death_place death_date work_institution birth_place nationality field birth_date known_for article_title name alma_mater
henderson , nevada , usa october 18 , 2007 university , seattle ; cornell university , new york ; texas of tech university health sciences center , lubbock ; university of texas nevada , las vegas , usa , dallas ; university of washington waco , texas , usa united states surgery november 22 , 1925 shock tom shires
 g. tom shires university of texas , dallas , usa
tom shires

george thomas shires -lrb- november 22 , 1925 -- october 18 , 2007 -rrb- was an american trauma surgeon .
he is known for his research on shock , which initiated the current practice of giving saline to trauma and surgical patients .
he operated on john connally and lee harvey oswald after the assassination of john f. kennedy .
