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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > September
> September 12, 2003:
Hour Two: Heart
Surgery Pioneer Michael DeBakey
World-renowned heart surgeon Michael DeBakey turned ninety-five
this week. DeBakey is credited with developing the concept of the
military MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) units, as well as developing
many of the techniques and procedures now common in modern heart surgery.
He developed the Dacron grafts used for to patch weak areas of the
cardiovascular system, created the Ventricular Assist Device to aid
patients awaiting heart transplants, and performed the world's first
aortocoronary artery bypass (in 1964). In this hour of Science Friday,
we'll talk with Dr. DeBakey about his life in medicine.
Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (3-4
Eastern), and share your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Michael DeBakey, M.D.
Distinguished Service Professor and Olga Keith Weiss Professor of
Surgery,
Michael
E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Director, DeBakey
Heart Center
Chancellor Emeritus
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
- Dr.
Michael E. DeBakey Home Page - Methodist Health Care System, Houston,
Texas
The
Lasker Foundation | Lasker Luminaries, Michael DeBakey
HoustonChronicle.com
- Q&A: Heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey
This segment produced by Karin Vergoth
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