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Helen B. Taussig

(1898–1986) Cardiologist

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Helen B. Taussig was a cardiologist, best known for Congenital Malformations of the Heart, Volume II, Specific Malformations.

Quick Facts About Helen B. Taussig

Born
May 24, 1898
Died
May 20, 1986
Profession
Cardiologist
Notable works
Congenital Malformations of the Heart, Volume II, Specific Malformations

About Helen B. Taussig

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 Tetralogy of Fallot. 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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