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Media Advisory
Office of News and Information
Johns Hopkins University
3003 N. Charles Street, Suite 100
Baltimore, Maryland 21218-3843
Phone: (410) 516-7160 | Fax (410) 516-5251
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October 10, 2003 |
To: |
Reporters, editors, producers |
From: |
Amy Cowles | (410) 516-7160 |
amycowles@jhu.edu |
What: |
Dedication of a statue of Dr. Helen B.
Taussig, pioneer of the "blue baby" operation |
When: |
Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 4:30 p.m. |
Where: |
Shriver Hall lobby
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St. in Baltimore |
The Johns Hopkins University Homewood Student Affairs
Diversity Committee will unveil a sculpture in memory of
Dr. Helen B. Taussig, a pioneer in the diagnosis and
treatment of congenital heart disease. With Johns Hopkins
colleagues, she helped to develop the surgical procedure
commonly known as the "blue baby" operation and discovered
the effects of the drug thalidomide when administered to
pregnant women. Taussig earned her medical degree from the
Johns Hopkins University
School
of Medicine in 1927. For more information, contact
410-516-8283.
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