While names like Alfred Blalock and Christiaan Barnard dominate medical history, the Black pioneers who made their work possible were often left uncredited. This video tells the stories of Vivien ...

Adviser: Vivien Thomas helped Dr. Alfred Blalock and Dr. Helen Taussig develop the ‘blue baby’ operation. Vivien T. Thomas, who was born in New Iberia, La., and raised in Nashville, Tenn., had hoped ...