Williams, Daniel Hale
1856-1931 · Contribution: 1893
Surgeon
Pioneering open-heart surgical procedure
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1856, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
- Active since
- 1883
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Performing one of the first successful open-heart surgeries
Impact on the world
Williams achieved a landmark in cardiac surgery and built institutions, a hospital and a nursing school, that trained Black medical professionals barred from white facilities.
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