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David B. Todd Jr.

1931–1980

United States

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David Bernard Todd Jr. (March 22, 1931 – October 21, 1980) was an American surgeon. He was a professor of surgery at Meharry Medical College, and the first African-American cardiovascular surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee.

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