Remembering My Father: Remembering My Father Michael E. DeBakey M.D.

This is a story of a son growing up with a famous father and the evolution of their relationship as he strives for success on his own terms while seeking his fathers acceptance. Michael E. DeBakey M.D. had an illustrious and well-respected career that spanned more than seventy years. From his foundational years in medicine during World War II to his innovations in cardiovascular care to his work as the head of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and then as one of the pioneers of Texas Medical Center the largest medical center in the world Dr. DeBakey was a force to be reckoned with in the medical community and a source of inspiration and respect among his family friends and colleagues. Dr. DeBakeys legacy includes more than sixty thousand cardiovascular surgeries dozens of cardiovascular inventions more than 1600 authored books and articles and even the covers of TIME and LIFE magazines. Memoirs is a look not just at Dr. DeBakeys celebrated life and career but of his relationship with his son Michael. Dr. DeBakeys fame and success while sometimes difficult to measure up to served as a great motivator for Michaels own success and achievements.About the Author Michael M. DeBakey was born in New Orleans Louisiana and raised in Houston Texas. A career with Texaco took Michael to Lima Peru right out of college. In Lima he married raised his family and started his own business. He continues to live there. Memoirs is a personal account of Michaels childhood and adulthood as he learned from his famous and well-respected father while discovering his own happiness and success.