Williams, Daniel Hale

Street Address: 
445 East 42nd St
Chicago, IL

1858–1931
Surgeon

One of the first African Americans to graduate from medical school, Williams pioneered open-heart surgery in 1893. Also started several prominent African American medical institutions, including a hospital in Chicago and a school in Washington, DC.

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1880 - 1931

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