A Time for All Things: The Life of Michael E. Debakey

by Craig Alan Miller and Craig A. Miller

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190073942
• ISBN13: 9780190073947
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"