I met Dr. DeBakey my freshman year attending DeBakey High school for Health Professions and the last time I saw him was in November last year. He strived for perfection and I can honestly say i am greatful for that. He will be missed.
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Dr. DeBakey will be remembered as being a leader in medicine and a great human. A single man who has saved so many. Surely there is a special place in heaven for him.
Speaker Pelosi,Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and President George W. Bush presented Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday, April 23 in the Capitol Rotunda. Dr. DeBakey is a renowned international medical statesman, innovator and educator. He is best known for his innovations in treating cardiovascular disease. He has received numerous honors for his remarkable surgical career including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Presidential Medal of Science and the Lasker Awa
Dr. Michael DeBakey ( born Michel Debaghi) September 7, 1908- July 11, 2008
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15 years agoFew people know that DR DeBakey practiced in New Orleans at the Ochsner Clinic in new Orleans before moving to Houston.