James Jude

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James R. Jude (June 7, 1928 – July 28, 2015) was an American thoracic surgeon who helped develop CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). In the 1950s, as a resident at Johns Hopkins, he showed that pressing on a patient’s chest could restart a stopped heart. He promoted CPR in the medical field and later practiced thoracic surgery in Miami. For his work on CPR, he received the Hektoen Gold Medal from the American Medical Association, alongside William B. Kouwenhoven and Guy Knickerbocker. Born in Maple Lake, Minnesota, he died in Coral Gables, Florida. He studied at Johns Hopkins University. He was the brother of Victor N. Jude and the uncle of Tad Jude.