James Jude

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]

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

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]