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Blalock earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins in 1922. In 1925 he went to the new Vanderbilt University Hospital to become its first resident in surgery. He performed pioneering research on the causes and treatment of Shock which was responsible for the saving countless lives during WWII. Johns Hopkins called him back to his alma mater to the joint positions of surgeon-in-chief of the hospital and professor and director of the surgery department at the medical school. While at Johns Hopkins Blalock worked with his assistant Vivien Thomas on a shunt technique to cure the Blue Baby Syndrome. Blalock was elected to the National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences (NAS in the United States is a government-established corporation supporting scientific research. Its official journal is the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences''. As its name suggests, it is the national acad and awarded numerous honors including the Chevalier de la Legion d'HonneurThe Legion d'honneur (in English: Legion of Honor is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. First instituted by Emperor Napoleon I on May 19, 1802, it is one of the most prestigious French awards and the country's highest civilian honor..
History of medicineThis article discusses the history of medicine . All human societies have medical beliefs birth, death, disease and cures are explained in some manner. Historically, throughout the world illness has often been attributed to witchcraft, demons or the will