Pennsylvania, Blair County, Hollidaysburg
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Here was boyhood home of the Black physician who pioneered successful heart surgery, 1893. Founded Provident Hospital, Chicago, 1891. Chief surgeon at Freedmen's Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1894-98. Charter member, College of Surgeons, 1913.
(African Americans • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Here was boyhood home of the Black physician who pioneered successful heart surgery, 1893. Founded Provident Hospital, Chicago, 1891. Chief surgeon at Freedmen's Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1894-98. Charter member, College of Surgeons, 1913.(African Americans • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.