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A Time for All Things

The Life of Michael E. DeBakey

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A Time for All Things

By: Craig A. Miller
Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
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He has been called the greatest surgeon of the 20th century. The son of Lebanese immigrants, Michael DeBakey rose from humble beginnings in a backwater Louisiana town to dominate the landscape of modern medicine. His contributions to our understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease, in particular, were innumerable and epoch-making. DeBakey led a life of high drama, from the streets of Jazz Age New Orleans and the operating theaters of pre-war Europe, to the battlefields of World War II and the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. An advisor to presidents, a health care statesman, and a physician to royalty and commoner alike, he helped build Houston's Texas Medical Center into a jewel of the medical world. Yet DeBakey's own family paid a tremendous cost for his commitment to his fellow man.

Buoyed by unique access to primary resources, A Time for All Things: The Life of Michael E. DeBakey is the first to tell the remarkable story of a driven genius who led a scientific and therapeutic revolution in all its dramatic depth.

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Great story of the greatest surgeon to ever have lived. I truly enjoyed this book. Would recommend it to especially surgeons interested in the history of medicine

What an amazing man

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What a beautiful summary of modern day surgery. For any surgical resident who needs just a little bit of inspo

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