DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008
Michael Ellis DeBakey born Michel Dabaghi, 7 September 1908, Lake Charles, Louisiana – 11 July 2008, Houston, Texas; attended Tulane University for BSc and MD; served on faculty at Tulane Medical School; served in the U.S. Army as Director of the Surgical Consultants’ Division in the Surgeon General’s Office during WWII; helped develop the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) units; joined the faculty of Baylor University College of Medicine, 1served as faculty, president of college, and chencellor; director of the DeBakey Heart Center for research and public education; DeBakey was among the earlier surgeons to perform coronary artery bypass surgery. A pioneer in the development of an artificial heart, DeBakey was among the first to use an external heart pump successfully in a patient – a left ventricular bypass pump; In early 2008, Dr. DeBakey attended the groundbreaking for the new Michael E. DeBakey Library and Museum at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas,[31] honoring his life, work, and dedication to care and teaching. The museum officially opened on Friday, May 14, 2010;
Citations
BiogHist
Unknown Source
Citations
Name Entry: DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "WorldCat",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "taro",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "LC",
"form": "authorizedForm"
},
{
"contributor": "NLA",
"form": "authorizedForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
Name Entry: Bakey, Michael E. de (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008
Found Data: [
{
"contributor": "VIAF",
"form": "alternativeForm"
}
]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest
