That was about to change. Without antibiotics, adequate anesthesia or many of the tools used in modern-day heart surgery, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams cut a small hole into Cornish’s chest using a ...

Without antibiotics, adequate anesthesia or many of the tools used in modern-day heart surgery, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams cut a small hole into Cornish's chest using a scalpel.

Look for the person of the day Monday through Friday during the CBS12 News at 9 a.m. On February 3, 2016 CBS12 News honored Dr. Daniel Hale Williams for his contributions. He founded the first ...

Update:The Denver coroner's office has now identified the victim of a Memorial Weekend homicide at Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Park. Richard Eugene McDaniel, a forty-year-old African American ...

Many know the story of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, an African-American cardiologist who became the first surgeon to perform a successful open-heart procedure in the United States. However ...

In 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful open-heart surgery in the world. He was born in Hollidaysburg in 1856. Hollidaysburg Mayor Joe Dodson says Dr. Williams followed ...

It was a constant struggle to come up with medical school tuition, but he finally became Dr. Daniel Hale Williams in 1883 and opened a practice in Chicago. Williams was well-versed in ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - As we mark Black History Month, and Heart Month, we honor Dr. Daniel Hale Williams. Williams was one of the first physicians to perform open-heart surgery in the United States.

“Sewed up the Human Heart” headlined a Chicago newspaper after Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, an African-American, performed the first open-heart surgery. The surgery took place July 9 ...

He was one of just three practicing Black doctors in Chicago at the time. “I think that ultimately, Dr. Williams’ success and his recognition came not out of his race, but his accomplishments ...

As we celebrate black history, meet the man responsible for one lifesaving procedure. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams opened his doctor's office in Chicago when the hospitals didn't allow black doctors to ...