James Jude, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Jude
American surgeon
Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1928
Place of Birth: Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 28-Jul-2015
Profession: surgeon
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About James Jude
- James R.
- Jude (June 7, 1928 – July 28, 2015) was an American thoracic surgeon who was one of the developers of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). While working as a resident at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the 1950s, Jude made the discovery that manual pressure applied to the exterior of a patient's chest could restore cardiac output in the case of cardiac arrest.
- He later went on to promote CPR among the medical community.
- Jude practiced thoracic surgery in Miami.
- For his contributions to the development of CPR, he received the Hektoen Gold Medal from the American Medical Association with William B.
- Kouwenhoven and Guy Knickerbocker.
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