RIP Dr. Michael DeBakey

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Jul 12, 2008 | 10:47 AM

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RIP Dr. Michael DeBakey

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5884576.html

We have lost one of the great pioneers in surgery.

-Mike

Jul 12, 2008 | 10:52 AM

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I read that earlier also....awesome guy and a founder of many great things.

Jul 12, 2008 | 12:18 PM

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Was he Dr. Silicone? If so then I am even more saddened.

Jul 12, 2008 | 02:00 PM

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RIP; im at methodist now doing clinicals.... if i ever needed anything to do with my <3 i would be at Methodist!!

Jul 12, 2008 | 03:40 PM

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I work at Methodist in the Operating room, only saw him once. He is very well known for pioneering many things in cardiology, not boobies!

Jul 12, 2008 | 04:18 PM

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Wow. A true legend in modern medicine.

Jul 12, 2008 | 05:40 PM

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RIP, he did my heart surgery in 1984. Was one of the first of my kind. Glad I had such a great surgeon. He will be missed.

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Jul 13, 2008 | 11:40 AM

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Was described as the best surgeon.....ever. Lived to be 99 years old and practiced well into his 90's. Amazing story.

Jul 13, 2008 | 12:26 PM

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1984? **** Amber I wasn't even born yet.

Now I feel old. Thanks Ben

Jul 13, 2008 | 04:55 PM

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Nice writeup in the Sunday Chronicle on his career and the innovations that he came up with. He did my father's open heart surgery around 13 years ago !

Jul 14, 2008 | 02:17 PM

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Wow, there's a name I havn't heard in a while. I never met Dr. DeBakey that I can remember. I did know Dr. George Morris his side of the family. DeBakey along with the rest of these great surgeons wrote "the book" on cardiovascular surgery. We all owe alot to these men.