Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., born Sept. 7, 1908, in Lake Charles, La., was the first of five children of Lebanese immigrants Shaker Morris and Raheehja DeBakey. Valedictorian of his high school class, he ...
Dr. Michael E. DeBakey is internationally recognized as a pioneer of modern medicine. An ingenious medical inventor and innovator, a gifted and dedicated teacher, a premier surgeon, and an ...
Fifty-five years ago, heart surgeons Denton Cooley and Michael DeBakey set off a rivalry that helped establish Houston as a breeding ground for medical innovation. The beef was immortalized in an ...