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

Cornish was Black. He likely didn’t know that the hospital had been founded two years before as Provident Hospital and ...

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 ...

Many know the story of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, an African-American cardiologist who became the first surgeon to perform a successful open-heart procedure in the United States. However, the story ...

LIMA — In 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams completed the first-ever successful heart surgery. Today, physicians around the world continue to make advancements that change the scope of healthcare.

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - Heart disease is the number one killed in America. Unfortunately, most of us probably know someone who has had a heart attack, and in severe cases, they've had to have open heart ...

As Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Middle School 180 celebrates its 50th anniversary, the release of “You-Topias” marks a significant achievement for the school community.

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founded Provident Hospital, the first non-segregated hospital in the country. (Bodies: The Exhibition) RJ ESPAÑOL VIEW E-EDITION. 99¢ for 6 mos. Support local journalism.