Clyburn hosting lecture on health disparities

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first orthopedic surgeon to travel to space is scheduled to deliver a lecture on health disparities during an event hosted by U.S. Rep. James Clyburn.

Dr. Robert L. Satcher Jr. is slated to speak on Friday in Columbia.

Satcher is an orthopedic oncologist from Denmark, S.C. In 2009, he was part of a crew that traveled to the International Space Station.

Satcher’s uncle, Dr. David Satcher, was U.S. Surgeon General. His father was president of St. Paul’s College in Virginia.

The free event is open to the public.