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American Heart Association Congratulates Pioneer Heart Surgeon for Being Named Recipient of Congressional Gold Medal Award

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, November 2nd, 2007

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association is pleased that President Bush has signed legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Michael DeBakey. The medal is the nation's highest civilian award.

DeBakey, the heart surgeon who pioneered coronary bypass surgery and chancellor emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, received the association's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004 and its Gold Heart Award in 1968. He's also a longtime member of the association's Council on Cardiovascular Surgery.

"This recognition of DeBakey's lifesaving contributions to the field of cardiovascular surgery is well-deserved," said...

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