Vivien+Thomas

** Occupation **: surgical technician
 * Name **: Vivien Thomas

** Birth: ** August 29, 1910

**Death: ** November 26, 1985 Vivien T. Thomas was born in New Iberia, Louisiana in 1910. As head of the John Hopkins surgical research laboratory, Thomas also taught a lot of surgeons and technicians. The residents and research fellows who worked with Thomas tested his abilities and his dedication . **Science explained ** The blue baby is a sickness that takes blood of oxygen which is a life threatening thing.  On November 29, 1944 the first try at healing the blue baby sickness in John Hopkins was a success. The blue baby sickness is also known as Tetralogy of Fallot. **Career ** **–** important places they worked Vivien Thomas was known in the john Hopkins hospital and the Vanderbilt university hospital. Thomas started working for Dr. Blalock at Vanderbilt University. Although he was strict, they cooperated and became workmates. **Did you know ** **References ** Morehouse school of medicine ”Vivien Thomas biography”.msm.edu.Morehouse school of medicine.2013.web.september 19. national center for biotechnology information “in search of Vivien Thomas”nih.gov.u.s national library of medicine.2005
 * Known For **: <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Thomas was an important partner in hundreds of "blue baby" operations. At the same time, he continued to manage Blalock's ongoing laboratory research.
 * besides being known from helping with the blue baby operation, Vivien Thomas trained many other surgeons and was known as a gifted person
 * his parents were named Mary Eaton Thomas and William Maceo Thomas

pbs. “footprints through time” partners of the heart.pbs.com.web.september18,2013 The Alan Mason Chesney medical archives“ Vivien Thomas. L.l.d”.jhmi.edu. John Hopkins medical institution Thomas Vivien “partners of the heart”1985.philidalphia.university of Pennsylvania press.1985.print

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