Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
Contents
Where is Vivien? - The dream becomes a nightmare - Partners of the heart - To save a life - The invisible black man.
Summary
This book describes the life of Vivien Theodore Thomas, who became an assistant to Dr. Alfred Blalock in a research lab at Vanderbilt University Medical School, who invented a clamp to stop bleeding, and who became an instructor of surgery.