Alfred Blalock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Blalock

American surgeon

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1899

Place of Birth: Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 15-Sep-1964

Profession: scientist, surgeon, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alfred Blalock (April 5, 1899 – September 15, 1964) was an American surgeon most noted for his research on the medical condition of shock as well as Tetralogy of Fallot— commonly known as Blue baby syndrome.
He developed the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig Shunt, a surgical procedure he developed together with surgical assistant Vivien Thomas and pediatric cardiologist Helen Taussig to relieve the cyanosis from Tetralogy of Fallot.
This operation ushered in the modern era of cardiac surgery.
Blalock worked at both Vanderbilt University and the Johns Hopkins University, where he studied both as an undergraduate and worked as chief of surgery.
He is known as a medical pioneer who won various awards, including Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award.
Blalock was also nominated several times for the prestigious Nobel Prize in Medicine.