Bates, the first Black student to graduate from the university's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, went on to a distinguished career as a neurosurgeon and entrepreneur
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Pioneering neurosurgeon, entrepreneur, philanthropist Ernest Bates receives honorary degree
Bates, a 1958 Johns Hopkins graduate, was the first Black student in the university s School of Arts and Sciences; he went on to become one of the nation s first Black board-certified neurosurgeons and founded American Shared Hospital Services in 1977
Image caption: Alexander Bates, a member of the Johns Hopkins Class of 2021, accepts an honorary degree on behalf of his grandfather, Ernest A. Bates.
Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University By Hub staff report / Published May 27, 2021
Acclaimed neurosurgeon and entrepreneur Ernest A. Bates became a trailblazer at Johns Hopkins University in 1954 as the first Black student in the School of Arts and Sciences. He embarked on his dream of becoming a doctor by joining the Class of 1958 and pursuing his bachelor s degree in biology on a full academic scholarship. Along the way, he forged lifelong