title: Classics in thoracic surgery. In proper perspective: Daniel Hale Williams, M.D.
abstract: Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was the first black physician to be a charter member and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In 1893, he successfully sutured a pericardial laceration resulting from a stab wound to the heart. His patient recovered completely.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000266:history; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history; D014481:United States; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000601:surgery