Helen B. Taussig Quotes
Learn to listen with your fingers.
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| Birth: | 24th May, 1898 |
| Death: | 20th May, 1986 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Cardiologist |
Helen Brooke Taussig was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston who founded the field of pediatric cardiology. She is also known for her work in banning thalidomide and was widely recognized as a highly skilled physician. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1921. She later studied histology, bacteriology, and anatomy at both Harvard Medical School and Boston University, though neither school allowed her to earn a degree. She applied to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and was accepted as a full-degree candidate. She completed her MD degree in 1927 at Johns Hopkins, where she then remained for one year as a cardiology fellow and for two years as a pediatrics intern.
