Title:

Michael DeBakey with his sisters and father at the Pioneer Club in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Date:

[4 February 1961]

Description:

From left to right: Lois DeBakey, Michael, Shaker DeBakey, Selma DeBakey, and Selena DeBakey.. Selma and Lois DeBakey pioneered the field of scientific communications, and later joined their brother at Baylor College of Medicine. The Pioneer Club is a private dining club in Lake Charles, LA, established in 1948. It hosts private parties and events for local civic groups. In this photo, the occasion was a fundraiser for the local American Heart Association chapter. At this time, Dr. DeBakey was developing more sophisticated surgical techniques for aneurysm repair, including patch graft angioplasty.

Location:

Box: 29

Rights:

Courtesy of Katrin DeBakey.

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Genre:

Photographic prints

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Legacy ID:

FJBBDB

NLM ID:

101743405X41

Profiles Collection:

The Michael E. DeBakey Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X41

Story Section:

Biographical Information