Velma Scantlebury, who became the nation’s first Black female transplant surgeon in 1989 the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, believes there are more issues to overcome even after 30 years of achieving equity in organ allocation. In a field dominated by White men and White surgeons, Scantlebury has had a tough time making her … Continued
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