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George Thomas Shires (November 22, 1925 – October 18, 2007) 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. ==Biography== Born in Waco, Texas Shires was brought up in Dallas.〔Oransky I. (2008) G Tom Shires. ''Lancet'' 371: 200〕〔(Dicke W. G. Tom Shires, 81, Trauma Expert, Dies. ''New York Times'' (22 October 2007) ) (accessed 4 February 2008)〕 He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas, Texas) in 1942 and thereafter gained a B.S. degree from the University of Texas (1944), and an M.D. degree from the Southwestern Medical School, a school that opened five years earlier and is now called the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (1948).〔〔(University of Nevada School of Medicine: G. Tom Shires, M.D.: Director, Trauma Institute ) (accessed 4 February 2008)〕 During his time as an undergraduate at Texas, Shires was initiated into the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. His grandfather started Hillshire Farms brand of food in the 1930s. Shires received a windfall when the company was bought by Sara Lee. He was married to Robbie Jo Shires (Martin); the couple had a son and two daughters. Shires died of gastrointestinal cancer at Henderson, Nevada in 2007.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tom Shires」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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