Michael DeBakey

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Tulane_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Lasker_Award
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1908-09-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lake_Charles,_Louisiana,_USA
gptkbp:contribution helped develop the concept of the Veterans Administration medical centers
helped develop Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH)
gptkbp:deathDate 2008-07-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Houston,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Baylor_College_of_Medicine
gptkb:Methodist_Hospital,_Houston
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Lebanese-American
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:medicine
medical research
cardiovascular surgery
gptkbp:honor Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Michael DeBakey
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering open-heart surgery
founding the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine
advancing vascular surgery
developing artificial heart devices
developing the roller pump
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Denton_Cooley
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
gptkb:physician
cardiovascular surgeon
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Katrin_Fehlhaber
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arab_Americans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5