James Jude

James Jude
Born	(1928-06-07)June 7, 1928 Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States
Died	July 28, 2015(2015-07-28) (aged 87) Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University
Known for	Development of CPR
Scientific career
Fields	Thoracic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary bypass, Cardioplegia, Emergency medicine

James R. Jude (June 7, 1928 – July 28, 2015) was an American thoracic surgeon who was one of the developers of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). He was the brother of Victor N. Jude, a businessman and politician from Minnesota, and the uncle of Tad Jude, a former district court judge and candidate in the 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election.[1]

While working as a resident at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the 1950s, Jude made the discovery that manual pressure applied to the exterior of a patient's chest could restore cardiac output in the case of cardiac arrest. He later went on to promote CPR among the medical community.[2] Jude practiced thoracic surgery in Miami.[3] For his contributions to the development of CPR, he received the Hektoen Gold Medal from the American Medical Association with William B. Kouwenhoven and Guy Knickerbocker.[4]

References

1. Obituary lrl.mn.gov
2. Grimes, William (August 1, 2015). "Dr. James Jude, who helped develop use of CPR, dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
3. Cohen, Howard (July 28, 2015). "Miami doctor James Jude, who pioneered CPR, dies at 87". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
4. Snyder, Alison (September 26, 2015). "James Jude" (PDF). The Lancet. 386 (10000): 1236. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)00272-x. PMID 26460652. S2CID 31002400. Retrieved April 5, 2016.