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The Wonder of Vivien Thomas - Bonus Episode

The Wonder of Vivien Thomas - Bonus Episode

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Thanks for listening to the 1st season of "The Wonder of", an original podcast series from Wondr Medical.

To mark the end of Black History Month, we wanted to talk about one of the unsung heroes of modern medicine...

An African-American laboratory technician and instructor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, who was instrumental in the development of the ‘Blalock-Taussig’ shunt, a procedure used to improve the survival of children with cyanotic congenital heart defects

This is "The Wonder of Vivien Thomas"

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Stay up-to-date with Rohin on Twitter and for more curious minds, watch Rohin's video about Vivien Thomas and Hamilton Naki over on the MedLife Crisis YouTube Channel

This Podcast was inspired by Thomas Morris' book "The Matter of the Heart" - Available at all major retailers.

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Already craving another Podcast from Wondr Studios? Listen to our other series "Abstract Heart" with Professor Chris Gale.

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