. "1964-09-15Z"^^ . . . "1964Z"^^ . . "American surgeon" . "Alfred Blalock"@en . "1899Z"^^ . "Blalock, Alfred"@en . "1899-04-05Z"^^ . . "Alfred Blalock (April 5, 1899 \u2013 September 15, 1964) was a 20th-century American surgeon most noted for his research on the medical condition of shock as well as Tetralogy of Fallot\u2014 commonly known as Blue baby syndrome. He developed the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig Shunt, a surgical procedure he developed together with surgical technician Vivien Thomas and pediatric cardiologist Helen Taussig to relieve the cyanosis from Tetralogy of Fallot."@en .