Dr. Alfred Blalock

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:advocatesFor Patient-centered care.
Improved surgical techniques.
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_Hospital
gptkbp:awardedBy Honorary degrees from various institutions.
Numerous accolades for his work.
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctor_of_Science_degree_from_the_University_of_Maryland
gptkbp:born April 5, 1899
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alfred_Blalock_Jr.
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Vivien_Thomas.
gptkbp:conductsResearchOn On the physiology of the heart.
gptkbp:contributedTo Significantly advanced pediatric cardiac surgery.
The field of thoracic surgery.
gptkbp:contribution Developed surgical techniques for heart surgery.
gptkbp:developedBy Techniques for open-heart surgery.
gptkbp:died September 15, 1964
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:American_College_of_Surgeons
gptkbp:field Medicine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Alfred Blalock
gptkbp:influenced Modern cardiac surgery.
Surgical education.
Surgical practices worldwide.
The treatment of congenital heart disease.
Vivien_Thomas
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Osler
gptkbp:inspiration Future generations of surgeons.
gptkbp:inventor Blalock_clamp.
gptkbp:involved World_War_II_medical_research.
gptkbp:involvedIn Medical education.
gptkbp:isExpectedTo His surgical skills.
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy The evolution of surgical techniques.
gptkbp:isKnownFor His dedication to patient care.
His innovative approaches to surgery.
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy His peers.
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor His contributions to medicine.
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Blalock-Taussig_shunt
His role in the development of heart surgery.
Innovative surgical procedures.
gptkbp:legacy Blalock-Taussig_shunt_is_still_used_today.
gptkbp:mentor Numerous surgeons in the field.
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation Surgeon
gptkbp:positionHeld Chief_of_Surgery_at_Johns_Hopkins_Hospital
gptkbp:promoted Research in cardiac surgery.
gptkbp:publishes Numerous articles on cardiac surgery.
gptkbp:recognizedBy American_Heart_Association.
gptkbp:researchContribution Pioneered the use of surgery to treat heart defects.
gptkbp:researchFocus Congenital heart defects
gptkbp:researchInterest Clinical trials in surgery.
gptkbp:servedIn Professor of Surgery.
gptkbp:specialization Pediatric cardiology
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Blalock
gptkbp:wasA Key figure in cardiac surgery.
Leader in the field of surgery.
Visionary in the field of medicine.
Pioneer_in_cardiac_surgery.
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn The medical community.
gptkbp:wasPartOf The development of modern surgical techniques.