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Popular As | Helen B. Taussig |
Occupation | Doctor |
Age | years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | May 24, 1898 (Massachusetts) |
Birthday | May 24 |
Town/City | Massachusetts |
Nationality | Massachusetts |
Helen B. Taussig’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Helen B. Taussig was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Doctor who co-developed the Blalock-Taussig shunt, a technique that saved countless infants from the deadly blue baby syndrome.
She overcame strong dyslexia in her childhood, using only her willpower and the patient tutoring of her father.
She worked extensively with prominent U.S. physician Alfred Blalock to perfect and demonstrate the technique.
Her mother died when Helen was 11, and she was henceforth raised by her father.
She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson.