Showing posts with label Daniel Hale Williams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daniel Hale Williams. Show all posts

Friday, February 06, 2009

Black History Month Daily Thread

Today We Honor Doctors:

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
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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 surgery on the heart. He also founded Provident Hospital, the first non-segregated hospital in the United States.

Media:
One Doctor: Daniel Hale Williams (1997)-DVD

Life Of Daniel Hale Williams (Pioneers in Health and Medicine) by J. Leonard Kaye

The heart man: Dr. Daniel Hale Williams by Louise Meriwether

Sure Hands - Strong Heart (The Life of Daniel Hale Williams)by Lillie Patterson

Daniel Hale Williams: Open Heart Doctor by Lewis H. Fenderson