The Top 21: Our List of Outstanding Black Doctors

Dr. Velma Scantlebury is a trailblazer in addition to being a brilliant surgeon.  As the first African American woman transplant surgeon in the country, she’s used her expertise to spread knowledge about her field within the black community.  She is associate director of the Kidney Transplant Program in Delaware at Christiana Care Health System.  Over the years she has performed more than 1,000 transplants.  As an advocate and educator, she’s expanded her reach beyond the classroom and become a spokesperson for Linkages to Life, an initiative to encourage African American organ donation.  Dr. Scantlebury has served on the board for the American Society of Minority Health and Transplant Professionals.  She received her medical degree from Columbia University and completed her internship and residency at Harlem Hospital Center in New York.  She has also been recognized as one of the best doctors in America by BestDoctors.com.