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Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. (September 7, 1908 - ) is a pioneering cardiovascular surgeon and researcher.
He was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. He received his Bachelor's and M. D. degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans.
In 1937, DeBakey joined the faculty of Tulane. He volunteered for military service during World War II, becoming the Director of the Surgical Consultants' Division in the United States Army Surgeon General's Office.
In 1953, DeBakey performed the first successful endarterectomy.
In 1966, DeBakey was the first to successfully implant an artificial heart.
In 1969, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan awarded him the National Medal of Science. During the same year, the Baylor College of Medicine separated from Baylor University under his direction.
The DeBakey High School for Health Professions in the Texas Medical Center in Houston is named after him.
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