Occupation – Education – University Professor – Medicine
Cato Thomas Laurencin (1959- )
Cato Laurencin is a physician, surgeon, scientist, engineer, and one of two University Professors at the University of Connecticut. He...
Ruth Smith Lloyd (1917-1995)
Dr. Ruth Smith Lloyd was the first African American woman in the United States to obtain a doctorate in Anatomy....
Charles Victor Roman (1864–1934)
Dr. Charles Victor Roman was an author, physician, historian, medical school professor, and civil rights activist. He was also the...
Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu (1968- )
Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu is a Nigerian-American doctor who is best known for discovering chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the brain injury...
Dorothy Lavinia Brown (1919-2004)
Dr. Dorothy Lavinia Brown was a medical pioneer, educator, and community leader. In 1948-1949 Brown became the first African American...
Levi Watkins Jr. (1944-2015)
Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. was a cardiac surgeon who, in 1980, performed the first implantation of an automatic defibrillator into...
Jane Cooke Wright (1919-2013)
Dr. Jane Cooke Wright was a physician and cancer researcher who dedicated her professional career to the advancement of chemotherapy...
Solomon Carter Fuller (1872-1953)
Solomon Carter Fuller, an early 20th century psychiatrist, researcher, and medical educator, was born on August 11, 1872 in Monrovia,...
William Warrick Cardozo (1905-1962)
William Warrick Cardozo, physician, and pediatrician, was a pioneer investigator of sickle cell anemia and a leader in medical research...
