The Top 21: Our List of Outstanding Black Doctors
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MadameNoire
Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall was born and raised in segregated Florida. His mother and father encouraged him to pursue higher education, constantly holding up “education as the great equalizer”. It proved true as Leffall used his education to blaze trails for others. He served as the first African American president of the American College of Surgeons in 1979, and the first African American President of the American Cancer Society in 1978. He holds eleven honorary degrees and was tapped by George W. Bush in 2002 to chair the President’s Cancer Panel. Dr. Leffall currently chairs the board of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
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