| Date of Birth | 05-April-1899 | |
| Place of Birth |
Culloden (Monroe County, Georgia, United States of America) |
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| Also know as | Dr. Alfred Blalock | |
| Profession | Physician, Surgeon | |
| Alfred Blalock was a 20th-century American surgeon most noted for his research on the medical condition of shock and for the development of the Blalock-Taussig Shunt, a surgical procedure he developed together with surgical technician Vivien Thomas and pediatric cardiologist Helen Taussig to relieve the cyanosis from Tetralogy of Fallot—known commonly as the blue baby syndrome. That operation ushered in the modern era of cardiac surgery. | ||
Awards by Alfred Blalock |
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| Check all the awards nominated and won by Alfred Blalock. | ||
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1954
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