Alfred Blalock was a 20th century surgeon. He was best known for his research on shock and the development of the Blalock -Taussig Shunt. Blalock was born on April 5th of 1899 in Culloden, Georgia. Since from a very young age he has always considered getting into a medical domain. At the age of 14, Blalock enrolled himself into the Georgia Military Academy, which later help him get into the University of Georgia. After he graduate High school he attended and graduated in 1918, at the University of Georgia with a bachelor of Arts degree. He was 19 at the time. Blalock was born into a wealthy family. His parents were businessman. He had no interest in the field of commerce and trade whatsoever. He had two siblings; Edgar and Elizabeth Blalock. …show more content…
In this time he realized that he had to decide to expand his view on various fields of medical science such as ENT and Urology. This all happened when was just 26. It was this time in life that he felt dejected and headed to Nashville. He finally found a permanent resident in the Vanderbilt University Hospital as a surgeon. Blalock was also working as a part time professor where he teach third and fourth year medical students. After a good long time with being a part time professor he started to begin medical research. He began research and developed in hemorrhage and traumatic shock. During his time period, there wasn’t any research like this. Blalock discovered that the shock is caused by the amount of blood lost. After he discovering this theory he did many experiments. Due to his theory it saved many lives during World War II. In 1938, Blalock once again started a new experimented on how to reduce pulmonary hypertension in the heart. At first the experiment failed miserably and he decided to put everything aside. In 1941, as the completion of his first theory was published, he was offered a respectable position as the head Chief of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His first theory was then called the miracle solution for traumatic shock. It was then when he met his future best friend Vivien Thomas who was a surgical
Brazelton attended many schools throughout his life. He attended a prep school in Alexandria, Virginia (Episcopal High School), after that he attended New Jersey’s Princeton University, following the pre-medical curriculum. While he was in Princeton he enjoyed acting a in a few number of college theatre productions. Brazelton was then considering of accepting a role on Broadway. However his parents did not like the idea of him accepting the role in Broadway. His parents said if he’d wish for them to pay for medical school in the future he would have to focus on his pre-medical studies. With an offer like that from Brazelton took his parents advice, leaving behind Broadway and concentrate in pre-medical school. Brazelton received his A.B. from Princeton in 1940, then he continued to earn his M.D. from the College of Physicians and surgeons at New York City’s Columbia University. After, that he did his internship through Columbia University, at Roosevelt Hospital. Then he served the United States Naval Reserve for a year. By 1945, Brazelton began a medical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. His training as a pediatrician began in...
Modern technology has helped with the growth of many medical discoveries, but the original ideas all had to start from somewhere. One of the most famous surgeons in the medical world, Ambroise Pare is responsible for many of this generation’s practices. Ambroise Pare was born in 1510. He was a French surgeon, and later advanced to do his work as a royal surgeon for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. From there, he went on to become one of the most influential people in medical work this world has seen. Because of him, many are still able to learn and grow from his teachings. Ambroise Pare impacted many people and ideas of medicine because of the innovative ideas he shared, the lives he saved, and the legacy he left behind.
Her dreams of being a scientist came true as she worked hard to achieve her degree and make startling discoveries. Among her accomplishments she made the discovery of isozymes of kynurenine formamidase in the basterium streptomyces parvulus which, prior to her findings, were known to only exist in higher organisms. Dr. Emeagwali also proved that cancer gene expression could be inhibited by antisense methodology, which she says can lead to better treatment for cancer. She is a well-accredited scientist that many people have never heard of. All fields of science affect the lives of many people, but the inventors are left out.
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While he was there, he continued to work on improving methods of antisepsis and asepsis (Era). The majority of the nation stood by Lister’s work, however, the United States along with parts of England were not convinced that Joseph Lister’s work was proven with undeniable evidence. Resistance was directed more towards his germ theory than his “carbolic treatment” (Cartwright, Frederick F.). The germ theory was discovered by many different scientists, through very different experiments. Along with Lister, Louis Pasteur, and Robert Koch were also given a lot of credit towards uncovering the germ theory. The germ theory states that in medicine, there are certain diseases caused by an invasion of microorganisms in the body ("Germ Theory."). When 1877 rolled around, Joseph was offered the chair of Clinical Surgery at King’s College. Lister took the position and in October of that same year, he had the chance to prove that he should be taken seriously and that his work should be generally accepted (Cartwright, Frederick F.). On the night of October 25, 1877, a man named Francis Smith fractured his patella. The next day he hesitantly allowed Lister to perform a then-revolutionary operation. Lister took a simple fracture and wired together distinct bone fragments in order to fix Smith’s patella. The surgery was not only used to show the use of wiring bone fragments together but
Before WWI, the practice of medicine was far from how it has developed into today. The practice was not advanced, and therefore, had few concrete methods. However, with the beginning of the First World War, there was a great push to improve these methods. Although the war caused much illness and death, it also catalyzed many improvements such as blood transfusions, x-rays, vaccines, and sanitation.
Medicine has always played a major role in society, but it was not until the early 1900s that mental illnesses were receiving more attention. People began searching for cures and new treatments were starting, or at least being tried. Famous psychiatrist, Walter Freeman, created the first ever lobotomy in the United States. Although he was not the first ever to attempt one, he was the one known for having the best method. The lobotomy is a type of neurosurgery, or surgery performed on the brain, also known as psychosurgery (Freeman). He created his version of the lobotomy in 1936 with his partner James Watts. The medical field marveled at the new procedure and it was not long before Walter Freeman became a household name. After realizing his
This first form of surgery inspired many cultures and the Renaissance era because of the spark and curiosity of human anatomy, making the medical world today very advanced from years of anatomical studies and research. Not only did the new procedures and experiments quench their curiosity, it also healed people and made their lives more beneficial by raising their life
...d. Harvey found the heart to be the cause of propulsion for blood to circulate, and learned blood all flowed continuous in one direction. William Harvey’s discoveries have allowed for a better understanding of the circulation of blood and has revolutionized the science world as we know it.
Alexander Grothendiek was born in Berlin to anarchist parents . His father had Hassidic roots and was imprisoned in Russia before moving to Germany in 1922 while his mother Johanna Grothendiek came from a protestant family in Hamburg and worked as a journalist. Grothendiek was born in germany, he was raised and lived primarily in France. he worked for most of his life but he was in effect "stateless" as he constantly his first name as "Alexander"rather than "Alexandre".Grotendiek lived with his parents in Berlin unil the end of 1933, when his father moved to Paris to evade Nazism followed soon thereafter by his mother. They left grothendiek in the care of the pastor and teacher in Hamburg. During the WW2 he left to france andlived with his mother in several camps for displaced person. His father was areested and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp.where he died in 1942.
Dr. Tagge, the lead surgeon, finally updated the family over two and a half hours later stating that Lewis did well even though he had to reposition the metal bar four times for correct placement (Kumar, 2008; Monk, 2002). Helen reported wondering if Dr. Tagge had realized how much Lewis’ chest depression had deepened since he last saw him a year ago in the office, especially considering he did not lay eyes on Lewis until he was under anesthesia the day of surgery (Kumar, 2008). In the recovery room, Lewis was conscious and alert with good vital signs, listing his pain as a three out of ten (Monk, 2002). Nurses and doctors in the recovery area charted that he had not produced any urine in his catheter despite intravenous hydration (Kumar, 2008; Monk, 2002). Epidural opioid analgesia was administered post-operatively for pain control, but was supplemented every six hours by intravenous Toradol (Ketorolac) (Kumar, 2008; Solidline Media,
After graduating from Sauk Centre he attended Oberlin Academy in Ohio in 1902. While he was attending Oberlin Academy he was preparing himself for Yale. He had multiple part-time jobs in the writing/magazine industry. A year later he went to Yale and he realized that he did not fit in with everyone else. Before graduation day he dropped out. In the year of 1907 he returns to Yale and he graduated in 1908.
To discover such a disease without x-rays is still considered an astonishing achievement in the medical field. Because of his keen sense of observation and patience, he was able to catch such a discovery.
Dr. John Sackery, a famous surgeon in New York City in 1900 wakes up in the opium cave. He will go to Knickerbocker Hospital where he works, but he will not go before injecting cocaine on his foot.
Barnard’s deep fascination and personal drive led him to accomplished groundbreaking surgeries. Daring experiments at a time when such ideas were unheard, Barnard had done achievements showing his true magnitude of his talent and passion (“Christiaan Barnard Biography” 1). In his journey, he continued to astound people with major and remarkable attainments. Nevertheless did he failed to surprise the world with his medical dexterity. Adding a glorious new chapter to the pages of medical history, Barnard’s outspoken talents have made him one among the most significant and influential people in medicine.