“We’re very excited about this historical appointment of the first Black female police surgeon in the department’s 178-year history,” Benoit said. “Dr.

Updated on: September 25, 2023 / 6:12 PM EDT / CBS New York NEW YORK -- History was made at NYPD headquarters Monday with the swearing in of Dr. Lynn O'Connor, the first Black female police surgeon.

Dr. Lynn M. O'Connor, a colorectal surgeon who practices on LI and lives in Huntington Station, becomes one of 35 police surgeons with the NYPD, and its only colorectal surgeon.

Dr. Lynn O’Connor, who also oversees colon and rectal surgery at Mercy Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital, has been sworn in as the first Black woman police surgeon for the New York Police ...

The documentary will tell her story of picking cotton in her early years and becoming the first female African-American surgeon general. Dr. Elders talked about what she wants her legacy to be.

(NEW YORK) — Dr. Lynn O’Connor is now the first Black female police surgeon for the New York Police Department (NYPD) after being sworn in on Monday. “This is incredibly [meaningful] to me ...