Tearing down the walls: the story of Dr Velma Scantlebury, America’s first female Black Transplant Surgeon.

Diary of a Kidney Warrior podcast episode 43: tearing down the walls: the story of Dr Velma Scantlebury, America’s first female Black Transplant Surgeon.

Episode 43

Tearing down the walls: the story of Dr Velma Scantlebury, America’s first female Black Transplant Surgeon.

For Black History Month, Diary of a Kidney Warrior is focusing on topics around kidney health and the Black community. This first episode features Dr Velma Scantlebury. Dr Scantlebury is an honour- and award-winning transplant surgeon and author from Delaware, USA who shares about her journey to becoming a surgeon, health inequalities, and more.