The history of the Saint Louis University Department of Surgery began in 1837 with the founding of ... surgeon who trained under Dr. Blalock (co-inventor of Blalock-Taussig shunt) at Johns Hopkins ...
Surgery is required to repair the defect in most individuals. The Blalock-Taussig shunt (subclavian artery surgically attached to pulmonary artery) was initially used in 1945. Currently ...