Vivien Thomas spent 11 years at Vanderbilt with Blalock before moving to Johns Hopkins.

Feb 1, 2021 · Thomas was born in Louisiana in 1910. While he never realized his dream of going to college and medical school, losing his college savings during the Great Depression, he …

Sep 4, 2024 · Vivien Thomas retired from Johns Hopkins in 1979 after more than 40 years of service. His work had revolutionized cardiac surgery, and he left behind a legacy of …

Vivien Thomas was the surgical assistant to Dr. Alfred Blalock. Mr. Thomas secured a job as a Vanderbilt laboratory assistant with Dr. Blalock in 1930, rapidly mastered complex surgical …

The life of Vivien Thomas is an inspiring story of an African-American pioneer who overcame the barriers imposed by a segregated society. With no formal medical training, he developed …

In this overhead view of a blue baby operation in 1947, Vivien Thomas stands just behind Blalock in the upper left. As the blue baby operation won fame and prestige for Hopkins, Thomas’s …

Jun 19, 2020 · “Like Something the Lord Made,” by Katie McCabe, tells of Vivien Thomas, an African American lab assistant to white surgeon Alfred Blalock from the 1930s to the ’60s.

Feb 4, 2025 · A decade before the Civil Rights Movement began, a young black man named Vivien Thomas made history at Johns Hopkins, helping to save countless lives. To those in the …

His autobiography, Pioneering Research in Surgical Shock and Cardiovascular Surgery: Vivien Thomas and His Work with Alfred Blalock, was first published in 1985. A documentary of his …

The Department of Medicine Inclusion Council honors and celebrates the life of Vivien Theodore Thomas, LL.D., (August 29, 1910 – November 26, 1985). Thomas was a surgical technician …