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Article: Dr. Michael DeBakey receives Congressional Medal of Honor

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April 26, 2008
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WASHINGTON - Houston heart surgeon and Arab American Dr. Michael DeBakey, a pioneer of lifesaving bypass surgery, received the nation's highest civilian honor this week.

Dr. DeBakey, 99, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for a lifetime of achievement in medicine, including his cardiac surgery advances, helping create the military's Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals and inventing many medical devices and procedures.

President Bush, bestowing the award in a Capitol ceremony, noted that the medal has rarely been given to scientists. But those Congress have recognized are "iconic," including Thomas Edison and Walter Reed.

"Today we gather to recognize that Michael DeBakey's name belongs ...

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