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Images of Dr. DeBakey's Life and Memorial Service

Here, we share photos from Dr. Michael E. DeBakey's life, as well as exclusive shots from his memorial service.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

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1953. Dr. Michael DeBakey uses his wife's sewing machine to construct Dacron artery grafts for Cardiac Bypass Surgery.

_{(Photo courtesy of The Methodist Hospital.)}

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