Portrait of Michael DeBakey, in suit, slightly slouched
- Contributor(s):
- Karsh, Yousuf
- Publication:
- Produced: 12 April 1969
- Language(s):
- No linguistic content
- Format:
- Still image
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Photographic prints Portraits
- Abstract:
- At the time this portrait was taken, Dr. DeBakey was working on several cardiac assist devices as well as a total artificial heart, and also exploring the possibilities and limitations of heart transplants. See, for example, "Human Cardiac Transplantation," "Orthotopic Cardiac Prosthesis: Preliminary Experiments," and "Current Directions in the Artificial Heart Program." His total artificial heart prototype (slightly modified) had just been implanted in a human patient by Dr. Denton Cooley without DeBakey's knowledge or permission, an event that destroyed their professional relationship. The creator of this photo, Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer renowned for his distinctive, revealing portraits. His subjects include many of the twentieth century's political and scientific leaders, along with other celebrities.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
- Extent:
- 1 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101743405X257 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- FJBBQJ
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X257
- Archival Collection:
- The Michael E. DeBakey Papers (Profiles in Science)