CHARLES R. DREW
CHARLES R. DREW, (1904 -1950) was a surgeon who pioneered the development of blood plasma preservation, blood storage, and blood banks.
Dr. Charles Drew was the first African American surgeon selected to serve on the American Board of Surgery.
Narration:
Pioneering physician and surgeon. His name – Dr. Charles Drew.
Born in 1904 in Washington, D.C., Charles Richard Drew had three siblings.
When the flu pandemic hit the U.S. in 1918. His sister Elsa died, and so did over 50 million people worldwide. This tragedy is said to have moved Dr. Drew to medicine.
He got his bachelor’s at Amherst College, did graduate work at McGill University, and earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University.
He worked and taught at Freedman’s Hospital, Morgan State University, Montreal General Hospital, and Howard University.
His research discovered plasma and the American Red Cross blood program is based on his pioneering work. Dr. Drew is credited with developing blood plasma processing, storage, and transfusion therapy. His groundbreaking work was used for the foundation of blood banks.
Dr. Charles Drew – A Great American
Credits: Editor: Stacy T. Holmes, ACE, Narrator: Steve Schy, Music: PartnersinRhyme.com, Digital Collection: Library of Congress, Copyright: CBN Communications
