Michael E. DeBakey

Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (born September 7, 1908), is a pioneering cardiovascular surgeon and researcher.

Related Topics:
September 7 - 1908 - Cardiovascular - Surgeon

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

He was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. His parents were Lebanese christian immigrants. He received his Bachelor's and M. D. degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans.

Related Topics:
Lake Charles - Louisiana - United States - Tulane University - New Orleans

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Russian President Boris Yeltsin called DeBakey "a magician of the heart" after the surgeon performed quintuple bypass surgery on him in 1996. His motto is "Strive for nothing less than excellence."

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1937, DeBakey joined the faculty of Tulane. He volunteered for military service during World War II, becoming the Director of the Surgical Consultants' Division in the United States Army Surgeon General's Office. During his term, proposed a series of mobile field medical units called Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals or M.A.S.H.'s that allowed experienced medical service that could be quickly accessed by the wounded.

Related Topics:
1937 - World War II - United States Army - Mobile Army Surgical Hospital

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1953, DeBakey performed the first successful endarterectomy.

Related Topics:
1953 - Endarterectomy

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1966, DeBakey was the first to successfully implant an artificial heart.

Related Topics:
1966 - Artificial heart

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1969, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. During the same year, the Baylor College of Medicine separated from Baylor University under his direction.

Related Topics:
1969 - Presidential Medal of Freedom - Baylor College of Medicine - Baylor University

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan awarded him the National Medal of Science.

Related Topics:
1987 - Ronald Reagan - National Medal of Science

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Both the DeBakey High School for Health Professions and the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran's Affairs Hospital in the Texas Medical Center in Houston are named after him. An atraumatic vascular surgical clamp that he introduced also bears his name.

Related Topics:
Texas Medical Center - Houston

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~