Table of Contents

Foreword by Mark M. Ravitch, M.D.
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART ONE. THE VANDERBILT YEARS
PART TWO. THE HOPKINS YEARS
PART THREE. RECOGNITION
References
Name Index
Subject Index

Promotional Information

The true-life inspiration for the Emmy Award-winning HBO film Something the Lord Made and the award-winning PBS documentary Partners of the Heart.

About the Author

Vivien T. Thomas, a high school graduate, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Johns Hopkins University and was made a member of the medical school faculty in recognition of his contributions to the practice of cardiovascular surgery and to the education of young surgeons. Partners of the Heart is the autobiography of this extraordinary man who struggled against overwhelming odds and achieved international recognition.

Reviews

"The fascinating tale of an extraordinary black man's involvement, growth, and final recognition in a white man's world of surgical research and medical practice... At the same time, an insightful firsthand account of the genesis of some of the pioneering research into the nature of shock and some of the early procedures in cardiovascular surgery."--Journal of the History of Medicine