Daniel Hale Williams (18 January 1856 – 4 August 1931) was an American surgeon. He was the first African-American cardiologist, and is sometimes attributed with performing the first successful ...

Daniel Hale Williams was a pioneer in surgery and is best known for performing one of the world’s first successful open-heart surgeries in 1893. Born on January 18, 1856, ...

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.

Often we are negligent and prone to take things for granted — two of which are the ability to attend schools and exceptional health care. That n ...

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.

Look for the person of the day Monday through Friday during the CBS12 News at 9 a.m.On February 3, 2016 CBS12 News honored Dr. Daniel Hale Williams for his cont ...

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.