Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States, given to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, or cultural endeavors.
Laureates & Recipients
10 in registry
Albert Sabin
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Albert Sabin was a virology and vaccine development specialist with an H-index of 40 at the University of Cincinnati Col...
Ben Carson
Top 1% — EliteNeurosurgery
Ben Carson is a neurosurgery specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Based in Baltimore....
D.A. Henderson
Top 0.01% — TitanEpidemiology
D.A. Henderson was an epidemiology and public health specialist with an H-index of 50 at the World Health Organization a...
Denton Cooley
Top 0.01% — TitanCardiovascular Surgery
Denton Cooley was a cardiovascular surgery specialist with an H-index of 80 at the Texas Heart Institute. Performed the ...
Helen Brooke Taussig
Top 1% — ElitePediatric Cardiology
Helen Brooke Taussig was the founder of pediatric cardiology who conceptualized the Blalock-Taussig shunt for blue baby ...
Helen Taussig
Top 0.01% — TitanPediatric Cardiology
Helen Taussig is a pediatric cardiology specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Based in Baltimore....
Jonas Salk
Top 0.01% — TitanVirology
Jonas Salk was a virology and vaccine development specialist with an H-index of 45 at the University of Pittsburgh and t...
Michael DeBakey
Top 0.01% — TitanCardiovascular Surgery
Michael DeBakey was a cardiovascular surgery specialist with an H-index of 150 at Baylor College of Medicine. Pioneer of...
Paul Dudley White
Top 1% — EliteCardiology
Paul Dudley White is a cardiology specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Based in Boston....
Sidney Farber
Top 0.01% — TitanPathology
Sidney Farber is a pathology specialist at Children's Hospital Boston. Based in Boston....
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