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TIL that in 1930, Vivien Thomas, an African American carpenter’s apprentice who didn’t go to Medical School, a long side Dr Alfred Blalock successfully devised an operation to save “Blue Babies”, infants born with a deadly heart defect that sends blood past their lungs

by whatilearned March 26, 2022, 5:30 pm

Read more: https://library.nashville.org/blog/2021/02/vivien-thomas-was-heart-hero

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dustin91 says:

March 26, 2022 at 5:30 pm

Check out this fantastic movie about him: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386792/

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khanbedrock says:

March 26, 2022 at 5:30 pm

Wonder how many racists they indirectly saved? 🤔

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AstralDoctorLN says:

March 26, 2022 at 5:30 pm

How much of this was Thomas and how much was Dr Blalock

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