Archive for 'Medicine'
Dr. Charles R. Drew: First Black Surgeon to Serve on American Board of Surgery
Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Charles Richard Drew (3 June 1904 – 1 April 1950) was an African-American physician, surgeon and medical researcher. In 1943, Drew’s distinction in his profession was recognized when he became the first black surgeon selected to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery.
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James McCune Smith: First African-American to earn a Medical Degree and run a Pharmacy in the US
Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
James McCune Smith (April 18, 1813 – November 17, 1865) was an American physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author. He is the first African-American to earn a medical degree and to run a pharmacy in the United States
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Dr. Frances Cress Welsing: Author of The Isis Paper
Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing is the author of The Isis Papers and creator of the Cress-Welsing theory analyzing the nature of white supremacy. She is a psychiatrist in Washington, DC.
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Keith L. Black, MD – Chairman and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Director, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Keith L. Black, MD serves as Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He also holds the title of Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. An internationally renowned neurosurgeon and scientist, Dr. Black joined Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in July 1997 and was awarded the Ruth and Lawrence Harvey Chair in Neuroscience in November of that year. Thanks for Leslye Allen, one of our Facebook Fan Page Members, for the feature suggestion.
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Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.: Founding Dean and 1st President of Morehouse School of Medicine
Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., is the founding Dean and first President of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). With the exception of his tenure as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 1989 to 1993, Dr. Sullivan was President of MSM for more than two decades. On July 1, 2002, he left the presidency, but continues to serve on the MSM Board of Trustees, to teach, and to assist in national fund-raising activities on behalf of the school.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. George C. Wright: Prairie View A&M University
Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. George C. Wright, noted African-American scholar, is the seventh President of Prairie View A&M University, the second oldest public institution of higher education in Texas.
