His name is likely unfamiliar, but his work has saved countless lives. If someone has had a blood transfusion, or required pints of blood during surgery, there’s a debt of gratitude owed to this medical professional. Soldiers wounded on the battlefield who survived because blood could be properly stored and ready to use during combat also owe a debt.
Readers will meet that man in the new biography by Craig A. Miller, “Genius Unbroken: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Charles R. Drew.” Thanks to diligent research combined with memories, documents, photographs, and newspaper clippings, readers will learn about an important medical advancement. Storing blood is something so routine today, that it’s hard to believe there was a time blood wasn’t already available. The physician behind it researched and outlined the blood storage process now used in blood banks around the world.
