I wasn't dismissing contributions.I have no problem believing that Dr DeBakey was an outstanding physician and surgeon.What I object to is labeling him as "the best surgeon ever"...which is a whole lot different than labeling him "an outstanding surgeon".Knowing what I know about the medical world (which is fairly substantial,having seen it up close and personal) I can say with great confidence that that phrase ("the best surgeon...")came from a hospital's....or a medical school's....PR machine and,among the true greats of medicine,would be seen as tawdry and tacky....even if it could be proven to be true.
No, you dismissed his achievements because he didn’t practice in what you feel are the best hospitals in the world. You mentioned “greatest” with your comment about another doctor. I doubt Dr. Debakey would care what you think, or care to be compared to any other doctor, he was just brilliant in his own right and saved many thousands of lives with his innovative techniques and equipment.