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	Surgical Technician, Vivien T. Thomas
		Vivien T. Thomas was a key player in pioneering the anastomosis of the subclavian artery to the pulmonary artery.The surgical work he performed with Alfred Blalock paved the way for the successful outcome of the Blalock-Taussig shunt.
		Vivien Thomas learned to perform the surgical operations and chemical determinations needed for their experiments, to calculate the results, and to keep precise records; he remained an invaluable associate throughout Blalock's career.
		Thomas supervised the surgical laboratories at Hopkins for over 35 years, and in 1976 he was appointed instructor in surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
	www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu /vthomas.htm (285 words)

	Vivien Thomas Information
		Thomas had hoped to go to college and study to become a doctor, but the Great Depression wiped out the savings he had collected as a carpenter.
		Thomas was happy to get his new job, but found that it only paid two thirds of his previous position's salary.
		Thomas was set on the task of first creating a blue baby-like condition in a dog, then correcting the condition with the new artery.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Vivien_Thomas (1155 words)

	Texas Medical Center NEWS
		Thomas was a 19-year-old carpenter’s apprentice with a dream of medical school himself.
		Thomas, Dr. Cooley says, who taught him much of the surgical skill that has won him the admiration of patients and physicians around the world, including Dr. Christian Barnard, the South African surgeon who performed the world’s first heart transplant.
		"Vivien could use his hands so gracefully," recalls Dr. Cooley of the man who was honored with an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins as well as an appointment to the medical school faculty.
	www.tmc.edu /tmcnews/02_01_02/page_15.html (1153 words)

	African American Registry: One of Louisiana's finest Vivien Thomas! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Thomas was responsible for developing experimental procedures, refine experiments, and test new protocols in the laboratory.
		Thomas served as a research associate, supervisor of the surgical laboratories, and as an instructor in surgery at the school.
		In 1976 Thomas was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by The Johns Hopkins University in 1976.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/1531/One_of_Louisianas_finest_Vivien_Thomas (308 words)

	American Experience \| Partners of the Heart \| Legacy
		Vivien T. Thomas was born in New Iberia, Louisiana in 1910, the son of a carpenter.
		At Johns Hopkins, Thomas and Blalock pioneered the field of heart surgery with a procedure to alleviate a congenital heart defect, the Tetralogy of Fallot ("blue baby syndrome").
		Thomas was a key partner in hundreds of "blue baby" operations, performing pre- and post-operation procedures on patients as well as advising in the operating room.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/partners/legacy/l_colleagues_thomas.html (390 words)

	Vignette: Vivien Thomas
		Described as the “most untalked about, unappreciated, unknown giant in the African American community,” Vivien Thomas received an honorary doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in 1976, and while this was undoubtedly memorable, the decades which preceded this moment were equally unforgettable.
		Thomas, a skilled carpenter, saved for seven years to pay for his education.
		After 37 years, Thomas was appointed to the faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
	faculty.washington.edu /qtaylor/aa_Vignettes/thomas_vivien.htm (291 words)

	Vivien Thomas Fund
		The Vivien Thomas Fund was established to increase diversity at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, thus honoring the memory of a heart surgery pioneer by removing for others the economic and racial barriers that often stood in his way.
		But Vivien Thomas was a pivotal player in the development of a true breakthrough at The Johns Hopkins Hospital just 60 years ago.
		With revenue from the Vivien Thomas Fund, Hopkins is committed to reaching out aggressively to groups now considered under-represented minorities to ensure the broadest possible talent pool in academic medicine and biomedical science.
	www.hopkinsmedicine.org /stlm/vtfund.html (529 words)

	Vivien Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		• Vivien T. Thomas was a prominent doctor in the 1930s for orchestrating the anastomosis of the subclavian artery to the pulmonary artery.
		• Vivien Thomas, a young Black man who was forced to leave college due to the lack of funds.
		• Vivien Thomas learned to perform the surgical operations and chemical determinations needed for their experiments; however, he also made in the process a bracket that he made out of several loose pieces around the Lab.
	www.exodusmovements.com /leaders/vivien-thomas.html (222 words)

	Vivien T. Thomas
		Vivien T. Thomas was born in New Iberia, Louisiana on August 29, 1910.
		Thomas' abilities as a surgical assistant and research associate were of the highest quality, and when Blalock moved to Johns Hopkins in 1941 he asked Thomas to accompany him.
		Thomas was a member of the medical school faculty from 1976 until 1985 and was presented with the degree of Honorary Doctor of Laws by the Johns Hopkins University in 1976.
	www.medicalarchives.jhmi.edu /sgml/thomasvt.html (406 words)

	Something the Lord Made and Partners of the Heart - Lesson Plans from Movies and Film - Vivien Thomas, Alfred Blalock, ...
		Thomas trained young doctors at Johns Hopkins Medical School in the methods of heart surgery.
		Vivien Thomas fully participated in developing the blue baby operations, but he was not given credit for his contribution nor was he acknowledged to be a leading instructor of surgery for more than three decades.
		Benefits of the Movies: The story of Vivien Thomas and Alfred Blalock is an excellent paradigm with which to study racism in the United States during the period 1930 - 1980.
	www.teachwithmovies.org /guides/something-the-lord-made.html (847 words)

	Vivien Thomas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thomas soon began to train others in the Blue Baby procedure, as well as in a number of other cardiac techniques, including one he developed in 1946 for improving circulation in patients whose great vessels (the aorta and the pulmonary artery) were transposed.
		In 1971, the surgeons Thomas trained—all by this time chiefs of surgical departments around the country—commissioned the painting of his portrait and arranged to have it hung next to Blalock's in the lobby of the Alfred Blalock Clinical Sciences Building.
		In 2005, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine honored Vivien Thomas by naming one of its four colleges after him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vivien_Thomas (2188 words)

	Dylan Thomas - Dylan and Caitlin's friends and contemporaries
		A celebrated musician, linguist and a remarkable polymath, Dan was a lifelong friend of Dylan, and their first meeting, as they both walked towards Swansea Grammar School, is vividly narrated in Thomas' short story, 'The Fight'.
		After this incident, Dylan was a frequent visitor to the Jones family home, Warmley in Sketty, where they wrote poetry, played music and formed their own broadcasting company.
		He also compiled and edited a volume of Thomas' prose, A Prospect of the Sea, in 1955 and in 1971 edited Dylan Thomas - The Poems.
	www.dylanthomas.com /index.cfm?articleid=10647 (196 words)

	MERLIN: TEXTS, IMAGES, BASIC INFORMATION
		Sir Thomas Malory, in the Morte d'Arthur presents him as the adviser and guide to Arthur.
		Doré Gustave (1832-83), "Vivien and Merlin Disembark" (188-)
		Doré Gustave (1832-83), "Vivien and Merlin Repose" (188-)
	www.lib.rochester.edu /camelot/merlmenu.htm (932 words)

	Amazon.com: "Vivien Thomas": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		See all pages with references to Vivien Thomas.
		The university awarded Vivien Thomas an honorary degree and Dr. Helen Taussig the Milton Stover Eisenhower Medal for Distinguished Service at the 1976 commencement ceremony.
		The method that he and his technical assistant, Vivien Thomas (later Dr. Vivien Thomas), developed is not the one now used for coarctation, but the work they did then helped...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Vivien-Thomas (514 words)

	Dylan Thomas - Dylan and Caitlin's friends and contemporaries
		Dylan Thomas - Dylan and Caitlin's friends and contemporaries
		Dylan Thomas Home Page > Dylan and Caitlin's friends and contemporaries
		Vivien John (8 March 1915 â“ 20 May 1994)
	www.dylanthomas.com /index.cfm?articleid=10645 (51 words)

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		Based on one the best selling books of all time, Gone With The Wind stands among the greatest epic dramas ever filmed.
		Vivien Leigh is Scarlett to Clark Gable's Rhett in cinema's greatest epic of passion and adventure.
		With its immortal cast, magnificent cinematography and sweeping score, this cherished classic continues to thrill audiences today.
	www.playusa.com /DVD/Region_1/PL/2-/852183/-/Product.html (268 words)

	HBO Films: Something the Lord Made: Share Your Story: Roger S.
		It's a story that I have known all my life, and to see it on screen has brought nothing but sheer pride and joy to myself and the rest of my family.
		My Grandfather was Harold Thomas, Vivien's brother, who brought his case before the supreme court as a fl teacher who did not receive the same wages as white teachers.
		I spent most of my summers with my uncle and his wife, Aunt Vivien, during my adolescent years.
	www.hbo.com /films/stlm/shareyourstory/roger_s.html (552 words)

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