Helen Brooke Taussig (1898 - 1986)

Born 24 May 1898 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Died 20 May 1986 at age 87 in Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Helen Taussig is Notable.

Helen Brooke Taussig (May 24, 1898 – May 20, 1986) was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston, who founded the field of pediatric cardiology. Notably, she is credited with developing the concept for a procedure that would extend the lives of children born with Tetralogy of Fallot (the most common cause of blue baby syndrome). This concept was applied in practice as a procedure known as the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt. The procedure was developed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas, who were Taussig's colleagues at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Taussig is also known for her work in banning thalidomide and was widely recognized as a highly skilled physician.

Sources

• Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, Maryland Commission for Women, 1987. https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshallfame/html/taussig.html
• Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
• U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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• Wikipedia bio here: [2]