Title:

Portrait of Michael DeBakey, looking to the right

Creator:

Karsh, Yousuf

Date:

12 April 1969

Description:

At the time this portrait was done, 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.

Location:

Box: 28

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the estate of Yousuf Karsh.

Genre:

Photographic prints
Portraits

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

FJBBQH

NLM ID:

101743405X256

Profiles Collection:

The Michael E. DeBakey Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X256

Story Section:

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