Making Mothers and Children Healthier - Lasker Foundation The 15-month-old baby lying on an operating table at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on November 29, 1944, weighed a mere 9 pounds, less than half the average for her age. Even more striking were the purple tinge of her skin and, as one of the surgeons in the operating room later wrote, the “deep,

"The operation was a landmark in surgery, showing that it was possible to reconstruct the heart to treat defects." 🧪
Learn more about the pioneering clinicians who developed life-saving surgeries for kids with #CongenitalHeartDefect (s). https://ow.ly/a03v50YcCvP
#CongenitalHeartDefectAwarenessWeek

1954 #LaskerAward winners Alfred Blalock, Helen B. Taussig, and Robert E. Gross were recognized for their contributions to surgery, especially in newborns with #CongenitalHeartDefect (s). 🧪
Their ingenuity has saved thousands of lives.
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#CongenitalHeartDefectAwarenessWeek

In 1954, Alfred Blalock, Helen B. Taussig, and Robert E. Gross won the #LaskerAward in recognition of the first successful “blue baby” operation. Their ingenuity has saved thousands of lives. https://buff.ly/3Q5UpYj
#CongenitalHeartDefectAwarenessWeek 🧪