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Anita H. Clayton

American researcher

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Early life and education

Born in Pensacola, Florida, she was the daughter of a Navy pilot, and her family moved to several locations worldwide to follow her father's assignments. Clayton completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia and was awarded an M.D. degree by the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1982. Her residency was in Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, and she then was awarded a Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology. She served as a U.S. Navy physician for four years before returning to join the faculty at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1990.

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