Helen B. Taussig

Helen Brooke Taussig (May 24, 1898 – May 20, 1986) was an American cardiologist. Her work focused on pediatric cardiology. She is known for creating the lifesaving surgery that would make children born with Tetralogy of Fallot (the most common cause of blue baby syndrome) live longer. 

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Category:1898 births
Category:1986 deaths
Category:Road accident deaths in the United States
Category:American physicians
Category:Cardiologists
Category:Scientists from Massachusetts
Category:People from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients