Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was a doctor of
firsts at a time when Blacks were second class citizens. Amid the lack of
opportunity for Negroes in the mid to late 1800’s Dr. Williams was the first
African American Cardiologist. In 1893 he completed the first successful open
heart surgery in the United States. He founded Provident Hospital in Chicago, the
first non-segregated hospital in the United States. He also co-founded the National Medical
Association for African American doctors. Dr. Williams’ legacy was noted by
Stevie Wonder in the song “Black Man” on the Songs in the Key of Life Album. Hail to the First Black Cardiologist!Thursday, April 19, 2012
Hail to the First Black Cardiologist: Dr. Daniel H. Williams
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was a doctor of
firsts at a time when Blacks were second class citizens. Amid the lack of
opportunity for Negroes in the mid to late 1800’s Dr. Williams was the first
African American Cardiologist. In 1893 he completed the first successful open
heart surgery in the United States. He founded Provident Hospital in Chicago, the
first non-segregated hospital in the United States. He also co-founded the National Medical
Association for African American doctors. Dr. Williams’ legacy was noted by
Stevie Wonder in the song “Black Man” on the Songs in the Key of Life Album. Hail to the First Black Cardiologist!
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