Daniel Hale Williams

Daniel Hale Williams (January 18, 1856 – August 4, 1931) was an American surgeon and hospital founder. An African American, he founded Provident Hospital in 1891, which was the first non-segregated hospital in the United States. Provident also had an associated nursing school for African Americans. He is known for having completed the first successful heart surgery.

In 1913, Williams was elected as the only African-American charter member of the American College of Surgeons. Provided by Wikipedia