Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

American Surgeon

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1858-1931) was an American heart surgeon.

FAST FACTS:

• He got his degree at Northwestern University Medical School

• Founder of Provident Hospital, which was the first non-segregated hospital in the United States

• Performed the first successful open heart surgery in 1893

• Was the co-founder of the National Medical Association

• Became the first black man to become a member of the American College of Surgeons

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• https://www.jsums.edu/gtec/dr-daniel-hale-williams/
• https://www.biography.com/scientist/daniel-hale-williams
• https://columbiasurgery.org/news/daniel-hale-williams-and-first-successful-heart-surgery