Heart Surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey Memorial
Katrin DeBakey (R) leaves the memorial service for her husband pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey with their daughter Olga DeBakey at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas on July 16, 2008. DeBakey, internationally acclaimed as the father of modern cardiovascular surgery, died at the age of 99. (UPI Photo/Aaron M. Sprecher)
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HOUSTON, July 12 (UPI) -- U.S. heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, who pioneered now-common bypass surgery and developed innovative pumps and other devices, has died at 99, officials said.
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- Dr. Michael DeBakey, 99-year-old pioneer of the life-saving heart bypass surgery, was saluted in an elaborate ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Congress has approved issuing a Congressional Gold Medal to Michael DeBakey, a heart surgeon who pioneered multiple techniques.
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HOUSTON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Pioneering U.S. heart surgeon Michael DeBakey is slowly getting back to work at age 98 after undergoing a surgery he himself developed.
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HOUSTON, March 24 (UPI) -- Dr. Michael DeBakey, a pioneering heart surgeon, is reportedly recovering well at a Texas hospital after surgery for an aneurysm.
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