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2008 REVISITED: City mourned heart surgeon DeBakey
  
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Houstonians paid their final respects to Dr. Michael DeBakey on July 15.
The pioneer heart transplant surgeon died July 11 of natural causes just weeks shy of his 100th birthday.
Perhaps his most innovative work came in the area of unblocking arteries through a coronary bypass procedure. The now-common operation was first performed by DeBakey in 1964.
DeBakey, a River Oaks resident whose career spanned more than 70 years, underwent surgery for a failing aorta in February 2006 and was treated with the process he developed.
Reported by Michael Reed
mreed@hcnonline.com
Photos by Patric Schneider
The pioneer heart transplant surgeon died July 11 of natural causes just weeks shy of his 100th birthday.
Perhaps his most innovative work came in the area of unblocking arteries through a coronary bypass procedure. The now-common operation was first performed by DeBakey in 1964.
DeBakey, a River Oaks resident whose career spanned more than 70 years, underwent surgery for a failing aorta in February 2006 and was treated with the process he developed.
Reported by Michael Reed
mreed@hcnonline.com
Photos by Patric Schneider
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