Vivien Thomas
American surgeon
Dr. Vivien Theodore Thomas was an American laboratory supervisor who in the 1940s developed a procedure used to treat blue baby syndrome. Wikipedia
Born: August 29, 1910, New Iberia, LA
Died: November 26, 1985 (age 75 years), Baltimore, MD
Education: Pearl High School
Spouse: Clara Thomas (m. 1933–1985)
Parents: William Marco Thomas and Mary Eaton
Research: Blue baby syndrome, Atrial septostomy
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