Occupation – STEM – Physician

John Henry Hale (1878-1944)
Surgeon, professor, and philanthropist John Henry Hale was born on June 5, 1878, in Estill Springs, Tennessee, to Aaron Hale...
March 24th, 2024

Charles Drew (1904-1950)
Charles Richard Drew was a medical researcher, surgeon, and the first African American to be appointed as a medical examiner...
March 12th, 2024

Robert Jones Abele (1875-1929)
Robert Jones Abele was one of six founding members of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the oldest African American Greek Letter...
September 11th, 2023

Eugene T. Hinson (1873-1960)
Eugene T. Hinson was one of six founders of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the oldest African American Greek Letter Fraternity...
September 11th, 2023

Emery Neal Brown (1956- )
Emery Neal Brown is one of a small number of African American scientists who came to prominence near the start...
December 8th, 2022

Wayne A.I. Frederick (1971- )
Surgical oncologist and university president Wayne A.I. Frederick was born Wayne Alix Ian Frederick June 17, 1971, in Port of...
March 24th, 2022

Michael D.L. Johnson (1982- )
Dr. Michael Johnson, microbial biologist and immunobiology professor at the University of Arizona, is currently researching the efficacy of copper...
July 28th, 2020

Patrice A. Harris (1960- )
Dr. Patrice Harris, M.D. was the 174th president of the American Medical Association. Harris was born and raised in Bluefield,...
May 10th, 2020

Jerome M. Adams (1974- )
Dr. Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H. is the 20th appointed United States Surgeon General. With his appointment on September 5,...
March 28th, 2020