Daniel Hale Williams Summary

Daniel Hale Williams 1858-1931 African-American physician who performed one of the earliest open-heart operations. In 1893 a young stabbing victim was brought to Provident Hospital in Chicago. William... Read more

Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931), African American surgical pioneer and innovator, founded the first black voluntary hospital in the United States.Daniel Hale Williams was born on Jan. 18, 1856, in Ho... Read more

Daniel Williams, a meticulous, knowledgeable surgeon and founder of the first interracial hospital in the United States, advanced further in medicine than any other African-American doctor of his time... Read more