Helen B. Taussig
American cardiologist
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Helen Brooke Taussig was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston, who founded the field of pediatric cardiology. She is credited with developing the concept for a procedure that would extend the lives of children born with... Wikipedia
Born: May 24, 1898, Cambridge, MA
Died: May 20, 1986 (age 87 years), Kennett Square, PA
Education: Harvard University, Boston University, University of California, Berkeley, and more
Known for: Founding figure of paediatric cardiology; Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt; Role in banning of thalidomide
Parents: Edith Thomas Guild
Awards: SPR E. Mead Johnson Award (1947), Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1954), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1964), and more
Notable students: S. I. Padmavati