Registration for the 22nd Congress of the

Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society is now OPEN

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of Joseph Coselli, MD as he is recognized with the DeBakey Surgical Award at this years 22nd Congress.

Featured Speakers for the 22nd Congress

TODD ROSENGART, MD DeBakey-Bard Chair of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine	ERNESTO SOLTERO, MD Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences	KENNETH MATTOX, MD Vice Chair of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine

Michael E. DeBakey, M.D.
Pioneer, Innovator, Miracle Maker, Samaritan

A Legend
Michael Ellis DeBakey is internationally recognized as a pioneer of modern medicine. An ingenious medical inventor and innovator, a gifted and dedicated teacher, a premier surgeon, and an international medical statesman, Dr. DeBakey is relentlessly pursuing new avenues in which modern technology can be applied to the practice of healing and saving lives.

This prolific surgeon and humanitarian has performed more than 60,000 cardiovascular procedures and has trained thousands of surgeons who practice around the world. In 1976, his students founded the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society. His name is affixed to a number of organizations, centers for learning, and projects devoted to medical education and health education for the general public.

Dr. DeBakey has received numerous honorary degrees from prestigious colleges and universities, as well as innumerable awards from educational institutions, professional and civic organizations, and governments worldwide. In 1969, he received the highest honor a United States citizen can receive – the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan awarded the National Medal of Science to DeBakey.