1. Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Brian B. Blades (1906–1977) 
John Conte, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 143, Issue 4, Pages (April 2012)
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2. Figure 1 Dr Brian B. Blades wearing the Presidential Medallion.
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3. Figure 2 Dr Blades on the cover of Modern Medicine magazine in 1966.
(Photograph courtesy of the Archives of George Washington University, Washington, DC.)
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4. Figure 3 Dr Blades, the consummate clinician.
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