1942–2019
Biography · Medicine
Vivien Thomas
1910–1985
United States
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Biography
With no formal medical degree, Thomas developed surgical techniques with Alfred Blalock that led to the first operation for blue baby syndrome in 1944, and he trained generations of surgeons at Johns Hopkins.
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