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Baffes, Thomas Gus was born on April 3, 1923 in New Orleans. Son of Gus and Tina (Bores) Baffes.
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Thomas Gus Baffes, American Cardiac surgeon, lawyer. Bar: Illinois 1975, Louisiana 1975; diplomate American Board Legal Medicine. Recipient Beta Mu award biology, Alpha Chi Sigma award chemistry; Isidore Dyer Scholastic award Tulane University, 1945; chosen one of 10 Outstanding Young Men, 1957; Thomas G. Baffes Research award (named in his honor) given annually Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, since 1953.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, Tulane University, 1945. Juris Doctor, DePaul University, 1975.
Master of Laws in Taxation, DePaul University, 1978.
Career
Rotating intern, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1945-1946;
residency training general surgery, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1948-1951;
residency training thoracic surgery, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1951-1952;
residency pediatric pathology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1952;
residency pediatric surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1953;
fellow cardiovascular research, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1954-1956, now member of staff;
member of staff, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, 1960-1984;
professor surgery, Rush Medical College, Chicago
partner law firm, Pierce, Daley, Baffes, O'Sullivan & Mussar, Chicago. Department chairman surgery Mount Sinai Medical Center. Staff Augustana Hospital, Luth.Gen.
Hospital, Illinois Center Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, all Chicago.
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Membership
Served as captain Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Psychiatry and surgery VA hospitals. Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Academy Pediatrics, American College Chest Physicians, Chicago Surgical Society, American Society Artificial Organs, American Association Thoracic Surgery, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Western Surgical Society, Chicago Medical Society, Illinois Thoracic Surgical Society, Illinois Pediatric Surgical Society, American College Law and Medicine, American College Legal Medicine, Chicago Academy Law and Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Mary Lou Amann, February 23, 1958. Children: Kathleen, Christine, Paul, Andrew.
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Recipient Beta Mu award biology, Alpha Chi Sigma award chemistry. Isidore Dyer Scholastic award Tulane University, 1945. Chosen one of 10 Outstanding Young Men, 1957. Thomas G. Baffes Research award (named in his honor) given annually Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, since 1953.Recipient Beta Mu award biology, Alpha Chi Sigma award chemistry. Isidore Dyer Scholastic award Tulane University, 1945. Chosen one of 10 Outstanding Young Men, 1957.
Thomas G. Baffes Research award (named in his honor) given annually Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, since 1953.