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Partners of the Heart : Vivien Thomas and His Work with Alfred Blalock by Vivien T. Thomas (1998, Trade Paperback)
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One, of renowned heart surgeon Alfred Blalock, speaks for itself. Trained in laboratory techniques by Alfred Blalock and Joseph W. Beard, Thomas remained Blalock's principal technician and laboratory chief for the rest of Blalock's distinguished career.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-100812216342
ISBN-139780812216349
eBay Product ID (ePID)1034167
Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePartners of the Heart : Vivien Thomas and His Work with Alfred Blalock
SubjectGeneral, Medical, Cardiology
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Medical
AuthorVivien T. Thomas
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.2 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN97-014222
ReviewsFor one who had the privilege of being a student, coworker, and later a colleague of Vivien Thomas, reading this autobiography is an extraordinary experience. Although the reviewer worked with him in the laboratory for 20 years, often on a daily basis, many features of this unique and compelling story have been revealed for the first time., The fascinating tale of an extraordinary black man's involvement, growth, and final recognition in a white man's world of surgical research and medical practice. . . . At the same time, an insightful firsthand account of the genesis of some of the pioneering research into the nature of shock and some of the early procedures in cardiovascular surgery., "The fascinating tale of an extraordinary black man's involvement, growth, and final recognition in a white man's world of surgical research and medical practice. . . . At the same time, an insightful firsthand account of the genesis of some of the pioneering research into the nature of shock and some of the early procedures in cardiovascular surgery."- Journal of the History of Medicine, "The fascinating tale of an extraordinary black man's involvement, growth, and final recognition in a white man's world of surgical research and medical practice. . . . At the same time, an insightful firsthand account of the genesis of some of the pioneering research into the nature of shock and some of the early procedures in cardiovascular surgery."--Journal of the History of Medicine, "The fascinating tale of an extraordinary black man's involvement, growth, and final recognition in a white man's world of surgical research and medical practice. . . . At the same time, an insightful firsthand account of the genesis of some of the pioneering research into the nature of shock and some of the early procedures in cardiovascular surgery."-- Journal of the History of Medicine
Grade FromCollege Freshman
Dewey Decimal[B]
Table Of ContentForeword by Mark M. Ravitch, M.D. Preface Acknowledgements PART ONE. THE VANDERBILT YEARS PART TWO. THE HOPKINS YEARS PART THREE. RECOGNITION References Name Index Subject Index
SynopsisInspiration for the Emmy Award-winning HBO film Something the Lord Made and the award-winning PBS documentary Partners of the Heart ., Visitors to the Blalock Building at the Johns Hopkins University Medical Center are greeted by portraits of two great men. One, of renowned heart surgeon Alfred Blalock, speaks for itself. The other, of highschool graduate Vivien Thomas, is testimony to the incredible genius and determination of the first black man to hold a professional position at one of America's premier medical institutions. Thomas's dreams of attending medical school were dashed when the Depression hit. After spending some time as a carpenter's apprentice, Thomas took what he expected to be a temporary job as a technician in Blalock's lab. The two men soon became partners and together invented the field of cardiac surgery. Partners of the Heart is Thomas's extraordinary autobiography. Trained in laboratory techniques by Alfred Blalock and Joseph W. Beard, Thomas remained Blalock's principal technician and laboratory chief for the rest of Blalock's distinguished career. Thomas very rapidly learned to perform surgery, to do chemical determinations, and to carry out physiologic studies. He became a phenomenal technician and was able to carry out complicated experimental cardiac operations totally unassisted and to devise new ones. In addition to telling Thomas's life story, Partners of the Heart traces the beginnings of modern cardiac surgery, crucial investigations into the nature of shock, and Blalock's methods of training surgeons.
LC Classification NumberRD27.35.T46A38 1997
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