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Daniel Hale Williams (1858-1931)

Daniel Hale Williams (1858-1931). African American surgeon and Professor. Early Life. Born in Hollidaysburg, PA on January 18,1858 Graduated Chicago Medical College 1883 Wife Alice Johnson. Surgeon. Organized the first black hospital, Provident Hospital

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Daniel Hale Williams (1858-1931)

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  1. Daniel Hale Williams(1858-1931) African American surgeon and Professor

  2. Early Life • Born in Hollidaysburg, PA on January 18,1858 • Graduated Chicago Medical College 1883 • Wife Alice Johnson

  3. Surgeon • Organized the first black hospital, Provident Hospital • 1893- Performed first successful closure of a wound of the heart and pericardium • President Cleveland appointed him surgeon in chief of Freedmen’s Hospital in Washington D.C

  4. Professor • Provided and organized a training school for African American nurses • 1899-1931- Was a professor of clinical surgery at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN

  5. Resources • http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0852325.html • http://inventors.about.com/od/blackinventors/p/Daniel_Williams.htm

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