Helen Brooke Taussig, MD — pediatric medicine (cardiology)
Courtesy The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Dr. Helen Taussig (1898–1986) overcame dyslexia and hearing loss to become a leading pediatric cardiologist and pioneering surgeon. She is known as the founder of pediatric cardiology for her innovative work on “blue baby” syndrome.
Dr. Taussig (on the right) examines a child, her boxed hearing aid rests on the wheelchair’s seat.
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