De Bakey
[ duh bey-kee ]
/ də ˈbeɪ ki /
noun
Michael Ellis,1908–2008,
U.S. physician: pioneer in heart surgery.
Medical definitions for debakey
De Bakey
[ də bā′kē ]
American heart surgeon who implanted the first totally artificial heart in a human (1966).
Scientific definitions for debakey
DeBakey
[ də bā′kē ]
American heart surgeon and physician who developed many of the techniques, procedures, and instruments used in cardiovascular surgery. In 1966 DeBakey implanted the first totally artificial heart in a human. Two years later, he supervised the first successful multi-organ transplant, transferring a heart, both kidneys, and a lung from a single donor to four separate recipients.