This book examines the careers of Blalock, a white male surgeon; Taussig, a white female cardiologist; and Thomas, an African American male laboratory technician; who in 1944 combined their skills to create a groundbreaking surgical procedure that not only saved the lives of thousands of children, but also made surgeons aware that surgery on living hearts was possible.
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This book examines the careers of Blalock, a white male surgeon; Taussig, a white female cardiologist; and Thomas, an African American male laboratory technician; who in 1944 combined their skills to create a groundbreaking surgical procedure that not only saved the lives of thousands of children, but also made surgeons aware that surgery on living hearts was possible.
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