The Methodist Hospital System. Leading Medicine

Famed heart surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey dies

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

The Methodist Hospital family mourns the death of pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. Dr. DeBakey died at 9:38 p.m. Friday, July 11 from natural causes at The Methodist Hospital in Houston.  “Dr. DeBakey’s reputation brought many people into this institution, and he treated them all: heads of state, entertainers, ...