Ulysses Grant Dailey

Ulysses Grant Dailey (1885–1961) was an American surgeon, writer, and teacher.[1] He was one of the first African Americans recognized in the field of medicine in the United States.[2] In 1949, the House of Delegates of the National Medical Association awarded him with the Distinguished Service Award.[3]

Dr. Ulysses G. Daily, in The Broad Ax newspaper 5/20/1922.[4]

Biography

Dailey was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. He obtained his degree in Medicine from Northwestern University in 1906. He established the Dailey Hospital and Sanitarium in 1926. He became a senior attending surgeon at Provident Hospital in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1952. He received assignments from the Department Statement and was assigned to India, Sri Lanka, and Africa from 1952 to 1953. From 1915 to 1916, he was a fellow of the International College of Surgeons and president of the National Medical Association.[2][5]

He died at the age of 76.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ulysses Grant Dailey, M.D". Journal of the National Medical Association. 35 (2): 64–65. 1943. PMC 2615929.
  2. 1 2 "Ulysses Grant Dailey". The New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Incorporated. 1977. , page 373.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Ulysses Grant Dailey Receives Distinguished Service Award for 1949". Journal of the National Medical Association. 42 (1): 39–40. 1950. PMC 2616551. PMID 20893537.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Julius F. (1922-05-20). "The Broad Ax" (35). Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Ulysses Grant Dailey (1885-1961) Surgeon, State of Florida's Task Force of African American History, Afroamfl.com
  6. ↑ Ulysses Grand Daily, Died: 1961, at 76 years of age, S9.com
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