DeBakey (1908-2008) was a world-renowned cardiac surgeon, educator, and national medical statesmen and Denton A. Cooley (born 1920), was a pioneering heart surgeon, who was the first to implant an artificial heart in a human being. Thirty-eight items: eleven color satin-finish 7 x 5 photos of Michael E. DeBakey ); two glossy 7 x 5 photos of DeBakey; thirteen FDCs signed by DeBakey; ten glossy 5 x 7 photos of Denton A. Cooley; and two FDCs signed by Cooley. In overall fine condition. RRAuction COA.