{"product_id":"tiny-stitches-the-life-of-medical-pioneer-vivien-thomas-by-gwendolyn-hooks-colin-bootman","title":"Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Gwendolyn Hooks; Illustrated by Colin Bootman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNAACP Image Awards Winner - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe life story of Vivien Thomas, an African American surgical technician who developed the first procedure used to perform open-heart surgery on children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVivien 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOvercoming 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53070385119543,"sku":"9781620141564","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/6449\/3367\/files\/9781620141564.jpg?v=1790727897","url":"https:\/\/kennethsbookstore.com\/products\/tiny-stitches-the-life-of-medical-pioneer-vivien-thomas-by-gwendolyn-hooks-colin-bootman","provider":"Kenneth's Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}