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Michael DeBakey, Consummate Medical Geek, Dead At 99
NIckGorton writes "Dr. Michael DeBakey, the father of modern heart surgery, died this week at age 99. He was integral to the development of pretty much everything in modern cardiovascular surgery: bypass (heart-lung machines that made open-heart surgery possible for the first time), coronary artery bypass surgery (he did the first one ever), carotid endarterectomey (again he performed the first one), the development of Dacron graft blood vessels, and the development of MASH units. He was a consummate geek and numerous surgical instruments bear his name. He was also the first surgeon to videotape surgeries — in the 1960s. He was considered by the NEJM to be the single greatest surgeon alive until two days ago. In his career he performed over 50,000 heart surgeries and practiced medicine (though not surgery) until the day he died. In 2005 he underwent the Debakey procedure, which he pioneered, to treat the aortic dissection he suffered."
You did it!
Comcast has been throttling his posts... This is the first to get through ;)
"Nurse, DeBakey please.."
"Which DeBakey?"
The DeBakey Clamp.
Which DeBakey Clamp?
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I told him if he kept that up, he'd never make 100. I was right.
Remarkable statement for a man that has been reincarnated over a dozen times...
Don't blame me, I voted for Baltar.
Hey, he didn't say permanently.
If you mod me Overrated, you are admitting that you have no penis.
He's no geek!
Actually, that was probably me. Sorry about that. And no, I'm not joking.
You are my favourite episode of House.