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Truly amazing picture and meeting. I'm glad they were able to re-unite. It
must have been something to have been there.

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Subject: Dr. DeBakey & Dr. Cooley

May 1, 2008

At the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society meeting in Houston
this week, Dr. DeBakey presented to Dr. Cooley a Lifetime Achievement Award
and Honorary Membership in the DeBakey Society.   He the presented him with
gift.   An original signed framed into a very attractive shadow box, a
leather bound copy of the original paper they had written together in 1956,
on dissecting aneurysms.     Beautiful event with extended ovation by the
over 400 attendees.    This came one week after Dr. DeBakey had been
presented the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest recognition the US
Congress can give to recognize a civilian.     

Dr. DeBakey and Dr Cooley then spent hours chatting about old memories,
current research and advancements, and exchanging tales of books, sports,
cars, and many other pleasurable memories.    

Many persons cited that it was like "church." - truly a surgical sacred
time.       

During this past year, all three of the formal programs in Houston in
Cardiothoracic surgery - Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart Institute
(Dr. Cooley's program), and the MD Anderson Cancer Center have FUSED into
ONE program with a total of 5 cardiothoracic residents in each of a three
year residency.   This fusion has been seamless and now allows trainees to
receive their cardiothoracic rotations among the widest array of any
training program in the country.    These two surgical leaders are
continuing (at ages in their late 80s and 99 respectively ) to provide
leadership resulting in high quality education and research opportunities.

During the meeting historic tributes were repeatedly cited, while absolutely
new cutting edge advances in ALL aspects of surgery, intensive care, and
trauma were presented.     It was a real privilege to be present at this
historic event.    

Kenneth L. Mattox, MD

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