Daniel Hale Williams
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Daniel Hale Williams Net Worth

He was also the founder of the National Medical Association and the first African American member of the American College of Surgeons. Daniel Hale Williams was an African American doctor who made history by performing the first open heart surgery in 1893. He was born in 1856 and had a net worth of $2.5 million. He was the surgeon-in-chief of Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C from 1893 to 1898 and was the founder of the National Medical Association and the first African American member of the American College of Surgeons.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day January 18, 1856
Birth Place PA
Age 163 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn

💰 Net worth: $2.5 Million (2024)

About

African American doctor who performed the first open heart surgery in 1893. He was the surgeon-in-chief of Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C from 1893 to 1898.

Before Fame

He was the son of a free African American barber.

Trivia

He founded Provident Hospital, which was the first non-segregated hospital in the United States.

Family Life

He married Alice Johnson in 1898.

Associated With

He was the first African American cardiologist, while Jackie Robinson was the first African American MLB player of the current age.

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