Daniel Hale Williams
Surgeon who performed the first successful open-heart surgery in 1893 in Chicago.
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Born 1856 in Hollidaysburg, PA. Founded Provident Hospital — the first Black-owned and operated hospital in the US. Sutured a stab wound to the pericardium without modern anesthesia or antibiotics; patient survived 20 more years.
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
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