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Michael DeBakey and his wife Katrin in Egypt

Publication:
Produced: [ca. 1976]
Language(s):
No linguistic content
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Egypt
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Photographic prints
Abstract:
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.
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Extent:
1 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101743405X76 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
FJBBFS
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X76
Archival Collection:
The Michael E. DeBakey Papers (Profiles in Science)