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Tuesday
Oct302012

Trivia Results

Who was the surgical technician credited with developing the Blalock-Taussig procedure for surgically correcting Tetralogy of Fallot, and what was the name of the dog who was the first long term survivor of the procedure (and credited by the technician with helping to develop this life saving technique)?

Answer: Vivien Thomas, an African-American surgical technician and assistant to Dr. Alfred Blalock developed the procedure, and Anna was the first canine long term survivor!

Vivien Thomas

Congratulations to Nichole Hughes from the University of Florida and Regina Munden from the University of Pennsylvania! They were randomly chosen from the correct trvia answers and will be receiving $20.

 

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