Without antibiotics, adequate anesthesia or many of the tools used in modern-day heart surgery, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams cut a small hole into Cornish’s chest using a scalpel.

In Chicago, Illinois, at Provident Hospital in 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed open heart surgery on a patient who had suffered multiple chest stab wounds.

In 1893, a Black man named Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, affectionately known as “Dr. Dan” performed the first successful open heart surgery in America.

Among them are Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, who performed the first successful pericardium surgery in the United States and founded Provident Hospital, the first non-segregated hospital in the ...

Daniel Hale Williams was a pioneer in many ways. by Joe Mason February 1, 2019 August 18, 2021. Share this: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky; ...

During an educational treasure hunt, Anthony Solomon, 12, learned a fun fact: African-American cardiologist Daniel Hale Williams was one of the first to successfully perform open-heart surgery in t… ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - As we mark Black History Month, and Heart Month, we honor Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. Williams was one of the first physicians to perform open-heart surgery in the United States ...

In 1893, a Black man named Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, affectionately known as “Dr. Dan” performed the first successful open heart surgery in America. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1856, the ...