{"product_id":"tiny-stitches-the-life-of-medical-pioneer-vivien-thomas","title":"Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas","description":"NAACP Image Awards Winner - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)\nThe life story of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.\nVivien Thomas's greatest dream was to attend college to study medicine. But after the stock market crashed in 1929, Vivien lost all his savings. Then he heard about a job opening at the Vanderbilt University medical school under the supervision of Dr. Alfred Blalock. Vivien knew that the all-white school would never admit him as a student, but he hoped working there meant he was getting closer to his dream.\nAs Dr. Blalock's research assistant, Vivien learned surgical techniques. In 1943, Vivien was asked to help Dr. Helen Taussig find a cure for children with a specific heart defect. After months of experimenting, Vivien developed a procedure that was used for the first successful open-heart surgery on a child. Afterward, Dr. Blalock and Dr. Taussig announced their innovative new surgical technique, the Blalock-Taussig shunt. Vivien's name did not appear in the report.\nOvercoming racism and resistance from his colleagues, Vivien ushered in a new era of medicine--children's heart surgery. Tiny Stitches is the compelling story of this incredible pioneer in medicine.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1620141566\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1620141566.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gwendolyn Hooks|Colin Bootman\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43389477552189,"sku":"BVV.1620141566.G","price":6.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1620141566-0.jpg?v=1784756461","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/tiny-stitches-the-life-of-medical-pioneer-vivien-thomas","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}