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Dr Michael DeBakey Biography:
US WWII Veteran surgeon Michael Ellis DeBakey was a legendary physician, educator, and medical statesman. During a career spanning 75 years, his work transformed cardiovascular surgery,raised medical education standards, and influenced national health care policy. He pioneered dozens of operative procedures such as aneurysm repair, coronary bypass, and endarterectomy, which routinely save thousands of lives each year, and performed some of the first heart transplants. His inventions included the roller pump (a key component of heart-lung machines) as well as artificial hearts and ventricular assist pumps. From the small Baylor University School of Medicine in Houston, he built a premier medical center, and there trained several generations of top surgeons from all over the world
Dr Denton Cooley Biography:US WWII veteran Dr. Denton Cooley was an American surgeon and educator who was one of the most-renowned heartsurgeons in the world, admired for his technical brilliance and his dexterity. He performed the first successful heart transplantsin the United Statesand was also the first to implant an Artificial Heartin a human.CONTENTS:Dr. Michael DeBakey - Signed white 3\"x5\" Index Card
Dr. Denton Cooley - Signed First Day of Issue Envelope encapsulated in a 4.5\"x9.5\" acrylic protective display case and signature is Authenticated by 3rd party authenticators PSA/DNA (authentication # 83944977.
This is a unique collectible item and perfect for medical fans in thecardiovascularfield.
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