Vivien Thomas

Thomas was hired as a hospital janitor but developed a groundbreaking procedure in pediatric heart surgery that is used to correct what's known as blue baby syndrome.

( Johns Hopkins Medicine photo )

Thomas was hired as a hospital janitor but developed a groundbreaking procedure in pediatric heart surgery that is used to correct what's known as blue baby syndrome.

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