Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
An African American physician who founded Provident Hospital in Chicago (1891), the first Black-owned hospital in the United States, and performed the world's first successful heart surgery in 1893.
AP course connection
Topic 4.20: 4.20 Science, Medicine, and Technology in Black Communities