Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams | |
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| Born | January 18, 1856 |
| Died | August 4, 1931 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | Chicago Medical College |
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| Fields | Cardiology |
| Institutions | Provident Hospital Meharry Medical College Freedman's Hospital St. Lukes Hospital Cook County Hospital |
Daniel Hale Williams (January 18, 1856 – August 4, 1931) was an African-American surgeon. In 1893, he became the first surgeon to perform a cardiac surgery.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Daniel Hale Williams III was born on January 18, 1856, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, to Sarah Price Williams and Daniel Hale Williams II, who was a barber. The couple had several children. Williams III started as a shoemaker apprentice. Later he worked with the Equal Rights League, which was a black civil rights organization active during the Reconstruction era. He went to Chicago Medical college.
Public life
[change | change source]In 1891, Williams opened Provident Hospital and Training School for Nurses. It was the first hospital with an interracial staff. In 1893, Williams was the first surgeon to perform open-heart surgery in the United States. The following year, he became chief surgeon at Freedmen's Hospital.
References
[change | change source]"Daniel Hale Williams". Biography.com. 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
Weisse, A. B. (2023). "History of Cardiac Surgery". Texas Heart Institute Journal. 38 (5): 486–490. PMC 3231540. PMID 22163121.