Name Thomas Baffes | ||
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.
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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 (née Bores) (1905-). They came from Tripoli, Greece. Thomas had one younger sister, Bessie and one younger brother, Christian. He received his M.D. from Tulane University Medical School.
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.