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      • Levi Watkins Jr. (June 13, 1944 – April 11, 2015) was an American heart surgeon and civil rights activist. On February 4, 1980, he and Vivien Thomas were the first to successfully implant an automatic defibrillator in a human patient at Johns Hopkins University.
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  2. Jun 8, 2023 · Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. was the first Black chief resident at the Johns Hopkins Medical School and the first surgeon to successfully implant an automatic heart defibrillator in a human in 1980....

  3. American. Education. University of Kentucky ( BA, BS, MS) Ohio State University ( PhD) Occupation (s) Academic, finance expert, media analyst, influencer. Website. www .boycewatkins .com. Boyce D. Watkins (born June 20, 1971) is an American [1] author, political analyst, social influencer and ex-academic.

  4. Jul 21, 2023 · Through his online platforms, Dr. Watkins has helped over 10 million people buy their first share of stock, quit their jobs, and start successful businesses. He is the author of the Amazon best ...

  5. Apr 17, 2015 · Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., the first surgeon to successfully implant an automatic heart defibrillator in a human patient, and a civil rights pioneer who helped fling open medical school doors to...

  6. Jan 5, 2011 · Image courtesy Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. was a cardiac surgeon who, in 1980, performed the first implantation of an automatic defibrillator into a human heart. He was also a professor of cardiac surgery and associate dean at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Watkins was born in Parsons, Kansas ...

  7. Apr 12, 2015 · Dr. Levi Watkins Jr., a noted Johns Hopkins cardiac surgeon, behind-the-scenes political figure and civil rights activist who broke many racial barriers, died Friday from a massive heart attack...

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