2021 David K. McDonogh, MD Scholarship in Ophthalmology/Otolaryngology Virtual Reception

Tribute to David Kearny McDonogh, MD (1821-1893)

Served New York Eye and Ear Infirmary as a physician for 11 years.
America’s first African American Eye/ENT specialist.
Born enslaved, graduated from Lafayette College
And from Columbia University Medical School.

Tribute commissioned and donated to
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 8/13/2020,
By Dr. Daniel and Marjorie LaRoche.