# Heart Surgery

From @daniel-hale-williams's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@daniel-hale-williams.md](/@daniel-hale-williams.md)

In 1893 he repaired a chest wound involving the pericardium; it was an important early operation near the heart, but simplistic claims that it was the first open-heart surgery are disputed.

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