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Michael Ellis DeBakey was an American general and cardiovascular surgeon, scientist and medical educator who became Chairman of the Department of Surgery, President, and Chancellor of Baylor College of Medicine at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. His career spanned nearly eight decades.
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science · American surgeon and innovator (1908–2008) · cardiac surgeon · university teacher · surgeon · physician · also Michael Ellis DeBakey, Michael DeBakey, M DeBakey, Dabaghi M, Michael Dabaghi, M Dabaghi
Born 7 September 1908 · Died 11 July 2008 · Q335003
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These scientists, veterinarians, physicians, surgeons and others who do research in animal labs are as much concerned about the care of the animals as anyone can be. Their respect for the dignity of life and compassion for the sick and disabled, in fact, is what motivated them to search for ways of relieving the pain and suffering caused by diseases.
Won Lomonosov Gold Medal (2003).
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“These scientists, veterinarians, physicians, surgeons and others who do research in animal labs are as much concerned about the care of the animals as anyone can be. Their respect for the dignity of life and compassion for the sick and disabled, in fact, is what motivated them to search for ways of relieving the pain and suffering caused by diseases.”
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DeBakey became the first posthumous recipient of the Denton A
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Died 2008-07-11.
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Received the Congressional Gold Medal from President George W
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Won Lomonosov Gold Medal (2003).
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Won Mendel Medal (2001).
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Awarded Library of Congress Living Legend (2000).
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Was cited as a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress
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A Doctor's Visit Changed History – The New York Times
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Awarded William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement (1995).
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Awarded Maxwell Finland Award (1992).
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Awarded honorary doctor of Louis Pasteur University (1991).
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Won National Medal of Science (1987).
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President Ronald Reagan awarded him the National Medal of Science
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With DeBakey supervising a team of surgeons
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DeBakey was a consultant in the care of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Shah of Iran, who was in the terminal stages of lymphoma
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DeBakey's trainees students founded the Michael E
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Awarded honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (1974).
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Married German actress Katrin Fehlhaber, with whom he had a daughter, Olga-Katarina
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Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Lyndon B. Johnson (1969).
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Awarded Horatio Alger Award (1967).
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Awarded Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1963).
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Awarded doctor honoris causa from the University of Lyon (1961).
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To counteract narrowing of an artery caused by an endarterectomy, DeBakey performed the first successful patch-graft angioplasty
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Serving as chairman of the surgical department until 1993
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DeBakey postulated a strong link between smoking and carcinoma of the lung, a hypothesis that other researchers supported as well
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And they had four sons: Michael, Denis, Ernest and Barry
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Received a MS for his research on stomach ulcers
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Born 1908-09-07.
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