Title:

Michael DeBakey with Kenneth L. Mattox at the Baylor College of Medicine

Date:

[ca. 2000s]

Description:

The Baylor College of Medicine's online profile of Dr. Mattox notes that he "is a Distinguished Service Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Staff and Surgeon-in-Chief at Ben Taub Hospital, where he has worked since 1973. BTH has been at the forefront of surgical critical care, breaking ground with its automated system for the storage and retrieval of laboratory data in 1975. Dr. Mattox helped develop the internationally renowned Ben Taub Hospital Emergency Center and its equally respected Trauma Center. His reputation as an innovator in trauma care is known worldwide. Dr. Mattox is past President of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Secretary-Treasurer of the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society. He previously chaired the Mayor's Red Ribbon Committee to address Houston Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, and sat on the Hospital Subcommittee of the Mayor's Special Task Force on the Medical Aspects of Disaster."

Location:

Box: 30

Rights:

Courtesy of Katrin DeBakey.

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

FJBBFQ

NLM ID:

101743405X74

Profiles Collection:

The Michael E. DeBakey Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X74

Story Section:

New Directions for Cardiac Surgery and for Baylor, 1963-2008