Alfred Blalock
Alfred Blalock was a 20thcentury American surgeon most noted for his research on the medical condition of shock as well as Tetralogy of Fallot commonly known as Blue baby syndrome. He developed the BlalockThomasTaussig Shunt, a surgical procedure he developed together with surgical technician Vivien Thomas and pediatric cardiologist Helen Taussig to relieve the cyanosis from Tetralogy of Fallot. This operation ushered in the modern era of cardiac surgery. Blalock worked at both Vanderbilt University and the Johns Hopkins University, where he studied both as an undergraduate and worked as chief of surgery. He is known as a medical pioneer who won various awards, including Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award. Blalock was also nominated several times for the prestigious Nobel prize in medicine.
Blalock was born in Culloden, Georgia, the son of Martha Mattie and George Zadock Blalock, a merchant. At the age of 14, he entered as a senior at Georgia Military Academy, a preparatory school for the University of Georgia.
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