. Cadore is the director of the "Sunshine Choir," a children's choir in the Third Ward area of Houston. She and her husband Michael, a professional chef and caterer she met in Boston, live in Houston with their three children.

Scholarly Publications

Cadore JM''. Effectiveness of over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy.'' JAMA. 2002 Dec 25;288(24):3108-9; author reply 3110. doi: 10.1001/jama.288.24.3108-jlt1225-1-3. PMID: 12495383.

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