History Maker: First AfAm Female Tr. Surg. in US
Velma Scantlebury-White, MD, the first Black female transplant surgeon in the US, has performed 2000 kidney transplants over her 40-year career. Born in Barbados, emigrating to Brooklyn, her older sister’s death sparked her passion for medicine. Overcoming educational and career barriers, she graduated from Columbia, was a surgical intern/resident at Harlem Hospital, a research fellow, surgery instructor, and associate professor at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is Associate Director of Kidney Transplant, Christiana Care Hospital, and a big supporter of NKF’s THE BIG ASK: THE BIG GIVE®.
