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Dr. Ralph Feigen, R.I.P.
In this recent post on the death of Michael DeBakey, I noted that a substantial part of Dr. DeBakey's legacy was his involvement in the massive importation of talented medical professionals to Houston over the past 60 years. That...
Dr. Michael DeBakey, R.I.P.
Dr. Michael DeBakey (previous posts here) died late Friday at the age of 99. One of the most influential men in Houston's history, Dr. DeBakey was the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who researched, developed and initially implemented not only a...
The NY Times on the DeBakey-Cooley rapprochement
Following on this earlier post about Todd Ackerman's fine piece on the rapprochement between longtime Texas Medical Center rivals, Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley, this New York Times article examines the history of the feud and the recent...
The DeBakey-Cooley rapprochement
The longtime feud and resulting intense competition between Houston cardiovascular surgeons Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley was a part of what catapulted Houston's Texas Medical Center into the upper tier of the world's great medical centers over the past 40...
Reviewing medical advances
Fresh off his fascinating article on Dr. Michael DeBakey's confrontation with death (here and here), the NY Times' Lawrence K. Altman reminds us in this article that -- despite the dysfunctional U.S. health care finance system -- medical advances are...
Reacting to the DeBakey surgery story
The reactions to last weekend's fascinating story about the surgery to repair a dissecting aortic aneurysm in 97-year old Medical Center icon, Dr. Michael DeBakey, are as interesting as the story itself. The following are a few comments selected from...
Oscar Wyatt's Oil-for-Food motion to dismiss
Lawyers for Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. have filed a motion to dismiss criminal conspiracy charges against the longtime Houston oilman in connection with the United Nations' Oil-for-Food scandal in which they contend that the federal charges are retaliation for his...
A great Houstonian
Samuel Ward Casscells, III is a 53 year old M.D. and professor of biotechnology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in Houston's amazing Texas Medical Center. He is also an Army medical corps reservist, and recently...
Dr. DeBakey: Health model
Dr. Michael DeBakey is Houston's most famous physician and one of the most reknowned of the post-World War II generation of doctors who changed the way medicine was practiced in the world. But in this Wall Street Journal ($) article,...
Another major change in the Medical Center
As these earlier posts reflect, a huge Texas Medical Center rift arose earlier this year between Baylor College of Medicine and the Methodist Hospital over Baylor's decision to terminate its 50 year relationship with Methodist and make St. Luke's Episcopal...
Billy Cohn, M.D.
This Chronicle story does a nice job reporting on Dr. Billy Cohn, one of newer wave of cardiovascular surgeons who are fulfilling the legacy of great heart surgeons at Houston's famed Texas Medical Center that Drs. Michael DeBakey and Denton...
The DeBakey-Cooley rift
One of the most well-known stories of Houston lore -- yet not discussed publicly much -- is the long-time rift that has existed between two giants of cardiovascular surgery and of Houston's amazing Texas Medical Center, Dr. Michael DeBakey of...
A remarkable man
Read about one of Houston's most remarkable men, Dr. Michael DeBakey....
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