Title:

Interview with Dr. Jimmy F. Howell, M.D.

Creator:

Howell, Jimmy F.
Baylor College of Medicine

Contributor:

History Associates Incorporated
Gart, Jason (Interviewer)

Date:

9 July 2010

Description:

Jimmy F. Howell, MD is a Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Howell's interview includes personal recollections on the life and career of the late Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. He reviews Dr. DeBakey's formative training at Tulane University and his burgeoning interest in vascular surgery. Dr. Howell describes Dr. DeBakey's role in the development of the Dacron graft and, later, the DeBakey VAD. Dr. Howell then briefly discusses Dr. DeBakey's personality and his lifelong feud with Denton Cooley. Dr. Howell also comments on Dr. DeBakey's interactions with the political and social elite, including President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Duke of Windsor, and Jerry Lewis. Dr. Howell concludes the interview with a description of Dr. DeBakey's hobbies and family life.

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Transcripts

Format:

Text

Extent:

55 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

FJBBQT

NLM ID:

101743405X266

Profiles Collection:

The Michael E. DeBakey Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X266