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Born
Michael Debakey was born in 1908 in Lake Charles, Louisiana -
Bachelor's degree
Michael DeBakey received a bachelor's degree from Tulane University in 1930 and a medical degree from Tulane's School of Medicine in New Orleans two years later.(ignore May 1) -
Graduation
Michael DeBakey graduated from the Tulane University School of Medicine in 1932 and, later that year, began inventing surgical devices and the modes in which to use them.(Exact date not mentioned ignore may 1). -
Invented roller pump
In 1932, Debakey, invented the roller pump,a device that provided continuous blood flow during operations. -
Work in the Army
His work for the U.S. Surgeon General's Office sparked the development of mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) units, as well as the hospital research system employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. -
Working for Baylor College in Houston
After the war, he became a professor of surgery and chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston -
First Major breakthrough in surgical field
In 1953, he performed the first successful carotid endarterectomy (a type of surgery for stroke) as treatment for stroke. -
Recieved American Medical Association Distinguished Service Award
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Second major surgical breakthrough
in 1964 he accomplished the first successful coronary artery bypass ( a type of heart surgery) -
Most important Surgical Breakthrough
In 1966, he performed the first successful implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD), the procedure for which he is likely most remembered. -
Recieved Eleanor Roosevelt Humanities Award
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Recieved Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction
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Implanted Jarvik artificial heart
DeBakey created the Jarvik artificial heart, which was first implanted in a human in 1982. -
Recieved Presidential National Medal of Science
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Developed heart pump with NASA
In the 1990s, working with NASA engineers, DeBakey helped develop a heart pump that was so small it could be used in children. -
Death
Michael Debakey died a peaceful death after living a very long and successful life, in 2008, 2 months before his 100th birthday, in Houston, Texas, the city that honored him by naming Debakey High School after him.