Identical Twin Doctors Who Grew Up in Poverty Returned to Their Virginia Hometown to Co-Run an ER
September 25, 2026 / 8:46 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Identical twins Travan and Travis Jasper are co-directors of the emergency department at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
- They grew up in extreme poverty in Richmond, lacking basic amenities like running water.
- A childhood experience with a dismissive doctor inspired them to pursue medicine and provide better care.
- They achieved academic success, graduating as co-valedictorians and attending prestigious universities for their undergraduate and medical degrees.
- They have returned to their hometown to fulfill a promise made 40 years prior and now reside in the same building.
- They wear different colored scrubs at work to help colleagues and patients distinguish between them.