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Dr. Vivien Theodore Thomas (August 29, 1910 – November 26, 1985) was an American laboratory supervisor who in the 1940s developed a procedure used to treat blue baby syndrome (now known as cyanotic heart disease).
Jun 19, 2020 · In 1930, Vivien Thomas was a nineteen-year-old carpenter’s apprentice with his sights set on Tennessee State College and then medical school. But the depression, which had halted carpentry work in Nashville, wiped out his savings and forced him to postpone college.
Feb 1, 2021 · The ACC is proud to celebrate Vivien Thomas and his remarkable contributions to medicine. His perseverance and tenacity to find a way to work in medicine despite the barriers led to work that has served many children around the world – regardless of the color of their skin.
In this overhead view of a blue baby operation in 1947, Vivien Thomas stands just behind Blalock in the upper left. As the blue baby operation won fame and prestige for Hopkins, Thomas’s role became more widely appreciated among his colleagues, though he was never mentioned in publications.
Jan 31, 2024 · Vivien Thomas designed groundbreaking surgical equipment, developed lifesaving surgical techniques and trained countless doctors. That’s impressive for anyone, but even more so for a Black...
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The untold story of Vivien Thomas, an African-American lab supervisor who developed a surgical procedure to treat blue baby syndrome.
Feb 9, 2022 · Vivien Thomas was born in 1910 in Louisiana; his family later moved to Tennessee. Thomas wanted to go to medical school – only a dream for a 19-year-old African American growing up in the South.
