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Identical twin doctors return to run ER in hometown where they grew up so poor they had no running water

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Hussain, Z. (2026, September 27). Identical twin doctors return to run ER in hometown where they grew up so poor they had no running water. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/us-news/identical-twin-doctors-return-to-run-er-in-hometown-where-they-grew-up-so-poor-they-had-no-running-water/

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Drs. Travan and Travis Jasper, identical twin brothers who grew up in poverty without running water or regular meals in Richmond, Virginia, have returned to their hometown to co-direct the emergency department at Chippenham Hospital. Their decision was inspired by a traumatic childhood experience where they witnessed their uncle being treated poorly by a doctor due to his alcoholism. The twins, who graduated as co-valedictorians from high school and later attended Stanford University and medical school at the University of Chicago, are fulfilling a promise they made in the hospital hallway that day to become better doctors than the one who dismissed their uncle’s suffering.

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Drs. Travan and Travis Jasper, identical twins who grew up in extreme poverty in Richmond, Virginia, are now co-directors of the emergency department at Chippenham Hospital. The brothers, who had no running water and often went hungry as children, were inspired to become doctors after a traumatic experience when their uncle was hospitalized due to alcoholism. At age 12, they vowed to make a difference in healthcare following a dismissive interaction with a doctor who told them their uncle got what he deserved. The twins graduated from high school as co-valedictorians and later became directors of the ER at Chippenham Hospital approximately 40 years after their vow. Their return to Richmond highlights how personal experiences can drive professional ambition, aiming to provide compassionate care in underserved communities.

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Identical twins who grew up in poverty are now co-running an emergency room in the same Virginia hometown they grew up in, according to a report. uncertain

they → grow → report

Drs. Travan and Travis Jasper became co-directors of Chippenham’s emergency department in Richmond in April — roughly 40 years after their traumatic experience as 12-year-olds inspired them to become doctors, CBS reported. asserted

CBS → become → them

The two brothers grew up without running water and sometimes without food as some of the poorest children in their neighborhood in the state’s capital. asserted

brothers → grow → capital

“We had no running water,” Travan Jasper told the outlet. asserted

Jasper → have → outlet

“We used to go and get water from like one of the parks. asserted

We → use → parks

Because for us, that was the only way we were going to get out.” asserted

we → go → us

The twins’ path out of poverty became clear when their uncle, who was an alcoholic, was hospitalized at a since-shuttered hospital in Richmond, the outlet reported. asserted

outlet → become → Richmond

Travan and Travis were frightened by the experience and needed comfort, but the doctor was instead dismissive and insisted his uncle was getting what he deserved, they recalled. asserted

they → frighten → what

“We talked about it out in the hallway,” Travan Jasper said, referring to a vow they made to do better than their uncle’s doctor. asserted

they → talk → doctor

“And I think we have,” Travis Jasper added. asserted

Jasper → think → ?

The brothers went on to graduate from their high school as co-valedictorians, graduate from undergrad at Stanford, and attend medical school at the University of Chicago. asserted

brothers → go → Chicago

Now, four decades later, the pair have returned to Richmond to fulfill their promise. asserted

pair → return → promise

“To be here, it’s amazing,” Travis Jasper told CBS News. asserted

Jasper → ’ → News

“And I don’t think I could have dreamt it 40-some years ago.” uncertain

I → think → it

“I think all of the stuff that we went through, all of the negative days, made us who we are now,” he said. asserted

he → think → days

Identical twin doctors return to run ER in hometown where they grew up so poor they had no running water

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