# Helen Taussig (@helen-taussig)

Helen Taussig was a American cardiologist and pediatric-cardiology pioneer. At Johns Hopkins, Taussig developed clinical expertise in congenital heart disease and helped define the physiology behind cyanotic 'blue baby' conditions.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Helen Taussig's public record._

## Topics

- [Thalidomide Advocacy](/@helen-taussig/thalidomide-advocacy.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Principal Contribution](/@helen-taussig/principal-contribution.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [The Blalock-Taussig Shunt](/@helen-taussig/the-blalock-taussig-shunt.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://medicalarchives.jhmi.edu:8443/taussig/
- blog: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_316.html
- blog: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heart-vascular-institute/about-us/history/blue-baby-operation

## Ask this twin

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```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "helen-taussig", "question": "…"}`.