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Learn about the 2004 TV film based on the true story of Vivien Thomas, a black cardiac pioneer, and Alfred Blalock, a white surgeon who partnered with him. See the cast, including Mos Def, Alan Rickman, and Kyra Sedgwick, and the film's plot summary.
Alfred Blalock was an American surgeon who pioneered the treatment of shock and tetralogy of Fallot. He worked with Vivien Thomas and Helen Taussig to develop the Blalock–Thomas–Taussig shunt, a surgical procedure for blue baby syndrome.
Mark S. Soloway (born 1943) is an American emeritus professor of urology, known for his work on prostate, bladder and kidney cancer.From 1991 to 2010 he was professor and chairman of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (MSM) Department of Urology, and subsequently chief of urologic oncology at Memorial Hospital in Hollywood, Florida.
For years, Snow didn’t articulate the anxiety she felt around Farley, a Harvard-educated doctor. So, when she started experiencing stomach pain at the age of 15, it was only natural for her ...
Vivien Thomas (1910-1985) was a laboratory supervisor who co-developed the Blalock–Thomas–Taussig shunt for blue baby syndrome with surgeon Alfred Blalock and cardiologist Helen B. Taussig. He had no formal education in science, but became a teacher and instructor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University.
Alfred Blalock was an American surgeon most known for his work on the Blue Baby syndrome. [2] C. Rollins Hanlon was also an American surgeon but was best known for his work in cardiology. [3] The procedure that these two men created, known as the Blalock–Hanlon procedure, was a new concept termed atrial septectomy.
Motion sickness is a sensory disruption of the body’s balance center, says Dr. Susan Besser, MD, a board certified primary care provider who specializes in family medicine.
Michael DeBakey was an American cardiovascular surgeon, scientist and medical educator who pioneered many surgical innovations. He was born to Lebanese immigrants, attended Tulane University, served in the Army during World War II, and became a leader in Baylor College of Medicine.