Alfred Blalock

Alfred Blalock

male, deceased (1964)
vivien thomas, shock, pediatric, surgeon, physician, American…bluebabysyndrome
Alfred Blalock (April 5, 1899 - September 15, 1964) was a 20th century American innovator in the field of medical science most noted for his...
Vivien Thomas

Vivien Thomas

male, deceased (1985)
Johns Hopkins University, Vanderbilt University, African American, African-American, African-American history, Surgical Technician…bluebabysyndrome
Dr. Vivien Theodore Thomas (August 29, 1910-November 26, 1985) was an African-American surgical technician who helped develop the procedures used...
Helen B. Taussig

Helen B. Taussig

female, deceased (1986)
American, vivien thomas, Harvard Medical School alumni, Cardiologist, bluebabysyndrome, Blalock-Taussig shunt
Helen Brooke Taussig, M.D., (May 24, 1898 - May 20, 1986) was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston, who founded the field of...
Earl Bakken

Earl Bakken

male
Artificial pacemaker, Futurologist, University of Minnesota, bluebabysyndrome, C. Walton Lillihei, Dr. C. Walton Lillihei
Earl Bakken developed the first wearable artificial pacemaker in 1957 as a result of a fatal problem at the University of Minnesota hospital. Dr....
William Mustard

William Mustard

male, deceased (1987)
Hospital for Sick Child, Order of Canada, Orthopedic, from Huron County, Ontario, Member of the British Empire, open-heart surgery…bluebabysyndrome, blue babies
William Thorton Mustard (August 8, 1914-December 11, 1987) was a Canadian physician and cardiac surgeon. In 1949, he was one of the first to...