February 2023

CARDIOVASCULAR

CLYDE W. YANCY, MD, MSc, ON WHY RENAMING THE B-T SHUNT MATTERS

Featuring: Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc

In this video from the American Medical Association's Moving Medicine, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, vice dean of Diversity and Inclusion and chief of the Division of Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine, discusses the importance of recognizing Black pioneers in medicine.
 
Dr. Yancy shares the story of Vivian Thomas, who worked with Alfred Blalock, MD, and Helen Taussig, MD, to develop the Blalock-Taussig shunt, but never received full recognition for her work. He also discusses the article he co-wrote, “Change the Name of the Blalock-Taussig Shunt to Blalock-Thomas-Taussig Shunt,” and shares how he saw parallels between his experiences and Vivian Thomas’. 
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, vice dean for Diversity and Inclusion, chief of the Division of Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine

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