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Tiny stitches : the life of medical pioneer Vivien Thomas by Gwendolyn Hooks is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Tiny stitches : the life of medical pioneer Vivien Thomas about?

Vivien 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. As 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. Overcoming 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.

Who reads Tiny stitches : the life of medical pioneer Vivien Thomas?

Author

Gwendolyn Hooks

Publisher

Lee & Low Books, Incorporated

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781620143339

Category

children's

Subjects

Medical, Children'S, Biography

Rating

4.28 / 5 (194 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14