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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 · “Like Something the Lord Made,” by Katie McCabe, tells of Vivien Thomas, an African American lab assistant to white surgeon Alfred Blalock from the 1930s to the ’60s. Thomas hadn’t gone to college, let alone medical school, but through their pioneering work together, the two men essentially invented cardiac surgery.
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.
Vivien Thomas was an African-American lab assistant who developed a procedure to treat blue baby syndrome. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.
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.
The untold story of Vivien Thomas, an African-American lab supervisor who developed a surgical procedure to treat blue baby syndrome.
Jan 21, 2007 · Described as the “most untalked about, unappreciated, unknown giant in the African American community,” by Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr., Vivien Thomas received an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in 1976, and while this was undoubtedly memorable, the decades which preceded this moment were equally unforgettable.
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...
Following his retirement in 1979, Thomas began work on an autobiography, Pioneering Research in Surgical Shock and Cardiovascular Surgery: Vivien Thomas and His Work with Alfred Blalock. He died in November 26, 1985 of pancreatic cancer, at age 75, and the book was published just days later.
Jul 1, 2022 · In the 1960s, Vivien Thomas ran a research lab at Johns Hopkins Hospital helping invent groundbreaking surgical techniques, even though he didn't have a medical degree....
