Dr Helen Taussig (1898 1986): pioneering American paediatric cardiologist.
In 1944, Helen Taussig in collaboration with Alfred Blalock initiated the first surgical treatment of cyanotic congenital malformations of the heart. She may be regarded as the founder of paediatric cardiology.
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