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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."
or he would have been killing infidels on the operating table because muslims are liars and murderers.
I would have missed that (because it had such a low rating), if cailith1970 hadn't pointed it out.
That really is disgraceful racism. It's not clever or cute or funny. That's crude and stupid even by the tolerant standards of Slashdot.
There's no place in science or medicine for racism. It's not enough to ignore it. We have to let people know that their behavior is unacceptable.
When (if) you grow up and become a functioning member of society, you'll realize that.