On June 7, 1995, the 50th anniversary of the Blalock-Taussig Shunt was commemorated by a special program sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Surgery, at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives mounted an exhibit for this occasion. The exhibit (part of which you can view here) featured correspondence, manuscripts, artifacts, patient notes, portrait paintings, medals, photographs, vintage film clips, and memorabilia relating to the development of this lifesaving procedure, the individuals who pioneered it; and some of their first patients. All items displayed are from the Alfred Blalock and Helen B. Taussig collections of The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.

Exhibit Sources and Further Reading