Thomas Baffes

Thomas G. Baffes
Born (1923-04-03)April 3, 1923
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died 15 June 1997 (1997-06-16) (aged 74)
Cook County, Illinois, USA
Nationality United States
Known for transposition of the great vessels

Medical career

Field Vascular surgery , Medicine
Institutions Mt. Sinai Hospital

Thomas G. Baffes (April 3, 1923 - June 15, 1997) was an American surgeon and an attorney noted for developing a new surgical procedure called transposition of the great vessels of the heart for treatment of the heart disease that caused "blue baby" deaths.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Baffes was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Greek immigrant parents, Gustave "Gus" Baffes (1893-) (English attribution for the Greek name Konstantinos) and Tina (nee Bores) (1905-). They came from Tripoli, Greece.[4] Thomas had one younger sister, Bessie and one younger brother, Christian.[5] He received his M.D. from Tulane University Medical School.[1]

Career

Baffes was chairman of the surgery department at Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center in Chicago. He was also a partner in a Chicago law firm, Pierce Daley Baffes and O'Sullivan, and taught classes at DePaul University Law School.

Personal life

Baffes married Mary Lou Amann and they had 4 children: Kathleen, Christine, Paul and Andrew.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Chicago Tribune;Dr. Thomas Baffes, Surgeon And Lawyer;June 22, 1997;By Teresa Puente;Dr. Thomas G. Baffes, 74, a noted physician and a lawyer
  2. ↑ New York Times:NEW OPERATION USED IN BLUE BABY' CASES;January 31, 1956
  3. ↑ American Academy of Pediatrics;Dr. Baffes was known for his surgical procedure, transposition of the great vessels of the heart, to correct one of the heart defects causing "blue baby" deaths.
  4. ↑ "UNITED STATES WORLD WAR I DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918".
  5. ↑ "UNITED STATES CENSUS, 1940".
  6. ↑ "Thomas Gus Baffes". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
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