The First Successful Heart Surgery

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY THE FUTURE OF HEART SURGERY

The son of a barber, Daniel Hale Williams founded the first black-owned hospital in America, and performed the world’s first ever successful heart surgery, in 1893.

Current advances include percutaneous aortic valve replacements, which replace the heart’s aortic valve through the blood vessels, as opposed to open heart surgery. There are also improvements in ventricular assist devices, which are implantable pumps for people with weakened hearts or heart failure.

The future of cardiac surgery hinges on the surgeon’s ability to improve techniques, innovate in therapies, and diversify practice.

Dr Daniel Hale Williams

Daniel Hale Williams

Daniel Hale Williams

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY THE FUTURE OF HEART SURGERY

The future of cardiac surgery hinges on the surgeon’s ability to improve techniques, innovate in therapies, and diversify practice.

Current advances include -percuta neous aortic valve replacements, which replace the heart’s aortic valve through the blood vessels, as -op posed to open heart surgery. There are also improvements in ventricular assist devices, which are implantable pumps for people with weakened hearts or heart failure.

The son of a barber, Daniel Hale -Wil liams founded the first black-owned hospital in America, and performed the world’s first ever successful heart surgery, in 1893.