Title:

Michael DeBakey and his wife Katrin in Egypt

Date:

[ca. 1976]

Description:

Dr. DeBakey went on several trips to the Middle East as a goodwill ambassador, surgeon, and special consultant to the United States Surgeon General. His most famous trip to Egypt occurred in 1980, where he performed a splenectomy on the recently exiled Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Prior to the surgery, DeBakey had been awarded the Merit Order of the Arab Republic First Class.

Location:

Box: 30

Rights:

Courtesy of Katrin DeBakey.

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Subject:

Egypt

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

FJBBFS

NLM ID:

101743405X76

Profiles Collection:

The Michael E. DeBakey Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X76

Story Section:

DeBakey as Medical Statesman