Frederick Douglass Stubbs (March 16, 1906 – February 9, 1947) was one of the first Harvard-trained Black doctors and became the first African American thoracic surgeon.

[3] His parents were Florence Blanche (née Williams) and J. Bacon Stubbs, a physician and surgeon who graduated from Howard University College of Medicine.

[3][4] His mother was related to Daniel Hale Williams, an innovator of open-heart surgery and the founder of Provident Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

[8] He was also received a Rufus Choate scholarship, allowing him to spend a summer studying at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

[4] Next, Stubbs attended Harvard Medical School, graduating with his Doctor of Medicine cum laude in 1931.

[3] He studied thoracic surgery for a year at Seavew Hospital in Staten Island, New York, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

[7] Stubbs received national acclaim for his advancements in thoracic surgery and the surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

[3] Stubbs was the vice president of the National Medical Association and secretary of the surgical section and its commission on tuberculosis.

[14] Stubbs served on the boards of the Cheney Training School for Teachers, the Community Chest, and the Family Society.