On this day in 1968, Dr. Cooley performed his first heart transplant, which became the first successful heart transplant in the US. bit.ly/3tUQjIq #OTD #HeartTransplant
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- This week we celebrate our esteemed, late founder's 103rd birthday. Happy Birthday, Dr. Cooley!
- Happy Birthday, Dr. Denton A. Cooley! On what would have been his 102nd birthday, we celebrate our fearless founder and a champion in the field of cardiothoracic surgery.
- Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence When Dr. Denton Cooley founded the Texas Heart Institute 60 years ago, no one predicted the extraordinary impact his action would have on the future of cardiovascular medicine and the care of patients throughout the US...and the world.
00:00 - We're thrilled to welcome world-renowned vascular surgeon Dr. @GustavoOderich to @Texas_Heart @BCMHouston 📰 texasheart.org/dr-gustavo-ode… His expertise continues the legacy of surgical innovation established by legendary figures like Drs. Cooley, Crawford, DeBakey, and @JCoselli_MD
- #OTD in 1968 Dr. Cooley and his team perform the first successful heart transplant in the United States. It is the 9th ever heart transplant and the 1st in the US where the patient lives long enough to leave the hospital. Mr. Thomas even took a job at a Houston bank.
- Today we celebrate our fearless founder and a champion in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Happy 101st birthday to Dr. Denton Cooley! #THI #DrCooley #DentonCooley #DrDentonCooley
- Just over 20 years ago in 2001, the 100,000th open heart operation was performed with Dr. Denton Cooley at the helm. #THITrivia #DrCooley #OpenHeartSurgery
- It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of THI’s President Emeritus, Dr James T Willerson “While his passing is a tremendous loss, Dr Willerson’s indelible legacy will live on in perpetuity through his countless achievements” – Eric Wade
- Aortic surgeons @OPreventzaMD, Alice Le Huu, and @JCoselli_MD publish a step-by-step description of their valve-sparing aortic root replacement technique, with illustrations by @Scott_A_Weldon, and intraoperative photographs. Op Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg bit.ly/3Jw58aY
- @BCMHouston and @Texas_Heart have signed an agreement to form a premier cardiovascular health and research center, uniting two of the nation's most distinguished programs in cardiovascular medicine. Read the announcement:
- Learn about the early history of the total artificial heart and ventricular assist device research, including the world's first and second implants in a human, and the first successful heart transplant in the U.S., all performed by Dr. Denton Cooley. bit.ly/3ugqn83
- Following the first @BiVACOR TAH implant, a donor heart became available and the patient successfully underwent a transplant. This marks a major step forward in evaluating the TAH as a bridge to transplant for severe heart failure. Patient Update: texasheart.org/the-texas-hear…
- Dr. Cooley and Dr. Frazier outside of Texas Heart Institute circa the 1970s! We are honored to have and have had such incredible medical visionaries at THI. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #THI #DrFrazier #DrCooley
