Women characters also don't figure prominently, occupying only very limited roles. Set mainly in the 1940s and '50s, racist language, behavior, and attitudes are everywhere. With Blalock, Thomas was instrumental in performing the world's first successful heart surgery, and Thomas's pioneering techniques are still used by surgeons today.
As a Black man, Thomas had to endure an incredible amount of racism and risk in order for the world to benefit from his contributions to modern surgery. Alfred Blalock, and pioneer of cardiac surgery. Parents need to know that Something the Lord Made is a television movie drama from HBO Films that explores the life of Vivien Thomas, assistant to Dr.
