1893—Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open heart surgery in American history. He repaired a knife wound to the heart of one James Cornish.

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Pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931) was the first Black cardiologist (heart doctor). In 1893, he became the first doctor to perform a successful open-heart surgery.

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