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

Identical Twin Doctors Who Grew Up in Poverty Returned to Their Virginia Hometown to Co-Run an ER

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.